i find it hard to talk to people and bond with anyone. (Before you ever have a family of your own, for Gods sake). I told all my family the same story I had told to the vet and I think I will have to probably carry this lie to the grave. :( I've been ignoring my puppy's snuggles for the past hour to browse Reddit. It wasnt a far fetched thing as she would vomit hairballs a few times a week but there was no hair. I simply believed if she was on the right dose of her medicine, that she would be ok. Had the vet seen her in a timely manner that day, she couldve gotten the hypertension under control. It's been 5 years since he died. I knew I couldnt keep them so I started searching for homes. I wish. And I wont take an ibuprofen to help my headaches because all I can think about is how she didnt have the luxury of hydrating herself or deciding whether to live in a cage. I love reading these comments and having everyone ignore a major thing you brought up; you have anger issues. We just lost our 13 year old Yorkie and we thought we would start the new year with a new addition to the family. It turns out he had a tumor for about three years that was never discovered during checkups. He twitches his back to the side and cant make curves without losing balance. I feel like I was neglectful of her and took her for granted. My wife was on the call too. Although Bella's new, the other dogs have taken a liking to her, especially the Golden Shepard everybody else calls Kion. My heart breaks for you. @JoshDM I wouldn't know whether to expect a lick or a bite. In 1977 Maryann Gray was a 22-year-old college graduate with her whole life ahead of her, when a little boy darted out in front of her car. (I'm assuming a lot here, please correct me if I'm wrong). We thanked her and her team for doing their best for our girl. My husband help me catch her and the next day we took her to the vet. When we met I had 3 dogs, all rescues. I just can't stop thinking about how happy she was to see us when we pulled up, and then a few short seconds later her life was ended. I dont hit my dogs , yet , since theyre not very trained, I yell at them when they are doing something stupid. Had she been a good vet, more emphasis wouldve been put on potential disease processes and what I should look for. I left out food and kept checking but it was untouched. You loved that he distracted you from the obvious deficits you have for being a decent human. I blame myself because I should have known. My cat Florio died in my arms this morning of cancer. My first pet and to lose him at 2 years old, im heart broken and guilty because Im at fault. He passed at 2 and a half because of me. But being responsible for and witnessing your pet's death can add guilt, trauma and shame to the heartbreak . I have a gut-wrenching feeling inside with so much regret from these last 2 weeks or so, even though I think I did good before all of this. I feel like weve let him down, and we didnt fully appreciate how stressful this situation may have been for him. my father was killed in 2010, which was my senior year in high school and i was never the same. I know she had a good time for half of her life but she shouldve lived much longer and she shouldnt have died like that. But by requesting the window be left open I put the cats in harms way as I hadnt realized the danger of one of them getting trapped in there and it being life threatening. He died within few minutes after having the symptoms. Hes with me for 7 months i still remember the day i got him he was a cute kitten but was very afraid slowly he learned his name and so many things Id everything to keep him well. I wish I could get justice for Buttercup and for myself. No matter what happens, youll always be Bun Number 1. She was my shadow and adored me, she would be looking out the window after me when Id go to work and i could hear her jumping on the inside of the door when i would insert the key every evening. His death left a gapping hole in our hearts and it took us 3 years to finally be ready to make room for a new kitty. That little dog trusted me to look after her and i let her down so so badly. It's just not me..! You have probably never heard of this phenomenon because people rarely talk about the situation. I have really bad depression so Ive told myself I have to stay alive for my cat and my hamster. Was he lost and searching for home and couldnt find it? She seemed to have some level of coming to when I would resume cpr. You dont deserve to live and I hope you get your ass killed like you did to him your a punk. I hate how it ended and am having an extremely difficult time shaking the feeling that I caused his death through neglect and that he died feeling lonely, trapped, unloved, thirsty, and abandoned on top of all of his physical health problems. Gosh the guilt you are feeling. He loved to go for walks, and where we live, there isn't any place to really let him off the leash to have a good run safely. Although the law varies depending on state and county, if someone has injured or killed your pet, you are entitled to compensation. You must sue the defendant in the county where he or she lives or in the county where the death or injury took place. I knew there was always a risk but I was told it was 0.7% in healthy bunnies. Identify imagined guiltabout theloss of your dog or cat. I never left that visit thinking any real serious organ damage was happening, nor was I told to look for warning signs of anything at all. If I feel like this, then I can only imagine how people feel when children are involved. We couldnt get him into his normal kennels, and so had to book him in to a new one it had been recommended by another kennel and great reviews. 