I am truly sorry that Lily lost her love. Dogs DO miss friends when they are gone and need time to grieve. You do too. What I am worried about in this case is how long has it been? Perhaps Lily is feeding off your depression? I know it is VERY HARD to do, but try to be positive around Lily and see if she perks up.
Before I understood that dogs feed off of our emotions, our dog Pancho was feeling frisky and dug out of our fence. Heather our other dog knew before we did that a car had hit him and killed him. She began to howl -- she was 1/2 wolf so just imagine a wolf howling. It was so sad!
Pancho was our first dog, a black lab, and he was 8 when he died. Heather had been his "soul" mate (both were fixed so there wasn't any hanky panky going on) and loved him as much (maybe more?) then we did. The entire family, especially our son, who had grown up with Pancho, mourned his loss and Heather did too. It went on for months and she stopped eating...we had to force feed her! It dawned on me that SHE was getting worse, and I talked to our vet who told us to be HAPPY around Heather, although our hearts still were heavy. Within a week she was eating again...and perked up somewhat. We ended up finding two puppies that needed a home who were mostly black...introduced her to them next door. She picked up one and ran for the doggy door...soon she was back to get the other. She was a good "mommy" to them and her zest for life was totally back.
I don't think that she would have lived much longer if our vet didn't tell us to give her the energy of happiness and positivity. I am glad to this day that he knew what to tell us!
Try to give Lily the will to go on...be positive and happy around her and grieve somewhere where she won't feel that energy. It is hard to do but well worth it!
Blessings, you and Lily will be in my prayers! Viki
Oct 05, 2008 Rating
poor Socky by: Anonymous
I'm so sorry for you both. I hope he comes home or is found.
