How do you handle a death of a pet?

[Everleaf 541]

Well much like my other forum http://mlpforums.com/topic/107777-any-lost-animals-which-had-changed-your-life/ this is more or less a followup of that...

 

 

as you know I'm a huge animal lover and when they die? it's hard to deal with...even the smallest little critter it honestly really hurts...

 

but myself I try to forget about it or at least put it to the back of my mind if I keep thinking about it it just saddens me more...myself I have no other way of dealing with it animals are beloved to me of all kinds however when a animal dies? it's hard....

 

 

so how do you bronies deal with it?

[Darker 1,351]

It's really hard for me... I have lost so many pets in my life... And every time, even when I was a kid I didn't understand the concept of death, but had to deal with it and realize much later what really death is about. 

 

It's the kind of sadness so powerful that cannot be expressed by tears.

 

I'm happy that at least half of my pets are arguably alive, free in nature.

[(MARVEL) Blue Blood 991]

I haven't had any of my pets die, if you don't count my fishes, but even then, they weren't gonna live anyway. I've had my Blue Healer mix for over a decade, she became diabetic a while ago before I did, and she doesn't really do a lot anymore. She's still active and does play with the puppy sometimes, but still. When that day comes, it's going to really hurt me. 
I'd say don't get a pet for a long time. Wait until you're done grieving over the death of the pet you just lost, and when you feel that it's time to get a new pet, then do that. It's gonna take a lot of time to heal those broken feelings. 

[Guest90210 3,569]

When my tarantula died, we held a little "funeral" in our backyard and buried him in the soil. We set up a little memorial on the grave site. Our old dog is buried in a pet cemetery. It helps to get over the grief because it's comforting knowing they're "at peace", if you will

[Royal 57]

I get very sad and Im silent

[Everleaf 541]

It's really hard for me... I have lost so many pets in my life... And every time, even when I was a kid I didn't understand the concept of death, but had to deal with it and realize much later what really death is about. 

 

It's the kind of sadness so powerful that cannot be expressed by tears.

 

I'm happy that at least half of my pets are arguably alive, free in nature.

 

Agreed it is a very hard thing to handle...I've lost umm 4 pets in my life? it honestly hurts bad...I understand...

[Malinter 3,064]

All of the dogs i've owned have lived to old age and way past the average life-span of their breeds.

 

Thats what walking your dogs every single day without fail does.

 

I do not mourn them, they lived as full a life as I could give them.

[Handsome Changeling 1,851]

I had the death of one of my pets recently, one of my three Axolotls called Sunny I never thought such a little creature that I looked after for a year would impact me so much.

The death of Sunny reminded me about the other dead in my family and it did not help so I was in a very depressed mood for a bit but friends and some good laughs helped me get through it and now I am fine.

My other Axolotls are the perfect breeds to make another one very similar to Sunny so I am attempting to breed them and this also helped me look on the bright side of things.

In short when an animal of mine dies I try to think of the happier side and not forget them just like a family member.

[Invincible 2,092]

I was 19 when my dog died. I had that dog with me since i was 4. I took him and buried him in a spot along the path i used to walk with him for 15 years, and i cried all along the way and while i buried him. After that.. it just felt empty, not just the house, but like i was missing something deeply vital to me.

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

I've had several pets die over the years. From my dog having to be put down due to her age and the fact that she could no longer walk, to my cat being hit by a car. I dealt with it by being sorrowful for a bit, as I never found it good to bottle it up. But after a while I came to the realization that the world moves on, and I had things I needed to do. So like all losses, I eventually recovered and moved on, as it is the only way to continue.

[Banul 3,831]

I've got two dogs right now that I'm very attached to. I think they have a few years still, but they're getting old and sporting some gray fur. I know they have to go someday, but thinking about it makes me depressed. It'l be a terrible day when that happens.

[Celtore 2,770]

I shut myself away and have a cry until I reach acceptance in the grief cycle. At that point I just want to move on, but inevitably my parents or friends will want to talk about it and bring me to tears again. Thankfully African Greys have a nice long life cycle, my little pal will be with me until retirement. My dogs are getting pretty old though, but I don't want to think about it.

[iceestarz 5,765]

I've lost some pets. My most recent was my cat Dale who died back in May.

 

I found him dead in my room after my brother came in running into the kitchen while I was making pancakes telling me Dale wasn't moving.

 

Sure enough he was dead.

 

I cried. And cried some more.

 

Eventually it got easier to go on with life. I made a collage of pictures of my cat and me on walmart's website. So I have the poster hanging in my room of me and Dale.

[Redeye 399]

The only pets right now that have died are Goldfish, a Cat, and a Ferret. Goldfish I could care less about. The Cat, which I named Phantom, I had to give to my grandma because the apartment I moved into didn't allow pets. I always hated that. A few months later I found out that my grandma lost Phantom for some reason. Apparently she was going to sell the cat or something and then he ran away. I had a few experiences with that cat... But that was when I was around 5, living in a Trailer house.

 

The Ferret, I kid you not, was named Pinkie... Because I was running out of ideas. Let me tell you, this was BEFORE I became a brony, WAAAAAAY before that. I was still 5 or something living in my Trailer house. Due to me moving to a Non-Pet apartment, I had to give Pinkie to my grandpa. (This grandpa is, by the way, divorced from my grandma due to reasons. He lived in a Trailer, he drinks beer, and he smokes. He's a pretty cool grandpa, though.) A few years later I found out that Pinkie (A male, btw) died from old age, I think.

 

Needless to say, I was depressed. I shed no tears, though. I did feel sad, though. After Phantom, however, I got really pissed instead of depressed. I don't know if my old cat is still alive, but I got really butthurt about it with my grandma. I'm glad i'm out of that apartment. Maybe next time I move to a No-Pet place, i'm gonna bring my new cat in anyways. Because that is just ridiculous. 

[Metemponychosis 1,262]

Painful as hell.

My family is very small and I have very few friends. When my two dogs, a black german shepherd/lab died and then right on the same week our brown pinscher followed it was like losing a sister and a brother.

 

I've had a few fish too and it's sad when they go too. Last one was a pretty "normal" betta that I think had velvet. Ended up dying while I was in a trip because of college.

 

I buried the dogs. The fish was under my mother's "care" and she buried it.

[LunaKaiba 30]

Use to it bothered me a lot more.

I remember when i was young crying for a month about one of my pet rabbits named Brownie.

 

As i got older and life seemed to get worse i got a little use to things like that happening.

It more depends now how attached to it i am. I don't cry as much over them and if i do it's once and that's it. I have to let go of it.

 

Though i am really emotional about my fish's xD I love them so much....

And if something happened to my dog Basco i would probably feel really lonely. 

 

But just because sometimes i don't cry doesn't mean i don't love them and don't miss them dearly.

I just have to keep myself together. Not out of want either.

[Gracefilly 117]

It is hard, even after several animals I find it hard if not down right depressing. I lost my 19 year old cat in 2013 and it is still on my mind. I miss the little things about her. I honestly think that each animal takes a piece of your heart with them when they die.

[Fawkes The Phoenix 737]

Time takes care of everything, i've lost too many pets in my life and it is really hard, there's nothing you can do but wait until you feel better, remember, death is only painful for the loved ones of the dead, not for the one who dies.

[Monochrome Gray 7]

I used to have a cat named Tremor...I when I heard he passed..Well I had accidentally broke a hole in my wall. I was yelling about how I couldn't take care of him enough. It hurt ya know?

[BitterBubblegum 75]

My pet will live longer than me. I have a tortoise. The kind that live like 80 years.