90. r/Petloss. Maybe they would have cancelled the operation, given me the scolding I deserved, and sent me home to think about what Id almost done. I was so traumatized I was thinking it could be anything. Two people are responsible for my cats death, the veterinarian and as a result of her incompetence subsequently myself. Seeming eager for playtime or maybe she was trying to get away from this crazy women who was mistreating her. Im so sorry bibble. And I was rewarded for my efforts. I wanted so much to save her and give her all the love she hadnt had until the day I found her. We came home and found him barely clinging to life. Collapsed, hyperventilating, tongue hanging out of her mouth, but with eyes open. Oh my god that's awful, BUT people accidentally killing their pets is slightly common. After I basically prepared her casket. I was so sick yesterday I said to myself I will take us both to doctors tomorrow morning. Low and behold, there she was. The guilt has been eating me up, if I hadnt been so confident shed stay, if Id just not taken her out, if Id tried harder to get to her in time, if Id just gone into that part of the neighborhood Id neglected she might have come to me. I will miss her for a long long time and this will be hard for me to live with. She does it a lot at night but I'm so scared of falling asleep and suffocating her by mistake because I moved in my sleep. Get off the internet and seek help immediately before you harm yourself or someone else. In general, if you stop and make a reasonable effort to help the animal, the legal responsibility for the accident will not fall on you, but on the owner for allowing the dog to run loose. It was two weeks before they could get him in. There are several factors that could have contributed to it, and there is no way to prove that one thing caused another unless an autopsy was performed1. I miss you so much. And you should feel bad and you should get help for yourself so you never do anything like that again. But they were outdoor bunnies, with constant access to grass. The 3 cats in my home wasnt having him in thier safe space. But I had tried to take measures to ensure they we well cared for even asking the neighbour to keep an eye out for whether they wanted letting in or out and giving her a key. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. I could have moved his head and neck when I saw lifting the chair was hurting him. There had to be drafts coming from every where! I betrayed my friend, and I will never see him again. He always wanted affection of us over other fellow cats, therefore alwys he spent the time with us. I grew more concerned and wondered now if I did more harm than good. You never expect it to be their last day. There was litter caked on her feet and also in the water dish. But as I said, Cleo had always managed it and as for Bella she would always wait to be let in or out as she was always so patient. I hate myself, and Im saying all this here because otherwise it might fall out of my mouth in front of my wife and I CANNOT do that because shes making her peace with it in her own way and the food thing hasnt come to mind for her. Now I often ponder his final moments. How he cried for help when I couldnt do anything. What if I didnt leave him in the room with her? TikTok video from Manar (@antisocial_hijabi88): "Traumatization #fyp #foryou #arab #arabic #storytime #grwm #makeup #hijab #arabmom #arabtok #arabsbelike #pet #petfish #arabicgrwm". Then she began to growl and puff out and fight the bed. Bella looked up, wagged her tail, and chased the other dogs through the field of flowers merrily into the golden sun. Of all the offmychest stories these ones eat at me the most. We ( me, my mum, dad, and brother ) had a beloved springer spaniel named Cooper. My mum and sister were on the phone and they told me to let her go. She slept beside me in bed and sometimes on my pillow. - JoshDM. While I was cooking, sleeping, sweeping, when im going to tje terrace he was always with me. This last year we have lost our dog and another cat to illness and now our sweet kitten Zoe. i feel like a murderer and i cant stop thinking about my boy. I didnt see him so I called out for him, he called out for me and he his voice while calling made me cry and panic. Gwen was depending on me to care for her looking back maybe she was tryna tell me something maybe if I had of took a small amount of time to make sure she had what she needed she could be here eating hay living life. It was supposed to be a routine operation to spay her so we could get her the companion she craved. Shes so amazing. I have flashbacks of it all and cannot eat or sleep. As I held her and tried to decide what to do, I thought she had died in my arms and my husband started to dig her a grave. Love at first site. Stiffening up. The vet called and said we should consider putting him to sleep, but then called me back in 10 min and said nm hes