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MIButterfly

(3,697 posts) Mon Jul 13, 2026, 05:37 PM Monday

I just got a sympathy card from my vet's office [View all]

signed by the vet and the staff of that day. Among other things, the vet wrote "it was so clear how much you loved her" and "you gave her a long life filled with love and happiness and she was lucky to have you."

No, I was the lucky one. My wonderful Holly. I miss her so much. Now I have to go cry some more.

I'm sorry for any and all typos. I don't type very well and it's twice as hard through tears.

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I just got a sympathy card from my vet's office [View all] MIButterfly Monday OP

I'm so very sorry for your loss of your beloved Holly Quiet Em Monday #1

Thank you Quiet Em MIButterfly Monday #2

I'm sorry for your loss. area51 Monday #3

Thank you, area51 MIButterfly Monday #4

I'm so sorry Laurelin Monday #5

Thank you, Laurelin MIButterfly Monday #13

That's so beautiful. lapucelle Monday #6

Thank you, lapucelle MIButterfly Monday #14

My vets sent me cards after everyone of my beloveds left. I am so glad yours did too irisblue Monday #7

Thank you, irisblue MIButterfly Monday #15

this was on a card I received from my vet Skittles Monday #8

Thank you, Skittles MIButterfly Monday #17

Was this Banfield? BidenRocks Monday #9

Thank you, BidenRocks MIButterfly Monday #18

My vets did the same when we had to put our cat valentine down. NNadir Monday #10

I was moved too; the card made me cry MIButterfly Monday #21

NNadir, in the many posts of yours that I have read... 3catwoman3 Monday #25

Thank you for your advice and kind words. NNadir 23 hrs ago #32

I'm so sorry for your loss. yardwork Monday #11

Thank you, yardwork MIButterfly Monday #19

So sorry. Gaytano70 Monday #12

Thank you, Gaytano70 MIButterfly Monday #20

I'm so sorry I didn't offer my condolences back when you posted it in the pets forum. Trueblue Texan Monday #16

Thank you, Trueblue Texan MIButterfly Monday #23

I think it's even worse when it's sudden. Trueblue Texan Monday #28

It always hurts so much when we have Billsdaughter Monday #22

Thank you, Billsdaughter MIButterfly Monday #24

... SheltieLover Monday #26

Thank you, SheltieLover MIButterfly Monday #27

Our previous vet always did that. When he put down our GSD ms liberty Monday #29

I'm so sorry, MIButterfly. Diamond_Dog Monday #30

Thank you, Diamond-Dog MIButterfly Monday #31