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We rescued a sweet senior dog named Patches almost 3 years ago, not long ago we found out that he had cancer. He passed away just days before his surgery was scheduled. The loss has been very hard on all of us, one of the kids especially, she keeps crying that home doesn't feel like home anymore because Patches is gone. We had him cremated and the vet gave us an imprint of his paw, we put the urn, his paw print and our favorite pictures of him on a shelf in the living room. We have discussed possibly getting another dog but we think it might be too soon right now.
It had also been hard on our other dog, Lucy. She was always an only dog and when we decided to adopt Patches, they were instant best friends, and did everything together. Since he has passed away, she is showing signs of depression. She would bump her nose against his dish and look around as if she is waiting for him to come like he always did, when he didn't come, she got really sad. We decided to pick up his dishes but when I did, she got very upset and started barking at me and pacing. In fact, if we touch anything of his, it is pretty much the same reaction. Once his items are out of sight, her tail goes down and her head lowers. For a few days she refused to eat or go outside, but now she will eat if we give her soft food.
We are going to talk to the vet tomorrow but does anyone have any advice on how to help Lucy through this and any tips on helping myself and my family?
It had also been hard on our other dog, Lucy. She was always an only dog and when we decided to adopt Patches, they were instant best friends, and did everything together. Since he has passed away, she is showing signs of depression. She would bump her nose against his dish and look around as if she is waiting for him to come like he always did, when he didn't come, she got really sad. We decided to pick up his dishes but when I did, she got very upset and started barking at me and pacing. In fact, if we touch anything of his, it is pretty much the same reaction. Once his items are out of sight, her tail goes down and her head lowers. For a few days she refused to eat or go outside, but now she will eat if we give her soft food.
We are going to talk to the vet tomorrow but does anyone have any advice on how to help Lucy through this and any tips on helping myself and my family?
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