When our loyal four-legged friends leave us, the pain can be intense. You lose a companion, a part of your family, or even a part of yourself.
We've collected some pet loss quotes, poems, and short sayings about losing dogs and cats. They describe the pain people feel and try to ease it, at least partially.

Heart Touching Loss of A Dog Quotes

• If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they are. Will Rogers.
• One day, we will see our animals again in the eternity of Christ--Pope Paul VI
• Not the least hard thing to bear when they go from us, these quiet friends, is that they carry away with them so many years of our own lives--John Galswasui
• Dogs' Lives Are Too Short. Their Only Fault, Really--Agnes Sligh Turnbull
• Dogs die. But dogs live, too. Right up until they die, they live. They live brave, beautiful lives. They protect their families. And love us. And make our lives a little brighter. And they don't waste time being afraid of tomorrow― Dan Gemeinhart, The Honest Truth
• Here lie the remains of a man who possessed beauty without vanity, strength without arrogance, courage without brutality, and all the virtues of mankind without the vices.
• The dog never dies. He always stays. Onward on cool fall days when frost covers the fields and winter is coming. His head rests under you in the old-fashioned way
• A dog is not a pet, he is a member of the family. When he died the house was empty and sad without him. I understand your pain and I am close to you in this time of mourning.
• You have lost a dog, but you have gained a guardian angel.
• A dog's love never dies; it's in every tail wag and every happy bark we hear
• The pain of losing a dog is nothing compared to the joy of having a dog
• Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole― Rodger Karas
• A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.― Josh Billings
• Heaven is a place where all the dogs you've ever loved come to greet you.― Oliver Gaspirtz
• You will never know loneliness when you have a dog, when you lose that dog it will be loneliness like you've never known― Michael P. Naughton
• You are my finest knight― Carolyn Parkhurst
• My purpose, my whole life, had been to love him and be with him, to make him happy. I didn’t want to cause any unhappiness now—in that way, I decided it was probably better than he wasn’t here to see this, though I missed him so much at that moment the ache of it was as bad as the strange pains in my belly.― W. Bruce Cameron

Meaningful Gift for the Loss of A Dog or A Cat

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Broken Heart Cat Lloss Quotes

• The loss of a cat is immeasurable, but so is the love left behind
• I understand the pain you feel from the loss of a cat.
• But your heart is not broken. It hurts, because it gets bigger. The bigger it gets, the more love it contains.
• You saved me without even realizing it and I will never stop loving you and I will miss you. You were so small and defenseless, yet you walked so majestically.
• I will always miss you, every day, but I know you are in a place of joy right now because you were a great cat.
• One day all the cats we love will come running to us and it will be a great day.
• This morning my cat's little heart stopped working and took to the air. I don't know how to describe to you the pain I felt. Thank you for all the true love my little baby has given me over the years! I will love you forever.
• One day we will see our animals again in Christ's eternity.
• Sometimes the loss of a cat is more painful than the loss of a person, because as far as pets go, you don't pretend to love them.
• Maybe the cat came here to teach us this: to live wholeheartedly in the moment and make it last forever.
• When the cat you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.
• The loss of a friend is always a difficult time, even if that friend is four-legged, furry, has a long tail and doesn't talk. Who would have thought that this furry ball of fur could bring you so much joy. My sincerest condolences to you.
• Legend has it that at the gates of heaven there is a beautiful place, the Rainbow Bridge, and when a cat dies, that's where he goes.
• What greater gift than the love of a cat- Charles Dickens

Short Sayings for Loss of Pet

• Gone but never forgotten
• Forever loved, never forgotten
• Rest in peace, little friend
• You were my favorite hello and hardest goodbye
• The love of a pet never fades
• Paws in heaven, heart on earth
• All the love you ever gave is waiting for you there at Rainbow Bridge― Kate McGahan
• You can never lose me. Someday you will see that I was with you all along. ― Kate McGahan
• Home is not where I live. Home is where I love.― Kate McGahan
• Honor your grief and the pain you feel when you lose a beloved pet. It is the first step toward healing― Karen A Anderson
• When you cry about losing a dog, it means the dog did its job. It means the dog made a connection― Nick Trout
• I rarely have a pet tell me their human ended their life too soon. It's far more common to hear that their humans waited too long to help them leave their body― Karen A Anderson
• You only have lost a deceased person. A deceased person has lost everything― Tamerlan Kuzgov

Pet Loss Poems

Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When a beloved pet dies, it goes to this beautiful place.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends,
and they run and play together. When you arrive,
you are greeted by the joyous barks and purrs
of all the pets who came before you,
together at last, never to be parted again.

Four Feet in Heaven

Your favorite chair is vacant now…
No eager purrs to greet me.
No softly padded paws to run
Ecstatically to meet me.
No coaxing rubs, no plaintive cry
Will say it’s time for feeding.
I’ve put away your bowl, and all
The things you won’t be needing;
But I will miss you little friend,
For I could never measure
The happiness you brought me,
The comfort and the pleasure.
And since God put you here to share
In earthly joy and sorrow;
I’m sure there’ll be a place for you
In Heaven’s bright tomorrow…