Your post has me in tears. I am so very sorry for your loss. I can relate to your pain and grieving, and to Mickeys. It is hard to watch them go through this. I have a little Maltese that was attached at the hip to my oldest who went to the bridge on Jan 2nd. They were a pair their entire lives, and she wouldn't eat for the first 3 days after he was gone. It was hard to deal with my own grief and help her at the same time, but I focused on giving her a lot of attention and finally was able to get her to start eating again. She still looks for him, but is not as sad as she was. Even with the younger dogs here, she didn't find any solace with them, as her and Bailey were a team. She is coming around now though.
I just wanted to offer some words of hope for you. Mickey will just need time to go through the grieving process too, just like we do.
We will keep you and your family in our thoughts, Rest In Peace, sweet Minnie |