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I was looking through some of my old photos and came across this one of McMac and Momo

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It is my favourite picture of them both :) I love how the sun makes a rainbow effect on them and seeing it made me smile because they both just seem so happy and peaceful in the summer warmth...But then I started to think how much I miss Momo and started to cry. Do you still cry for your loved ones? Will I ever be able to stop crying for him? :(
 
I lost my little Squeak (that's him in my avatar pic) a few months ago just weeks before his second birthday and I still miss him so much. He died so unexpectedly and I do still get upset about losing him. i think I always will. He had such a special place in my heart, as Momo does in yours. My OH says that it's not normal and that i should be over it by now, but I think it will always hurt. One day I hope the tears will be ones of happiness - celebrating the brilliant lives they had with us and smiling at our memories
 
Squiggles said:
I lost my little Squeak (that's him in my avatar pic) a few months ago just weeks before his second birthday and I still miss him so much. He died so unexpectedly and I do still get upset about losing him. i think I always will. He had such a special place in my heart, as Momo does in yours. My OH says that it's not normal and that i should be over it by now, but I think it will always hurt. One day I hope the tears will be ones of happiness - celebrating the brilliant lives they had with us and smiling at our memories
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Same, for me it was in September and was really sudden and unexpected...I went to see him one last time in the vets and he looked awful :( I agree with you that I hope one day I can smile and not think of the bad, but of the fun and happiness
 
I do still shed tears for my past piggies. this year was particularly hard for me as I lost Lady Penelope, Montgomery and Mimsi within two months of each other. I think we will always remember our furries who touched our hearts, and as time passes the tears lessen but they will always remain in our memories forever..x
 
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Just think that Momo would want you to be happy. I know Squiggles is in a place now where he can't feel pain and he can't suffer, so he will be having a lovely time munching on all the grass. Squeak and Momo are probably up there popcorning away together, watching down on us and willing us to smile for them :)
 
I am so sorry for your loss, it must be very difficult loosing so many so close together. When I lost Momo I took it very hard...I don't think I could imagine what loosing that many would feel like...HUGS x
 
Farquhar said:
I do still shed tears for my past piggies. this year was particularly hard for me as I lost Lady Penelope, Montgomery and Mimsi within two months of each other. I think we will always remember our furries who touched our hearts, and as time passes the tears lessen but they will always remain in our memories forever..x
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That must have been so hard for you :(, I'm so sorry. Hugs xx
 
Squiggles said:
Just think that Momo would want you to be happy. I know Squiggles is in a place now where he can't feel pain and he can't suffer, so he will be having a lovely time munching on all the grass. Squeak and Momo are probably up there popcorning away together, watching down on us and willing us to smile for them :)
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I hope so :) I like to imagine there are rainbows and lush green grass, like in my picture. It is why it makes me smile. They probably are together waiting for us <3 wishing us to be happy at the thought of them
 
LittleEskimo said:
I hope so :) I like to imagine there are rainbows and lush green grass, like in my picture. It is why it makes me smile. They probably are together waiting for us <3 wishing us to be happy at the thought of them
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If it's like it is in your pic then it's magical! they will be loving it and most definitely warming up a space on the grass for us :)
 
Squiggles said:
If it's like it is in your pic then it's magical! they will be loving it and most definitely warming up a space on the grass for us :)
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Singing birds and lovely warm sunshine...I probably sound a bit silly lol...But it is a nice thought :) I hope he is having fun
 
I just appreciate that I got the pleasure of knowing them and providing them with a lovely home. x
 
Squiggles said:
It's a lovely thought, and I hope it makes you feel a bit happier :) xx
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It does :) even though I am still feeling sad I can do it with a smile on my face x

I just appreciate that I got the pleasure of knowing them and providing them with a lovely home. x
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Same, that is the reason I fill my life with animals. So I can get to know them and experience life with them :) x
 
I can still cry about Poppy, she was almost 7 when I lost her in June :( There's always that one special piggy who you forge a bond with like no other & that was the one...:)

However having said that, Daisy who we got in September is very much like Poppy in lots of ways, her favourite veg is broccoli, she purrs & rumbles at the same time if you tickle her tummy, kicking up her back legs then looking at us asking for more tickles rolleyes I think Daisy will be our next special piggy, I just hope she lives as long as Poppy did. I think these will be our last piggies ever though, we find it harder each time one leaves us for the Bridge :(
 
