Put my dog down, last November, and I could not find a painting of the boy Jesus playing with a cat or dog, so I painted one, while singing ... "Even Jesus had a doggie, even Jesus loved his pets." (made it up) Hung up my painting when finished and look at it often and think of my dog, Ginger.
Here is a little "twist" on pets of mine.
Firstly do you believe that there are animals in Heaven, I do. I believe that there is nothing on earth that is good that can not be in Heaven.
We all know the Church teaches us that animals DO NOT have a mortal soul as humans do. I believe that because the Church teaches it.
However, I always ask God that if possible and since there are probably animals in heaven will I find my special pet there with them somehow, but in the end of my asking it is God's Will and we must accept it, knowing all along that if we make it to heaven our true love will be the Beatific Vision and nothing else will matter.
I know silly but it is one of my weaknesses/faults/failings.