I feel a bit stupid....

madison's_mum

But our family rabbit died this morning & i actually feel quite upset. My 3 yo DD keeps saying the rabbit isn't really dead & she wants her to come home & i was getting a bit tearful trying to explain she woulnd't be coming back.
Please someone tell me i'm not alone!!

Thanksxx

scooterpig

I know just how you feel - I'm always heartbroken when a pet dies - they're part of your family!

Hope you feel a little less sad soon - and remember, there are many rescue animals (including rabbits) out there just waiting for a new home...

Carmina_Piranha_3

*HUG*

i was gutted when my first bunny died. i was probably in my 30's but that rabbit had been my 'baby' and i hadn't seen a dead pet before. i really felt bereaved, i know it's not as bad as a relative dying but it really felt like a huge loss to me and i was ever so upset. my husband was very supportive, he'd had pets die before. i cried for days he didn't really like the rabbit so it didn't bother him. my son was nowhere near as upset as i was.

oops_a_daisy

My DD's rabbit had to be put down aged 8 as he was ill. I drove around various vets a 7pm at night and eventually got one to come out and open up his surgery. He had to put him down so we had to leave Murphy with him. I went back the next day to pay and pick him up. When the nurse brought him out to me I burst into tears I didnt expect to be upset but we had had him for quite a few years ( re homed him ) and my DD was upset too so we went to the garden centre and bought a plant to mark where we buried him in the garden. The plant ( a minature rose ) is still growing and It does remind us of him. Even though the little sod used to chase me around the garden and bite me - he was a cutie.

alyth

Having just come back from walking my dog this evening, and met a woman I know who unfortunately lost her horse and dog within four days very recently, you are not at all stupid. Everyone in our village knew and fed the horse, and a lot of people really miss him - when I was out walking I used to shout out hello to him, and I used to catch other people doing it as well!

pets wiggle their way into our lives without realising it, I can't bear being at home without my dog, I'd done the same as Oops and planted a holly bush in memory of one of my cats. Having had a little cry myself with the lady about the loss of her horse this evening, I absolutely understand how you're feeling, it's natural to feel upset as I'm sure you were the one who always looked after your rabbit. As scooter says there are so many rescue places crying out for good homes for all types of animals, a new pet can never replace the one you've lost, but maybe a new little furry face in your life would help!

penguin83

Sorry to hear about your rabbit.

I cried for days when my guinea pig died. My mum was also upset in work and someone went to the toilets to console her and they ended up in tears too!

My horse is 35 now and I dread anything happening to her x x

sopoor

Don't feel stupid, it's upsetting, you poor things. You could always make a memory box with photo's, drawing etc with your daughter to help you both get some closure

the_other_mce

Don't feel silly - if you love something it feels awful when they die - I remember when my rabbit died when I was 10 - my parents told me it had got out of it's hutch and I wanted to go looking for it ( I acted brave at home but wandered around the streets crying for it - don't call social services by the way - this was the 70's!!). They only told me the truth when I went in 1/2 an hour later in a right state!!!
Then when I was older (17) my next rabbit died - my parents took it to the vet while I went out on a date (with now o/h). I rang them from the pub and mum told me my rabbit was ok - I knew by the tone in her voice it wasn't so Imade her tell me the truth. I then spent the rest of the evening crying in the pub....
Maybe you think I'm barmy now but I was trying toshow you that it isn't unusual to grieve for pet...

the_other_mce

I also planted a rose bush for my cat in my 20's. She was a lovely cat......
My kids are 9 and 7 and want a pet. I don't want them to get one because I know how upsetting it is when they die......

shelly

You definately aren't alone!!

My cousin had a hamster and didn't want her anymore. I took her off her hands and she settled in well. Had had her a few weeks when one day I was cleaning out her cage but she wouldn't come out of her house. I took the lid off but she still wouldn't come out. It wasn't like her at all so I kind of helped her out. OMG!! I nearly died on the spot! Her eye was really bulging out of the socket. Took her to an emergency vet who said her eye had prolapsed. He could operate but she would be unlikely to survive the anaesthetic so we had to put her to sleep. I cried like a baby!

A few weeks later I bought another hamster. He only lasted 2 weeks and I found him dead in his house. I bawled my eyes out again and had only had him 2 weeks.

Hubby said thats it!! No more!!

I don't know what I'll do when my cat dies. She's roughly 15-17 years old (we aren't really sure as we got her from CPL and they thought she was 18months -2yrs when we got her) I dread the day she just doesn't come home or I find her dead in the morning

madison's_mum

Thanks everyone, you've made me feel alot better, we do have some photos & i've got my DD a scrapbook for xmas so i think we will do a page for Nipper. We wont be getting a new pet cos we are planning to move to a different area in the new year & we wont have anyone to look after it if we are away. May think about it once we have moved & settled in.