When a pet dies
@allknowing (135929)
India
December 2, 2015 8:06pm CST
We have had many pets in the course of several years. We loved each and every one of them the same way we have loved those close to us. Sadly however when we lose our pets we bury them without telling anyone about it in that no one will be there to watch that ceremony.
I feel gloomy thinking about this. I hardly have had anyone enquiring after our pets' health too.
Is this not a sad situation?
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7 responses
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
3 Dec 15
@allknowing That is perfectly understandable because the pet has far less significance to a non family member than a person would have.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
3 Dec 15
@allknowing This is because a human is considered far more important than a pet. A pet only has a special value to the family itself.
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
3 Dec 15
It is natural for friends and relatives to inquire about your health, and not your pets.
They probably cannot tell the difference from one cat to another, or one dog to another.
They are more likely to think of your pets as just cat or dog, and they are likely to remember your pets only when the pets urinate on them or bite them.
@allknowing (135929)
• India
3 Dec 15
Little do they know the role an animal can play in one's life. They are a therapy for many a sad human being. They are far better than those unmanageable kids that visit you.
@silvermist (19702)
• India
7 Dec 15
@allknowing I know what you mean.My brother used to make fun of my mother because she usually asked me how my pet dog was doing.That was one person who treated the pet as one of the family.Generally most people don't care.
@allknowing (135929)
• India
11 Dec 15
Considering that they are a part of the family when those close to you do not bother about enquiring it shows they have no genuine feelings for the person itself.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
11 Dec 15
@allknowing You are right .It shows they do not care how the person is feeling.
@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Dec 15
It is sad when our pets are so much a part of our lives. We hope someone will notice and ask.
@allknowing (135929)
• India
3 Dec 15
There is a huge huge huge difference between the loss of a pet and a human being
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Dec 15
@allknowing Yes there is, but you still grieve the same way.
@whiteream (8567)
• United States
4 Dec 15
So sorry to here about you losing your pets. To me a pet is apart of your family. I have a dog and she is older I know, that when she goes it will be like losing a member of the family because that is what she is.
@allknowing (135929)
• India
4 Dec 15
No doubt they are a part of the family but those who are close to us do not miss them the way we do.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
3 Dec 15
Losing any kind of pet is sad as they our like family to you. I lost a pet when i was little but never had any since then. I just have my mom's dog whenever i visit her and she's getting old too.
