My mother, who has Alzheimer's just lost her beloved dog after a terrible storm. We have no idea what has become of him. He was given to her after the death of my father 6yrs. ago and she cannot get over losing him. Every morning the grieving process starts again. Does anyone have any suggestions to help us help her get over this an move on? My heart seeing how much grief she is in.
time is a healer.
Thanks for sharing the happy update.
I do recall reading that there were some animal rescue efforts, so that might be a possibility as well. I don't know who to suggest to contact; I think the American Red Cross only focuses on rescuing and assisting people, but they might have some insight into organizations that have rescued pets lost during Patricia's wrath.
You might also try putting up posters in stores, and vets offices (good idea Grandma) in the direction Patricia took away from your area. If the dog was caught up in a flood, he might have been washed upstream or downstream, depending on the direction of the particular water body and flow.
There is just so much that goes into the making of the human/dog bond, nothing really replaces it. I've been involved in rescue since I was in grade school, had many of my own dogs as well. They are all so individual, there are certain ones that we just "click" with, I remember most of them, but one in particular still stands out, ...even though she passed 17 years ago. There's no replacing or forgetting that, ...hard to explain. At least I do know what happened to her, that has to be really hard for your Mom wondering. Her mind may be going back to the start of their relationship, (just as we think over, start to finish, our relationships with humans after we lose them). That could be bringing out some of the hurt of losing your Dad. Especially if the dog became a great distraction and "friend" when she needed it most. Fingers crossed for you, hope you find him, it's going to be a really long time if you don't.