Today's December 7th and I was at a concert when my guinea pig died. I got her in the 2nd grade so her death hit me pretty hard... but she was sick to begin with.
Anything similar happened to you?
Anything similar happened to you?
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Lost any pets?
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I've never had any pets specifically my own, but my sister and brother both had hamsters several years ago. Both already died, my sister's hamster to disease (it contracted wet tail, I believe it's called), my brother's hamster due to neglect (we'd just gotten a new puppy... I was the only one who really even tried to take care of her at that point).
A few years ago, i lost my fish. Pretty strange seeing as it's in a tank. I found it a few days later under my shirt. I guess that shows how clean i am.
I used to be a fish caretaker.
I lost 16 of them (I counted).
Now I sold the tank to some girls in my school.
I lost 16 of them (I counted).
Now I sold the tank to some girls in my school.
My most recent pet that died was a golden lab named Sandy. I got her for my 9th birthday. As she got older I guess she had some sort of disease and she wasn't as active as she should be. So as I was getting up for school one morning I found her laying in the kitchen moaning and groaning unable to move. My parents called the vet and we took her in. They said that she had a stroke would most likely not recover and regain mobility, so we had her put to sleep. It was an awful experience that was somewhat comparable to a relatives death(imo anyway).
I just lost my bird a few months ago. I got my Budgie Lemon when he was 7 weeks old from one of my friends in my 7th grade class. Lemon became the best pet I ever had. Lemon would sit on my shoulders when I went outside and would follow me around the room. I could play with him and chase him and he would come hopping back and chirp and try to talk to my hand and then run away and back again. I would take Lemon to work and have him help with the fieldtrips that came to the store. Lemon would answer his name when I called him and I could always pick out his voice from all the other birds.
The last night befor he died he was still wanting to be with me and cuddle with me. He curlled up in my hand and sleeped there. At one point he got hungry and jumped down from where I was sitting at the desk and he ran over to the food I had for him and the other birds on a tray on the floor and started eating. I layed down on the floor next to the tray and after he finished he looked up at me and ran over and cuddled under my chin. I held him the rest of the night and placed him in his travil cage next to my bed. When I woke up the next morning he had passed.
Lemon was my best bird and one of my best friends. I had him for just two months shy of 8 years and I know I will never have another bird like him. He wasnt just a bird, he really had a big personallity in that little body.
The last night befor he died he was still wanting to be with me and cuddle with me. He curlled up in my hand and sleeped there. At one point he got hungry and jumped down from where I was sitting at the desk and he ran over to the food I had for him and the other birds on a tray on the floor and started eating. I layed down on the floor next to the tray and after he finished he looked up at me and ran over and cuddled under my chin. I held him the rest of the night and placed him in his travil cage next to my bed. When I woke up the next morning he had passed.
Lemon was my best bird and one of my best friends. I had him for just two months shy of 8 years and I know I will never have another bird like him. He wasnt just a bird, he really had a big personallity in that little body.
hmm, pets are always sooo sad to lose. :( More like family than anything.
I lost my dog Mike a couple of years ago; he was a quarter malamute wolf, we got him when I was eight (he was already 1.5 years old). That was pretty tragic
When I moved to my mothers (I was 16ish), she had a dog named Scooby, I don't remember what breed... but we bonded pretty quickly. (When I'd go to my room to do hmwk and close my door, he'd try to tackle the door and whimper; and he used to bark/bite at my mom/sisters when they yelled at me, he was cute. :( ) Anyways, I went to my dad's over summer; while I was away scooby had gotten out of the yard and had been run over. My mom/sisters animals tended to die within a couple years of them having them...
And then there was Pepe le Peu, he was a white cat I had found abandoned by his owners in Espanola; I took him to the vet and got him fixed up with the intention of sending him to a no-kill animal shelter/adoption place; but then he became mine. Unfortunately, I think he was really nervous about food not being there; he never really stopped eating (he'd always try to scarf my dogs food). He eventually ended up developing a condition called Megacolon; his colon stopped working and he had to have enemas and a very special diet. But even on the special diet he'd try to eat clothes/paper/anything he could get into, so he just kept getting sicker. I was scheduling him into the vet to go put him down when he ran away. That was almost a month ago; I'm fairly sure he died.
