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I really need some help - this year I have lost 5 of my fur babies. In April I lost my oriental cat Albert to lymphoma - he had had 10th months of chemotherapy but his tumors became resistant to it and we had to have him put to sleep on 4th April. Then over a period of 7 weeks and 1 day I lost 4 more of my babies. On 30th October I had to have my 16 year old cat Daisy pts as she had lost her battle with renal failure. Just over 2 weeks later on 16th November I had to have my Tibetan Terrier, Angus pts as he had lost his battle with cancer. Two weeks later my oriental cat Harry (Albert's litter mate) was also pts due to him having terminal cancer. I was hoping for some respite after this but 2 days ago on 19th December my gorgeous dog Ted had to be pts also because of renal failure - it was his 15th birthday. To say that I am struggling is a massive understatement - I just feel totally traumatised. We still have 3 dogs and 3 cats and I am terrified of what may happen next. I really don't know how I am going to recover from this and am wracked with guilt over each of the babies that I have lost - Did I let them go too soon? Could I have done more for them? Have I let them down? Did they know that on the last visit to the vets what I was planning to do to them? The list is endless and I am not coping at all.

Oh my word Sheila, I am wracked with sadness at having to have 1 of my beloved doggies put to sleep just this past sunday so have not gone through anything like you have although I have done in the past, having lost 3 cats within the space of 6 months, one was hit by a car and the other 2 disappeared off the face of the earth (lost the one who was run over and 1 that just disappeared within a week of one another) and I can tell you it very nearly destroyed me!!!

I can only begin to imagine the traumatic time you must be having honey, but please you must not feel guilty nor must you feel that you have let them down at all - they knew that you loved them very much and you did what was best for them in order to ensure they were not suffering xxx

I lost my beloved Jasmine 5 weeks ago and feel so lost and heartbroken.She died at home with her Mum and her mates Lewis and Cassie around her. She went after a "heart attack" quickly at home with us all. I feel for you having so much loss in a short space of time. It hurts, It will take time. You have loved them all so much and they in turn loved you. Let the grief out and treasure the memories - the pain will ease and the happy memories will be with you forever til you meet them all again.