-I have two dogs. My dog Sam is blind in one eye, and he was paralyzed a couple months ago. It broke my heart to see him like that, but thankfully feeling in his back legs slowly returned with bed rest and medication. But now his health is rapidly deteriorating. Kona my other dog, loves him so much. She grew up around him and is 5 years younger. She loves him so much and cries when he isn't around. When he was at the vet she stayed up all night crying at the door. I know death is inevitable, but I am not sure if Kona can cope with Sam's death. Does anyone have any experience with this? Any answers would help.Yes, I do. My grandmother had 2 dogs. One was a White West Highland Terrier named Callie, and the other was a mixed breed of poodle, Lhasa Apso, Maltese, Shih Tsu, and a few more. The dogs were bought around the same time, and were very close to each other. One of the dogs, Tillie, died due to heart problems. Callie took it horribly. (Sorry.) She spent about a month carrying around Tillie's favorite toy, and spent hours looking for Tillie and wondering where she could be. Every time that Callie was given a treat, Tillie would take it from her and eat it herself. Callie never ate her treat because she always put it aside for Tillie. After a year, Callie stopped grieving, but always seemed lonely and in need of companionship. My family babysat her for a year or two. She got along and made friends with our 2 dogs, and seemed a lot happier all the time than she was at her own home because of the other dogs. Tillie passed at 12-14, and Callie passed at nearly 18.
I suggest that when Sam passes, you need to distract Kona by buying a new dog. I'm so sorry about poor Sam. <:)I've dealt with it many times.
Most dogs seem a little confused for a couple of weeks. Some will seem to look for the dog that is gone. Some will pine noticeably. Nearly all will be over it in a couple of weeks or so.
Some will not seem to notice or care at all. And then there is the very small percentage that will pine for a considerable time. All they need is distraction. They are not like humans. They do not "feel sorry" for the other dog or anything like that.
Some dogs don't cope with it and shortly die after. Some are sad until it's their time to go. Some aren't bothered by it. You won't know until it happens. My grandma's oldest dog died a year ago and her other dog that was close to her didn't seem to notice at all.
your surviving dog will look for the other one for maybe a day or two but she will move on. Dogs do not grieve.
This is exactly what happened to me. You sort of know when your dogs last days are, so try and observe how bad Sam is doing. In the last few weeks, I tried to make my dog more independent and less attached to my other dog. Take them on separate walks, keep them in different rooms as much as possible. Maybe try getting another dog after Sam's death to help Kona cope, not as a replacement, but just for her reassurement. Some dogs never recover after their best friend has died, others eventually pick themselves back up. Try asking at your vet next time you go - I wish Kona, you and Sam especially the best.
I had two Shetland Sheep Dogs (aka: Shelties), that grew up together. When one died, the other went into deep mourning and depression. He would just cry, and and lay around all the places the other dog use to hang out. he wouldn't play, or eat for about two weeks. I thought I was gonna lose him too. I'm sure it didn't help that I was a wreck, crying all the time too.
But, eventually he got better. He was never 100% the same as before. Like if we mentioned the other dogs name, he would perk up, and go look for her, then come back to you and look at you like "where is she, I can't find her".
What really helped was when he got a new mission in life. When we finally got a new puppy, he went into "daddy" mode.
But, some dogs will never recover. I feel so bad for you all, and hope for the best.
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