The only other animal that I really claim as having been mine is Boo, he's a little pekingnese (adorable); I've had him since I was nine. I'm going to be 24 in a few months, so he's getting up there in age. I don't know what I'll do when he dies. :\
I lost my dog Mike a couple of years ago; he was a quarter malamute wolf, we got him when I was eight (he was already 1.5 years old). That was pretty tragic
When I moved to my mothers (I was 16ish), she had a dog named Scooby, I don't remember what breed... but we bonded pretty quickly. (When I'd go to my room to do hmwk and close my door, he'd try to tackle the door and whimper; and he used to bark/bite at my mom/sisters when they yelled at me, he was cute. :( ) Anyways, I went to my dad's over summer; while I was away scooby had gotten out of the yard and had been run over. My mom/sisters animals tended to die within a couple years of them having them...
And then there was Pepe le Peu, he was a white cat I had found abandoned by his owners in Espanola; I took him to the vet and got him fixed up with the intention of sending him to a no-kill animal shelter/adoption place; but then he became mine. Unfortunately, I think he was really nervous about food not being there; he never really stopped eating (he'd always try to scarf my dogs food). He eventually ended up developing a condition called Megacolon; his colon stopped working and he had to have enemas and a very special diet. But even on the special diet he'd try to eat clothes/paper/anything he could get into, so he just kept getting sicker. I was scheduling him into the vet to go put him down when he ran away. That was almost a month ago; I'm fairly sure he died.
The only other animal that I really claim as having been mine is Boo, he's a little pekingnese (adorable); I've had him since I was nine. I'm going to be 24 in a few months, so he's getting up there in age. I don't know what I'll do when he dies. :\
How about this. I once had 2 goldfish who shared the same bowel, therefore warranting the purchase of algae eaters to clean up after them.
No sooner than a week later, one of the algae eaters decided to go and kill the other one... Much later, we gave our goldfish to a family friend. Apparently, they weren't goldfish, because the grew far beyond the size of normal goldfish. One of them managed to leap out of the tank without their new owner knowing and died.
Fish... What the hell.
No sooner than a week later, one of the algae eaters decided to go and kill the other one... Much later, we gave our goldfish to a family friend. Apparently, they weren't goldfish, because the grew far beyond the size of normal goldfish. One of them managed to leap out of the tank without their new owner knowing and died.
Fish... What the hell.
I'm disturbed. O_o
Ummmmm..... Goldfish or any fish other then a betta do not belong in bowls. Goldfish grow to be a foot and yes all goldfish. People just think goldfish stay small and can live in a bowl for the rest of their lives when in truth a bowl is the worst home for them and. A bowl provides little oxygen for the fish to breath and goldfish are so much dirtier then other fish that they require 2 gallons of water for every inch that they are. Having two in a bowl will just kill them a lot sooner then they should. Goldfish will live for over 10 years if you give them a good home.
And I am sure they were goldfish and no one ever told you how big goldfish get.
I had two birds when I was like 8 or so. I always 'played' with them and fed them things like corn flakes, potato chips, etc.. They were fantastic, the only ones who ate such food. One day, I woke up and found only one of them. When I asked my mom, she told me they died. I was shocked, and kinda never thought they do die.
It was sad...
Will, at least now I'm taking care of my pikachu :)
Thanks for your time.
It was sad...
Will, at least now I'm taking care of my pikachu :)
Thanks for your time.
We moved them to a tank after, like a month of having them now that I think of it.
PapaCAP, they should really make a firebot badge and give it to you. Seriously, how much time of your life did you waste while writing this?
Wait, this isn't firebot even.. Shouldn't it be there? :S
Wait, this isn't firebot even.. Shouldn't it be there? :S
Fish rarely ever go belly up when they die. Most of the time they just stay on the bottom of a tank or just float sideways at the surface. Belly up normally means something was wrong with their swim bladder prior to dying.
Did you have the fish in a bowl or a large tank and what kind of a fish?
Did you have the fish in a bowl or a large tank and what kind of a fish?
All right, everyone, I want to say a few things.
First of all, I never thought that this thread would get so far. Thank you.
Second, I want to clear some things up. If you had a pet that died recently (or you are like PapaCAP), feel free to open up to us, but if the pet was lost years ago, please do not post. Examples:
(note - I am making this ex. up.)
"I had a bird and it died 2 years ago."
However, if something like this happened years ago...
First of all, I never thought that this thread would get so far. Thank you.
Second, I want to clear some things up. If you had a pet that died recently (or you are like PapaCAP), feel free to open up to us, but if the pet was lost years ago, please do not post. Examples:
(note - I am making this ex. up.)
"I had a bird and it died 2 years ago."
However, if something like this happened years ago...
You may post.