fine he can go home. We could of done, we had unpacked most things by the Thursday he could of settled in with us then! She had done well with this. I chalked it up to age. How do we get through this? So I hurried up and put one of the meds in his mouth and waited, then called the vet and she said that it doesnt sound like seizures its sounds like something else but she said to watch him. Thank you for sharing everyone. The Animal Legal Defense Fund is rated four-stars by Charity Navigator, is a Platinum Level GuideStar Exchange participant, a Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity, and an Independent Charity Seal of Excellence awardee, ensuring that we meet the highest standards of accountability, efficiency . The second one we found, I accidentally attacked my buddy's wolf, and his wolf raped my 2nd one and I was sad, I then killed his and he "EXECUTING SADFACE.EXE" and we looked for a while while he tried to suicide IG multiple times, he then went to go play left 4 dead 2 :[R.I.P I tried honking the horn to get another truck drivers attention. Then a few months later we started to notice blood on her thats when we notice that it had got bigger and ulcerated. I usually order bird biotic and keep in on hand but with covid, it has been impossible to get bird biotics. I had to kill my cat. He seemed to deal with this fine. I recently wrote How to Forgive Yourself for Not Protecting Your Dog, to help you deal with the guilt you feel. I decided at her age not to put her little body through all that and chose euthanasia instead. My 4 year old keeps asking questions and saying things like, "Mommy, I didn't want you to kill Bella." If someone else had suggested to go on a walk with him that day, if your mom had decided to let him off the leash instead of you, if another car had come up behind you and hadn't seen your dog, if, if, if it all still might have happened exactly the same way. But this might be a good read for you.. http://www.aplacetolovedogs.com/2010/06/why-do-dogs-leave-earth-first-a-child-answers/1486596831/. It was my hamster. Right away I saw him stuck under my seat. Either way though, you should feel bad for what you did. If she jumped off the bed at night and i noticed Id tell her to hop up and shed jump back up beside me. I cant tell you how many times a day Id pick him up and kiss him repeatedly. That experienced, but it wasnt enough to compensate for my stupidity. 2 days ago I thought I had a healthy 5 year old beagle mix named Pima. 194. He hopped in the car - he was able to walk, I don't know how and we immediately went to the vet. I shouldnt have been so lazy, should have acted sooner. My wife is an amazing, loving person and I (obviously) want to spend my life with her. It happened in a split second. In seven days she won over my husband, kids and myself. In addition to talking with the dog trainer, you should also contact your vet and get a medical opinion. If you believe in the kind of thing, I am sending my dog with messages of love to pets who have passed. And definitely don't get another dog yet! We believed you were going to be here for a long time and that when my mom passed we would still have to take care of you. I could have tried to push his head out harder. . I was modified and wanted to die in the moment! Im here because last week my little 6 lb baby Zoey went out in the yard to do her potty before bed like always my husband is usually here and he goes out with both dogs but this time it was me i turned all the lights on and watched both dogs go out and everything seemed fine 10-15 minutes later i go looking for her i looked everywhere house rest of the yard and then i seen her in the pool drowned i immediately jump in to get her and laid her down and tried to give her cpr it didnt work i was in a deep shock and Im still so devastated i cant stop blaming myself on top of missing her so much weve had her for 14 years after the kids were gone and she was our baby so loyal and sweet she was a big part of our lives for so long.i dont know how i will ever get over the blame. They told us she was dehydrated and her heart rate was very low. I am not excusing the behaviour and we certainly have never done this with our current dog, but I miss him so much. Life us precious no matter how small..if I could go back just a few days I would appreciate gwen a lil more and give her what she needed. I knew she was having a tough time but I figured it was wasted effort anyway. I can't believe it hours later. She seemed so full of energy. All it takes is one instance where things can go tragically wrong! When I noticed I tried to grab him by the collar, he thought I was playing and ran out onto the road right in front of a bus. He was half under the seat and didnt think anything of it. The dog wasnt even in my house 5min and it was over my baby girl was dead. His brother Duffy got very depressed and died a month later of a heart attack. But I didnt have enough courage to do it becuase I was dealing with severe hurt and anxiety on the same day. This vet missed red flags during routine care as well as on the last day. Snow loved to sleep a lot and 12/11/19 he slept whole day like usual so i didnt really check i called him to eat but he kept sleeping that particular day was a cold one so i thought he was feeling cold and left him to sleep in blanket(i should have taken him to a vet another regret).That night i called him for dinner he refused to eat so i made his bed and make him sleep. