My 13 year old son is so upset about Jemma, he is unconsolable. I have tried to explain that she was in a lot of pain and that she was suffering and the kindest thing to do was to let her go. He has put her collar and the snippets of her fur on our TV cabinet. He has gone to bed crying his eyes out - I dont know what else to do to console him. We are all missing her terribly and I'm still trying to come to terms with it myself while still trying to try and cheer everyone up.

My heart just sank reading this and I have tears in my eyes for you, your son and family and then I think about my losses and it brings all that hurts back, I am so sorry and I do know the pain from the expected and unexpected deaths. Aaron was so upset when Brandy died. What I did (if you can muster it) is I made a scrapebook of Brandy and his life and it sits by our fireplace so when he wants he can always open it and remember him. It was very hard for me to do this, I don't open it much as it still hurts but he enjoys now looking at the pics.

 

Here is a poem sent to me by a friend

 

A Parting Prayer for a Pet

 

Dear Lord, please open your gates

and call your angels

to come escort my beloved companion

to the Rainbow Bridge.

 

Assign him to a place of honor,

for he has been a faithful servant

and has always done his best to please me.

 

Bless the hands that send him to you,

for they are doing so in love and compassion,

freeing him from pain and suffering.

 

Grant me the strength not to dwell on my loss.

Help me remember the details of his life

with the love he has shown me.

And grant me the courage to honor him

by sharing those memories with others.

 

Let him remember me as well

and let him know that I will always love him.

And when it's my time to pass over into your paradise,

please allow Sammy to accompany those

who will bring me home.

 

Thank you, Lord,

for the gift of his companionship

and for the time we've had together.

 

And thank you, Lord,

for granting me the strength

to give him to you now.

 

Amen.

That is a lovely poem Elly, thankyou. Sorry my post upset you. I will suggest to Matthew that he collect all Jemma's photos and make a special album for her. He's pretty keen on keeping one of my cockatiel chicks as a pet when they get a bit older so hopefully it will take his mind off Jemma.

oh dear, l'm so sorry :hap:

my heart goes out to you and your family.

I am very sorry for your loss Jenene. It is always hard when you lose a loved pet :angel1:

 

Jemma

I'm terribly sorry

oh Jenene, I'm so sorry you have lost your darling Jemma. It's so sad when a beloved pet passes away and you will need time to grieve her loss. Have you had a special burying service for her? Sometimes formalizing the good bye helps in the process and if you lay her to rest in a special place you can always go back and visit when you miss her.

Oh you shouldn't be sorry, just wish we could give you a real hug but here is a VIRTUAL ONE...(((hugs))))

HUGS. I'm sorry to hear about your girl. Rest in peace Jemma

May you carry your beloved in your heart as you work your way through grieving for her. It was kind of you to end her suffering

Thankyou so much everyone for your kind thoughts. It has helped a lot with the healing process. I still cant quite believe it has happened though. Jemma will always live on in our hearts