[lovmyyorkie]

Originally Posted by bchgirl

After losing pets and not doing this....when we lose a pet now, we allow the surviving animals to smell the body. I know it sounds morbid, but truly I think they understand than when we didn't do this. Let me say...I have always had multiple cats not dogs. The surviving cats would always look for their friend....mewing and crying...until I decided perhaps they would understand if I allowed them to smell the body. Since then we have not experienced the mewing, crying or looking. I do give them extra attention afterward.

We recently lost another cat...I allowed Ramsey and Reese to smell him too.

If one of my yorkies was to pass...I'd say I'd do the above, lavish attention on the surviver and play hard...so perhaps he wouldn't miss his companion quite so much.

PS I know that smelling thing...sounds me sound whacked. It's okay if you think it...I do myself.

Your very right!!!.....over 10 yrs ago I had 2 Shizu's (spell??) the oldest female died at 8yrs at the vets during surgery. One month later I got home late from shopping and while unloading the car the younger female snuck out, I didn't notice cause she always slept with my mom. The next morning I notice she was gone, we never found her.

Years later I told that story to my now vet and he told me she had snuck out looking for her sister, that I should have let her smell the dead body.

I never knew that.... in one month I lost my 2 girls and it took me about 3 yrs before I could get another dog again.