For me the dogs felt like the family's pets and less my own. The only pet I'd call my own was a cat I inherited after my grandmother died, and some of what I felt when she died could have been old wounds from losing my grandma.
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Ooh that's rough
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It’s clearly 3. It’s whatever your connection to that animal was. My sister died and I’m still not over it. My husband’s aunt died and I wasn’t personally affected.
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I wholly agree. Objectively, it's obviously 3. Subjectively - it's whatever one's dead pet was.
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D!!! Losing a hand wasn't an option.
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My last cat was unusual in that it was more attentive and interactive than any dogs that I had before I got her. She was truly a buddy. Up until my recent dog, she was my favorite pet and is still my most fondly remembered pet.
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My cat on the rainbow bridge is probably working in hospitality cause she loved people so much. Right before she died I had to have plumbing work done and I got home before they finished to find her peering into the dishwasher with a bunch of big burly worker guys. Purring happly
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I'm going with 3 simply because I would consider first pets, which very hard to lose no matter the type, especially if you're older and have an actual comprehension of death.
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Dogs, by a hair.
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It was more difficult for me to get over the death of my first cat, because she had been with me through almost every major life event from 5-25. The dogs hadn’t seen me through as much.
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