I will tell you, when youre ready for it...nothing helps as much as having a new guy in the house. Like, you never stop missing the ones you lose, but a new bud running around definitely makes it easier.
A couple weeks back, my wife and I lost our pit bull after 18 years...our last dog in the house and the last of our original group of pets we'd had from when we first got married. That was rough, especially for my wife as she's very much a dog person. This past Wednesday though, she came home with two new little pups and her mood has done a complete 180..and shelters are always looking for people who want cats, since there are so many of them running around