I know how hard it is. I know you were the lucky one, but so was Holly 💔

Holding you in my heart.

it has always stayed with me:

Grieve not
nor speak of me with tears
but laugh and talk of me
as if I were beside you
I loved you so
’twas Heaven here with you

- Isla Paschal Richardson

My Shitz died after a lengthy illness.
I also received a condolence card which was very nice.
Sorry for your loss.

No, this is an independent vet's office. I've been talking Holly and Martini there practically since they opened in January, 2012.

I'm very sorry for your loss of your precious dog.

We were very moved.

I'm so sorry for the loss of your Valentine.

…I have come to know you to be a compassionate and tender-hearted person. Knowing that, I thought you might find value in some alternative terminology for the always difficult decision to say farewell to a beloved pet.

In our family, we have chosen to call this “liberating the spirit.” It was my idea. Being a word nerd, and picky about accuracy, I was never comfortable with ‘put to sleep’ - how we wish they were only sleeping. ‘Euthanize’ is accurate, but feels very cold and impersonal, and ‘put down’ calls to mind bullying behaviors.

Liberating the spirit, at least for me, sounds soft and compassionate, and makes that difficult decision infinitesimally less wrenching.

It didn’t come across my feed but it was on the trending today. I’m so sorry about your baby. I know exactly how you feel. I lost my baby boy Emo on May 1st. I don’t allow myself to cry anymore because Ive gotten stuck there too many times, but God do I know all those triggers. The card from the vets office was too personal not to break down. Big hugs to you, MiButterfly, from someone who knows your pain.

I'm so sorry for your loss of your precious Emo.



The slightest thing will make me cry. Having Martini and having to take care of her helps. It was so quick; it just came out of left field. It seems like one day she was normal and healthy and the next day she wasn't. I wasn't prepared at all.

I had most of a year to prepare for Emo's passing and though it was horribly painful, I at least felt some peace about it and knew I did the right thing in helping him pass over the Rainbow Bridge. But when it's sudden...God, what do you do? I wish I could make it easier, but only time can do that, dear MIButterfly. My heart goes out to you.

to say goodbye to a furry best friend. I have always felt that our grief is measured equally to the joy they brought us every day of their life. Tough days ahead to be sure.

I'm sorry you are hurting. Grief is a process and when you are ready I hope you meet a new furry best friend.

Our first baby, he filled all 3 sides of the sympathy card. He had seen him since he was 8 weeks old. He's a great vet, but he moved his practice. The vet who bought the practice is great too.

It’s like a piece of your heart is gone that you’ll never have back. I know the pain and I feel for you.

Our vet sent a sympathy card when we lost two of our dogs in years past, it helps to know they care.