I can still cry over mine... Last year I lost Alisha and Lola within 7 days of each other. It was very hard.....
 
yes, i could still cry for a beautiful dog we lost 6 years ago, if i think long enough about him, but eventually there comes a point where you just have to remember the good times,and be happy you had them for however long that is (he was only 2 when he died ) x
 
Oh god yeah! i shed tears for my Rodney all the time! My parents bought me a christmas present, it was a clock with a photo of him as the clockface and I burst in to tears when I opened it....Not because I was sad, but because I still miss him, he was my very special little boy and I will miss him forever.
 
I don't cry for my oldest piggies (more than thirty years back), but I remember them with love and still miss them in my life! There come a point when I can put them to rest emotionally and let them go; but when and how soon differs very much and wholly depends on the piggy, our bond and the way/age it died.
 
Time is a great healer. I never forget any of my loved pets that have died, but my heart breaks less and I cry less as the time moves on. In the first stages of grieving I try not to look at photos or reminders because it just hurts me more. I come back to them much later, then I can smile and remember rather than tearing my heart up.
 
I think astral heart and wiebke hit the nail on the head- it's often about time. I could still cry for Charles though, he was 6 and passed away in October 2009, about 2 weeks before my birthday. He was a quiet chap who came out of himself when his cagemate died and all of a sudden was a chirpy chappy! We had a special bond but that autumn he just couldnt fight off a respiratory infection. The night before i held him and cried and cried, i think we both knew. The following morning my OH cam upstairs and all he could say was 'charles isn't alive anymore' 8...

God now I've set myself off! But I am now able to look back with fond memories- he was the only piggie i ever had that wouldnt go out on grass! rolleyes
 
I suppose with time all wounds heal and you learn to remember the good times and come to terms with it all. It is very sad when it happens and the day Momo passed away mum told me it would probably be best not to get any more pets as I get too upset. But I still want to be with animals and spend time with them even though they make me cry when that day comes. I wouldn't want to change anything
 
LittleEskimo said:
I suppose with time all wounds heal and you learn to remember the good times and come to terms with it all. It is very sad when it happens and the day Momo passed away mum told me it would probably be best not to get any more pets as I get too upset. But I still want to be with animals and spend time with them even though they make me cry when that day comes. I wouldn't want to change anything
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I'm completely the same, although after charles i was close to saying no more as we went through a lot but i couldnt help it, i love having them in my life and each time you learn something new :)
 
Absolutely - I lost both my beloved pigs Harvey and China this year (in July and in September) and it's still very difficult. Seeing the empty space in my room where their cage was, looking around my living room still visualising them running around on their daily exercise....I've kept China's last half eaten honey stick on my desk as I can't bear to throw it away.....

I often cry when reading here of other pigs who have passed away, so the loss of my own remains all too painful much of the time.

I'm still trying to decide whether or not to get new pigs - I'd love to for the hqppiness they bring to my life but as I seem to take their loss so hard I don't know if I can bear to experience the inevitable again.
 
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i dont tend to cry so much, but i do think about them a lot, time is a very good healer.

I must admit, the only time i do cry is when i watch videos of Flintstones Patrick as he is soooo like my late Pepper and i adored him and we spent a lot of time together in his last few months as he was very poorly and was being syringe fed...we were so close, and he squeaked just like Patrick too 8...

Its a beautiful picture love x

also, same as egrorian i cry at all the losses on the forum, they all break a little of my heart each time x
 
I feel a lot of pain. I have a heavy heart, and forget to breath but rarely do I think of my passed babies and cry.

I have been bought up to believe that when someone passes, its because someone else needs the love you gave the passed person. It works with animals too!

When i lose a pet it doesn't take too long before their accomodation is needed for another.
 
Gracie01 said:
I feel a lot of pain. I have a heavy heart, and forget to breath but rarely do I think of my passed babies and cry.

I have been bought up to believe that when someone passes, its because someone else needs the love you gave the passed person. It works with animals too!

When i lose a pet it doesn't take too long before their accomodation is needed for another.
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Well said, if only someone would tell our tear ducts that lol
 
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