The trauma you go through when you’ve lost someone or an animal that is close to you can be sad for the parties involved and many will not understand such a tragedy.
I lost my one-year-old dog, Prometheus, recently.
I was visiting my friend when I got a call from my children to tell me the sad news that Prometheus had been hit by a car.
I drove as fast as I could to get home to take my dog to the vet. When I got home he was already dead, covered in blood.
The feeling I felt inside I cannot describe. I have lost the one thing in my life that was always happy to see me, he loved me unconditionally.
Prometheus was always there when I needed someone to talk to – he brought so much joy to my life.
It felt that my heart was ripped out. It felt like I lost my child. The person who drove over him did not even stop!
Maybe if the driver of the car stopped he/she would have saved the dog’s life. Prometheus was so small he fitted into a size four shoe box as his weight was only 2.4kg.
I struggled to even put him in the box as I was too emotional. The night of his death my family and I couldn’t even sleep as the house felt empty without Prometheus.
I eventually did get counselling, which helped me to deal with the tragic loss of my dog.
I also took him to a vet for a proper cremation. In return the vet gave me a lovely funeral letter specially made up for Prometheus and his cremation certificate.
I was also handed a booklet dealing with a pet loss, which was of great worth. My Prometheus’s ashes were in a little velvet box with a paw print on top.
I appeal to the community to keep an eye open when you drive; that dog or cat that you drove over can be like a child to someone.
Don’t just bury your animal in the yard, it’s not healthy and there is also the risk that other animals will dig him or her up, so its better to have the dog or cat cremated.
I miss my baby boy Prometheus.
You were like a drop in the ocean, but you were also the mighty ocean in just one drop!