Ah.. I had a pet budgie named Jiggy (lol don't ask) that I was best buds with, and got when he was about 6 weeks old. Whenever I called him he'd come over and sit on my shoulder and I could take him all around the house. Since I was like, 7 I had him, and he died right when elementary ended and I was about to start high school... man was I depressed at the start of grade 9.
I still miss him (I'm in grade 11 now, so it was a little more than a couple years ago he died), and he was like the nicest bird ever. Even if he's never seen you before in his life, he'd fly to you if you called his name. But, I'll live. Haley, my other budgie I've had since a year after Jiggy came to my house, is still around so I've got company still.
Awkwardly, Jiggy died of cancer... >_< Thats when I learned, animals can get it too... lol.
I still miss him (I'm in grade 11 now, so it was a little more than a couple years ago he died), and he was like the nicest bird ever. Even if he's never seen you before in his life, he'd fly to you if you called his name. But, I'll live. Haley, my other budgie I've had since a year after Jiggy came to my house, is still around so I've got company still.
Awkwardly, Jiggy died of cancer... >_< Thats when I learned, animals can get it too... lol.
My dog had cancer, and we had to give her an IV drip every day. It got pretty depressing, especially after she stopped wanting to get up and walk. Eventually we had to put her to sleep. That was probably the worst experience of my life.
Heck, i'm crying just typing about it.
I admire your courage to post all of that, PapaCAP. I really do.
Heck, i'm crying just typing about it.
I admire your courage to post all of that, PapaCAP. I really do.
I've had two rats (and a small handful of fish) die on me.
The first rat, aptly named Ratatta by my sister and I (we were like, 8 and didn't know how to pronounce it) had a tumor and died fairly young. We never got attached to it though.
Speedy on the other hand, our second, less geeky rat; she was like a member of the family. She was very curious and playful, and responded to all of us positively. There were some interesting stories about her. She one time managed to climb on to our Golden Retriever, how that happened I'll never know. She seemed almost immortal, rats live generally about two years and she was on her fourth. She died in her sleep one Sunday, it hit us pretty hard.
The first rat, aptly named Ratatta by my sister and I (we were like, 8 and didn't know how to pronounce it) had a tumor and died fairly young. We never got attached to it though.
Speedy on the other hand, our second, less geeky rat; she was like a member of the family. She was very curious and playful, and responded to all of us positively. There were some interesting stories about her. She one time managed to climb on to our Golden Retriever, how that happened I'll never know. She seemed almost immortal, rats live generally about two years and she was on her fourth. She died in her sleep one Sunday, it hit us pretty hard.
This was a a couple years ago, say 5, but this IS interesting. We needed to learn to "breed."
I had 3 guinea pigs. Two of them were Zelda and Melody. We were sure they were both female. The two got along well, and they were very affectionate towards each other.
One day Zelda got fat. Like she was bulging. See where this is going? We played it off fine, thinking "Oh, she's just plump like a healthy guinea pig." The next morning Zelda is standing over two...blobs of brown and red. She looked much thinner. I read later that male guinea pigs may slaughter the babies, so the mother has to keep them near her and safe for a while.
Melody was later renamed Cosmo. Of course all 3 of those guinea pigs have died from age (they live 3-6 years), but this was quite an odd pet death experience.
I had 3 guinea pigs. Two of them were Zelda and Melody. We were sure they were both female. The two got along well, and they were very affectionate towards each other.
One day Zelda got fat. Like she was bulging. See where this is going? We played it off fine, thinking "Oh, she's just plump like a healthy guinea pig." The next morning Zelda is standing over two...blobs of brown and red. She looked much thinner. I read later that male guinea pigs may slaughter the babies, so the mother has to keep them near her and safe for a while.
Melody was later renamed Cosmo. Of course all 3 of those guinea pigs have died from age (they live 3-6 years), but this was quite an odd pet death experience.
I've had numerous pet goldfish and a frog die on me when I was younger, but the oddest one was my first cat, Cougar. See, what happened was, one night when my brother and I were over our dad's, my mom came home from work and our cat bolted outside. My mom couldn't find her, so decided to look again the next day.
It turns out, our nextdoor neighbors found Cougar shortly afterwards and took her in. However, since she fought with their dogs (she was a pretty nasty cat, actually), they just took her to the animal shelter without telling us despite knowing full well she was our cat. We never got her back, so I hope she's with a good family now.
It turns out, our nextdoor neighbors found Cougar shortly afterwards and took her in. However, since she fought with their dogs (she was a pretty nasty cat, actually), they just took her to the animal shelter without telling us despite knowing full well she was our cat. We never got her back, so I hope she's with a good family now.