Do you cry when your pet dies?

Philippines
August 30, 2008 9:22pm CST
When your pet leaves you forever, do you cry for him/her? Why or why not? About me, I really did cry when my puppy died. I've been missing him somehow. I feel like I want to get the sufferings he underwent to. And the hardest part is when he shouted 3 times before he closed his eyes. I really whimpered for one week. I failed one of my exams because of thinking about my puppy, Lobo... Actually, I cried to all of my pets who passed away.
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@phyrethyme (1267)
• Philippines
31 Aug 08
Of course. My brother's worse though. He wants to kill our maid because she didn't feed our pet here.
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• United States
31 Aug 08
I do. I mean most of them live a while, and you do get connected to them emotionally. I think most pets have personalities, and you become friends so to speak with a lot of them. When they die it hurts. I get used to the companionship and friendship they give me, and then they are gone, and it hurts, so I cry. I had a golden retriever who I had since I was a young kid, and when she passed away, I cried a lot for a few days. It was harder than I thought it would be, and cried like I had lost a good friend.
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@apples99 (6556)
• United States
31 Aug 08
Yup i cryed like a baby when my pet cat of 7 years past away i was really close to her and when i got the bad news i couldn't stop crying and back then i never thought i would cry over an animal but after that experience i understand, why people cry when there pets die because they become part of your family and they love and trust you unconditionally and thats hard to find in some people.
31 Aug 08
When our last dog had to be put to sleep we took him to the vets half an hour before the regular surgery. We all cuddled him while the vet gave him the injection. We were all really upset. We cried, the vet cried and the nurse cried we were all in a terrible state. Everyone in the village loved our old dog. Our dog that we have now is nearly 12 and we are dreading going through that again. We have decided that we will not get any more dogs after this one because we cannot cope with that again.
• United States
1 Sep 08
I absolutely did cry... I actually had to put my cat i had for 8 years to sleep last June and it was the hardest most painful thing i have had to go through to date. I know it was the right thing to do but it broke my heart and i still miss her to this day. Just know it gets better with time and you should just remember the fun times you had with your beloved pet....
@nouman80 (60)
• Canada
31 Aug 08
aaw my grandma spoiled me =( she bought me every single thing i wanted and almost 90 percent of the time i would ask for a pet. i was lke 5 that time and my pet parrot flew away on me cuz i wanted to pet it and let the cage open =( i guess it didnt die but i still cried cuz i knew i wouldnt see it again =(
• United States
31 Aug 08
I have not had this problem, yet, but I know that I soon will, and when that time comes, you better believe I will be crying my eyes out. My three cats are like my babies. They are all I have left now that my brother is gone. Frisky, Dubby, and Goldie will be missed if anything ever happens to them.
@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
31 Aug 08
yes i lost my cat seven years ago. some times when i think of him i still cry. when i first lost him, i cried whenever i think of him. i couldn't eat or sleep or drink. i just sat in a corner in a daze. i was basically thinking about the happy times we spent together. so i was crying the whole time coz i cry whenever i think about him. after the initial four days, i still cry whenever someone mentions him or i think about him. it was a month before my boss came to me and spoke to me. he said that life has to go on and i cannot behave like this in office all the time. i realised how unprofessional it was and so started to control my emotions. but i still miss him a lot.
• Canada
31 Aug 08
My pets are like my children so when they get ill or pass away, I certainly react. Yes, I cry when one of my babies die. The hardest one for me was when I had to euthanize a beloved dog due to advanced age and illness. I thought my heart would never mend. I came home and wept like a lost child. But I have learned that this is part of who I am, I love animals and when you take an animal into your heart, you feel for them and very much miss them when they pass on. You are not alone with this.
• Philippines
31 Aug 08
Hello!! I felt sorry for your pet..I always cry everytime my pet leaves me and i have a lot pets that passed away, i think it's almost a 10 years, i started having pets since i was 12 years of age and i love pets specially dogs.Theres only one pet that i was crying and crying for a week before i can understand that life is just weather that passes day by day, that pet name is spencer, a dog, white dog half breed mixed..and he is the first dog that i had and i realize that i can have my new one but he is always in my memory...God bless!!!!!!!
• United States
31 Aug 08
Yes we do we had a little pomerinian named Chelsea she was a sweetie & she raised a few families her own let me explain first we got Chelsea when my son was 5yrs old he is now 21yrs Chelesea passed away in sept 08 so she let a very long & happy life back to her familes she had 4puppies of her own then she raised Sam our second dog the she went to my sisters house as we could not keep her anymore so we had visitation rights then she raised my sisters 2 little boys then she too decied to get another puppy so yes Chelse raised that one too so she had a very long life and she was queen of all the houses so yes you do cry when a pet passes as they become a member of your family
@monkeysay (228)
• Singapore
31 Aug 08
Nope I keep fishes so I am not really attached to them.
• Guam
31 Aug 08
I love cats especially kittens. And I do feel hurt whenever the dogs invade my yard and devour them. Why do we feel hurt or cry? It is because we've become so attached to our pet(s). We cherish them just like how we cherish our beloved ones. Remember now that we are all animals. It's just that humans are high class. Nevertheless, we can communicate with our pets in simple ways for them to comprehend. They sense our feelings and we sense theirs also. For example, we can tell when they are happy because they get very playful at times. We also know when they are tired, sad and ill. Of course, you'll notice all of these if your are observant and care a lot for your pet(s).
• United States
31 Aug 08
Oh yeah,and every time I lose a pet I say that I wont get another one but I always do.