cat001
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Why is life so cruel?
Once again tragedy has hit my family, I don’t understand why everything I love dies! This chain of deaths started with Jill…This was caused by improper husbandry from her previous owner, cause of death, Metabolic Bone Disease. I was heart broken when she passed away, my first Leopard Gecko and she passed away several months after I got her at only 3 years of age, Died Jan 07. The next one to pass away was Jilly, an absolute tragedy for me, no matter how many vet visits I made we could not determine the cause of her illness. I tried so hard to get her back to health after losing Jill but she sadly passed away too young in March 08. Then George was next to go, this one really got me depressed, my poor dear George. The cause of death was most likely heart attack after being attacked by a neighbours cat, there was very little external injury, for a whole 8 hours I couldn’t put him down, I just sat there and cried with him. Then Sebastian passed away due to head trauma, I’d love to know how he managed to hit his head so hard to cause him to die! Why did he have to go so young, not even a month old! Now to make life unbearable, Peter has made is way to the other side. Magik was out in the garden and managed to grab him and take him two gardens down, I jumped over the neighbours fence to retrieve him, it was the next morning (yesterday) he started to look lethargic. His health dramatically went down hill, he laid on his side and started gasping, I wanted to make an emergency vet appointment but by the time we arrived it would have been too late, I held him and tried to comfort him as he slowly started to relax then finally go, I was crying the entire time. I’ve even had to watch my own dads health go down hill, slowly, due to cancer, I don’t want to have to witness any more deaths in my family, it’s too hard to deal with it all. I feel like I’ve failed as a responsible pet owner, I feel I don’t deserve the privilege of owning them, of taking care of them. I can’t stop myself from crying thinking about them all, how I’ve let them all down…. |
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TARA luvs Kooter
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I am crying reading this!! I am sooo sorry that you have had to experience all this sadness and pain!! Please don't blame yourself.... You are a responsible and caring owner, you have always done your best for your pets!! I am also sorry to hear about your dads illness too!! I will pray for your whole family and I send love and comfort to you all too!! You have given your pets the best home and the best care ... don't feel guilt PLEASE!! Unfortunately fate has its own journey and destinations for us all! R.I.P Peter , Sebastian, George, Jilly and Jill So sorry once again for your loss, Sincerely Tara and Taras mum and family! |
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Boomerspikapack
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Oh poor cat :( I am so sorry to hear about Peter and how hard this must be for you. I feel that way too sometimes with my pets :( I could go into detail, but I won't I think i'd make the longest post ever LOL But to make a long story short, I wish I found out sooner that my dad wasn't being responsible of the fish tank when it was his turn to do so, that's how we lost Riley Valentina and Bandit :( It's a real shame...I blame myself for not taking on the full responsibility of the fish once I was mature enough to do so (we have had fish since I was 4) I don't care if they were fish they were still pets and I should have paid closer attention to how often he was feeding them and taking care of them :( All I can do is be better to my current fish and care for them in the best way possible....Looking back I wasn't a very good owner to Paco. I may have been young but everything was about what I wanted for him not what the bird wanted like coming out of the cage, and such... We can always strive to be better, but the most we can ever do is our best. Fate has it's way of working things out but just know that you take great care of your animals, cat, never think otherwise :) You are very knowledgable and responsible with them you are a great owner, don't blame yourself so much as hard as it is not to sometimes :( |
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Tinkerbelle N StudMuffin
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We are so sorry for your loss and please don't blame yourself. Life can be so cruel sometimes but it does not mean any of it is your fault. You did all you could do. |
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pippy loves the champ
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R.I.P Peter , Sebastian, George, Jilly and Jill i am so very sorry for your lost cat001 please take care of yourself |
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sockerchik0010
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Om goodness! Im so sorry you had to deal with this. You are in our prayers. |
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SEXY Misty Mamajama
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we are so sorry for another loss to your family. we don't think you have failed them (mama has felt the same way each time one of our outside kittens dies) you have many other beautiful pets to take care of & they depend on you so much & believe me, us pets are grateful. mama always says "I wish I could've done something more" she is very concerned for Uglee's babies, because all of her other litters have died. if these babies make it, they will be her 1st litter to do so, Callie is a little bit better at mothering, but there is always other wildlife here that will take a kitten's life in a second, but we do the best we can to help the little ones. our thoughts & prayers are with you & your family. RIP Peter and well wishes for your dad |
