Missing my Chiquita

[SpanishRose61]

Missing my furbaby that has passed on to Rainbow Bridge. Had to have her euthanized, kidney failure. Anyone out there that is feeling sad about their yorkie that has passed? I'm finding it so hard and missing her even more as the days and months go by. It will be almost three months now, seemed like yesterday. Want to get another, but am afraid I will compare her to a new one.

[horsnaround]

I thought the same way but once i got my new yorkie I do not compare them at all they all have such different personalities. Don't deny yourself the happiness that a new one could bring into your life and you into its. They ae amazing little dogs and living without one just isn't an option I now have three

[shodanusmc]

Originally Posted by horsnaround

I thought the same way but once i got my new yorkie I do not compare them at all they all have such different personalities. Don't deny yourself the happiness that a new one could bring into your life and you into its. They ae amazing little dogs and living without one just isn't an option I now have three

Totally agree. We recently got a new pittle Male Puppy, and no way can we compare him to our female. Both wonderful, yet both different. WHen the time is right for another, you will know it. Time is a good healer. Best of luck to you, and sorry about your loss.

[Patti]

Sorry for our loss.

[cslat1]

I'm so sorry for you loss. Thankfully, I haven't gone through that yet. I know I would be devastated too if I lost by baby. One of my friends lost her pup several years ago. She felt she couldn't get another pup. I did try to tell her it would help. She wouldn't be replacing the lost pup, but enhancing her own life and giving a little angel a wonderful home. She finally decided to get another pup. She loves this dog so much it's amazing and is always talking about her. She never forgets her lost pup and thinks so kindly of her, even after all of this time. I'm sure you would feel so much better with another pup also. I hope you are feeling better every day. God Bless you.

[joann4515]

I'm feeling the same way. My girl passed in Oct 2011 of Kidney Failure. Miss her everyday, hang in there..

[Sandysbabies]

Everyone is different and you hesitate to tell someone to go get another puppy because for some it might be the right thing to do and others it may not help. There is no one on the face of this planet that loves dogs anymore than me but when Mandy died I went right straight and got another one. I didn't do that with the first one we lost and it was so hard. We waited a few months. But, getting this new baby kept be busy and I was not crying constantly over Mandy. It just helped me to keep busy with a new puppy, although they are all different and they don't replace each other. They are all different in their little personalities and everything. I will never forget my 2 babies I lost within a years time. Hope this might help and maybe it might be something else that will help you. It is so hard losing them.

[yorkietalkjilly]

I don't think you will as they will be two distinct individuals and you will probably very shortly find that you love and want the new one in your life just as much as you want the other baby back. After Jilly died, I waited 4 years to get Tibbe and when I think of the lonely life I had B4 he came, I can't believe I waited so long. I never stop missing my other Yorkies - Scotty or Jilly but now I have this wonderful little guy there just is no comparison at all to either dog. He's very different from each of them but there is just no time for me to stop and compare as I'm too busy loving and living with Tibbe. Boy, I still miss them like they were here only yesterday. Take your grieving time but as someone who waited too long and wasted a lot of time, please don't do without that love any longer than you must.

[zowiandnikasmom]