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) 5 / 9 So a couple of days ago, I put an e collar on her to prevent her from digging at it. Dogs most commonly experience nausea, upset stomach, and diarrhea after taking fish oil. I decided to bury him under a tree in the back yard. I screamed for my husband who came out and held her. The last time I went in her cage she looked okay but not great. Our beloved family dog, Billy - I gave the car a little gas to get up the hill, and I never even saw him. I am at fault for my 12 year old golden retrievers passing. You should also think about suing in small claims court. I was tired from work and lazy, and my wife has depression and was going through an especially rough episode, so we both just sat around thinking or saying we should walk and call for him, put flyers up, etc, but doing nothing about it. If this helps anyone cope than Ill be happy please rest in love my Sophie birdie. My wife accidently killed my dog. The following taboo topic article might surprise some, but I assure you that dogs killing dogs within the same household is common. Accidents happen but it's still sad when you care about them. You, like me, are a child of nature. We ( me, my mum, dad, and brother ) had a beloved springer spaniel named Cooper. I saw his body go lifeless. Guys I slipped I swear!IMPORTANT LINKS:Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/loganboisvertVOD Channel: https://bit.ly/3rVIAIdClip Channel: https://bit.ly/3CAVksQDi. The manager 86 him. I lost my best friend Felix on Tuesday. I'm not going to tell you you're a horrible person because obviously you're already feeling very guilty/remorseful but take this as a wake up call, get help. Some time later I found out If only I could have went downstairs I could have gotten hold of him. Thats when I heard him really cry. I said sorry to Lolly out loud, for so many things. My axolotl (type of salamander) died earlier today and it was my fault. Answer (1 of 39): She always likes to bite my slippers. We found the vet some 15 minutes later and he gave him an injection for haemhorrage and told us to keep an eye on him through the night. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. My mind was distracted and I just feel I could have made contact with the neighbour more and asked about them while we were away. He reminds me of his everything. In some cases, the side effects can be serious, even life-threatening. And even though I had seen her do it, it somehow was getting in her way. We went away on 4night break and on the day we were due to return, we got a phone call that our cat Bella had got wedged in our tilt and turn window and was dead upon the cat sitters visit at around mid-day that day. Im sorry and I hope you forgive me prince, I know you suffered and it wasnt right, even if you were going to die regardless last night I shouldve not left you in there with mom, I shouldve taken you to the vet so you could go peacefully. Im going to start by sharing my story so others do not make the same mistakes I did. I cant just reassure him one last time and its so painful. It had been me who suggested going for a walk. And she is more of a house cat. But, I didnt. But then my cat died and now my hamster is gone and its my fault for not making sure the fort was secure, the pump was covered, and I wasnt there to save her. I shouldnt have taken him outside. Her eyes were bleeding and she was gasping for air. It was *not* your fault - however much your heart may tell you otherwise. I could have saved him. Some were directly responsible for accidentally causing their dogs to die, while others feel like they put their dogs to sleep too soon. I never saw her with that ununsteadiness, rapid breathing, or weakness. I think the parasympathetic nervous system was going haywire. That was over 12 years ago, and I still feel guilty! Sensitivity to the drug can also be seen in dogs or puppies that have . Dreaming that his little life wasnt cut so incredibly short by my carelessness. We got home, it was dusk by then, and Cooper had started to go limp. I don't want to go into it but it was the most horrible thing I've ever seen, and I still feel so guilty. Tuesday morning also he didnt come to our room and I found that he was sitting near the neighborhood garden. I called out for buttercup and did not spot her where I left her, when I looked over at Mr.Bing, his eyes moved to the floor behind him and it frightened me. On Thursday at 6.45 pm I accidentally backed over our beautiful family cat Bella, 16 years old. She died at 4 years old because I neglected her. To clarify the reason Im so worried about his sister dying of grief is because my grandmother had three cats. 1 lbs and 10 oz. I finally got a call back after 3 from the vet. Then, on the third day I couldnt take it anymore and I went down that street- and there she was, dead on the ground. i feel like a soulless vessel. In dogs, orally ingested NSAIDs are rapidly . Instead she was given .3L of fluid right before leaving and an antiemetic even though she had not vomited since morning. Do you feel like you caused your dog or cats death? After some moments she appeared more lucid.