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DC Praying For Sams Poppa
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Mommy has also had problems with taking care of litters of kittens where the mother really hasn't had any experience. There is wildlife here that would even hurt one of the adult cats here, but they don't. There are cougars, bobcats, and so on. |
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DC Praying For Sams Poppa
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I'm so sorry about that. Trust me, you aren't the only one that has had so many problems with pets. Mommy use to have a butt load of hamsters. She bought two females that was already pregnant and another hamster that was supposed to be a female, but was a male. They died too. One by one mostly. 2 of them got so mean(Dominance I think) that they killed one another. It was very sad and even more sad that you couldn't do anything about it. I had about 6 cages. And 5 males. I put the 2 males together that grew up by birth, but they still didn't like each other. But once mom finally settled it. She gave a couple of them away and the rest died of old age. I think there was Pinky, Dobby, Nutty, and Violet. Pinky died in her cage, she had blood on her nose. I think Domino might have had something to do with it since she was the only cat inside. I also had two frogs that Petco gave to mommy because even THEM couldn't take care of the properly. They were leopard frogs. They were giving them canned food. One was very skinny and tiny, the other was very healthy. Mommy did everything she could do to try to get the skinny one to be healthy. Even mommy couldn't do that. I guess help came to late for him. The other one lived, but mom let it go in the wild since he belonged there. Mommy also had a dog named Gypsy that was a cur. She was a Gyspy number 2. She had puppies with the neighbors dog, which all dogs in the neighborhood should be fenced in, or kept in the yard. Anyway, she had puppies and they grew up to be 1 month old. They died slowly one by one. There was no health issues or anything. And nothing got to them. It was very sad to wake up for mommy and walk out there. Also there was a shepherd mix that mommy took in named Samantha. She was already pregnant. She lost all her puppies to for no reason. Mommy even bared them and she dug them up because she didn't believe they were dead I guess? I could go on with all the other pets she has had, but it would take way to long. You aren't the only person that goes through this. She has had fish and they died as well. It is not your fault Cat001. It's just life. Just think they are in a better place and can not be harmed anymore. It was just their time to go.
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Simon
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Cat, you are not a bad pet owner. Don't even think that for one minute. No one who works as hard as you do to care for your animals is a bad pwner. Believe me there are plenty of cruel and neglectful owners out there. We need more pet owners like you. I'm so sorry for your loss. |
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Lady Keesie luvs Pepeiao
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Oh...I am so sorry that all this has happened to you. Cocoa said it all in her last sentence....It was just their time to go. It wasn't anything that you should have done or not done....it was just their time to go. They are at peace at the Rainbow Bridge now. We have lost three pets in a year's time and if I didn't believe that the pets were at the Bridge....I don't think I could have ever been consoled.
About your dad, my heart breaks for you there. It is so sad to watch the health of someone we love, decline. We are experiencing the same sad thing here with our Poppa and his Alzheimer's....he doesn't even know who us Pets are....but he still loves us all so much, the same with your dad....he loves you so much and needs your constant love and attention. We will keep you and your family in our prayers. We are sending our love to you, too.
Remember, you are not to blame for the loss of your pets, it was just their time to go.
Love from Keesie and her Momma |
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cat001
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Thankyou for trying to cheer me up everyone, i really do appreciate it. The only thing that would really cheer me up are my pets so yesterday i treated Jack to a trip to the woods. I honestly wish there was something i could have done for all those past pets...I still feel down hearted about what has happened, i supose i can only look forward and concentrate on my current animals. |
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Archie Henchie
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You shouldn't blame yourself because your pets left. You are one of the best pet owners here and you whenever somebody makes a forum for reptile help people always say to ask you. If I was sick sissy would ask you for help, because you know a lot about reptiles. |
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SEXY Sarah
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Each pet we are owned by makes us a better person. Sometimes they are only in our life for a little while, sometimes we have them for a long time. You are a great pet owner with tons of love to give, all one has to do is look at your pets. They are all so beautiful and well loved, what more could a pet ask for than unconditional love. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Sarah's Auntie *kitty licks* from Sarah
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Trinity15
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Wow its been pretty hard for you but dont blame yourself. Its just fate. RIP Jill, Peter, Jilly, George and best wishes to you and your family |
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