hi rose! i know how much your beautiful chiquita meant to you! you know i have been trying to deal with the loss of my precious little nika. when she first passed i knew that i would get another eventually but i never thought i would so soon. it was about 2 months and i brought pixie home. i had the same worry that i would try to compare them and even felt a little bit guilty bringing another baby in my life so soon. but then i realized that i would never compare nika. there will never be another nika. it was almost like nika guided me to my new little pixie. i also realized that zowi is 10 years old now and if i was going to get another puppy i would want her to be in good health to be able to handle a puppy in the house. plus zowi seemed so lost without another yorkie around to love and snuggle with. now that pixie is here she has brought so much comfort and happiness. there is still a hole in my heart from losing nika, especially because she was way too young to leave me. she will always have a very special place in my heart that no other will ever occupy. i think nika wanted me to have another little one. she wouldn't want me and zowi to be unhappy and pixie was rescued from a bad situation so it seemed so meant to be. i am glad that i got her and not someone who never had a yorkie or a dog before because she was adopted to me sick and i fear that if she didn't get the right home, she would've become very ill. i took her to her new dogtor about 15 hours after her adoption. thank goodness i did. she had coccidia, tapeworm, fleas, and kennel cough. i tell pixie about her sister all the time and it is never like pixie has taken nika's place. she is so special in her own ways and has made her own special place in my heart. she has her own cute little ways about her different than nikas but still melts my heart. they are each so unique and special in their own little ways. i still want my nika i still want her back to hold again and give me nose kisses. i wonder what it would be like having the 3 of them! nika's love and presence is all around me always, as chiquita's is for you. it feels like she is still with me and zowi and pixie. she has really brought so much joy to me and zowi. i feel nika wanted her to be here with us. she keeps us busy and i am happy that i did get her. no regrets. it's so comforting having another furbaby to hold even if it isn't the one we have lost and miss so much! here's a poem that might help you out. especially the last paragraph. i know chiquita wouldn't want her mommy sad and would want you to give your heart to another baby when your heart is ready and you will know when it is. you understand the deep love you shared with chiquita and another little baby would be so lucky to have you as its momma because you will again have that deep connection and love! call or text anytime keeping you in my thoughts & prayers! Chiquita's memory will live on forever!

A Message From Our Pets in Heaven

To have loved and then said farewell, is better than to have never loved at all.

For all of the times that you have stooped and touched my head, fed me my favorite treat and returned the love that I so unconditionally gave to you.
For the care that you gave to me so unselfishly.
For all of these things I am grateful and thankful.

I ask that you not grieve for the loss, but rejoice in the fact that we lived, loved and touched each others lives. My life was fuller because you were there, not as a master/owner, but as my FRIEND.

Today I am as I was in my youth. The grass is always green, butterflies flit among the flowers and the Sun shines gently down upon all of God's creatures.
I can run, jump, play and do all of the things that I did in my youth. There is no sickness, no aching joints and no regrets and no aging.

We await the arrival of our lifelong companions and know that togetherness is forever.
You live in our hearts as we do in yours. Companions such as you are so rare and unique.
Don't hold the love that you have within yourself. Give it to another like me and then I will live forever. For love never really dies, and you are loved and missed as surely as we are.

[zowiandnikasmom]

here's another favorite pet loss poem....
Haven’t Left At All

I saw you gently weeping as you looked through photographs
You paused for just a moment at one that made you laugh.

But as you turned more pages the tears began to flow
You whispered that you missed me but I want you to know;

I softly licked those stinging tears that down your cheeks did fall
I want to help you understand I haven’t left at all.

On those days that you are overcome with sorrow, pain and grief
I rest my head upon your leg to offer some relief.

When you take our walking path I’ve seen you turn around
Because I know you surely heard my paws upon the ground.

At night while you are sleeping I snuggle at your side
You stroke my fur as you touch that place where I used to lie.

You said it’s just your heart playing tricks upon your mind
But rest assured I’m really there, my spirit’s left behind.

I know your heart is hurting; it’s like an open sore
You think my life has ended and you won’t see me anymore.

But for those of us bound tight by love, death is not the curtain call;
It’s really the eternal beginning that waits for us all

So as you live your life I patiently await
For us to be together when you pass through Heaven’s gate.

[Yorkieville200]

Originally Posted by SpanishRose61

Missing my furbaby that has passed on to Rainbow Bridge. Had to have her euthanized, kidney failure. Anyone out there that is feeling sad about their yorkie that has passed? I'm finding it so hard and missing her even more as the days and months go by. It will be almost three months now, seemed like yesterday. Want to get another, but am afraid I will compare her to a new one.

I lost my darling Sydney this past Monday to chronic renal failure.

She was 14 years, 10 months, and 6 days old.

My husband and I are devastated.

The pain of losing her is unbearable.

Take time to grieve, and when you are no longer sad, but can remember your baby's happy moments in your life-then, you are ready for a new puppy.

It doesn't sound like you are quite ready, and if you think you might compare a new puppy to your baby, it's not fair to the new puppy.

Sheila

[Bellasmom30]

So sorry to hear of your loss.....

I had a miniature pinscher that was 2 yrs old and had congenital kidney failure in 2001. I had to put him down. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done! Take the time you need and one day, you will know when the time is right, you will make room in your heart for a new baby.