Saddest Story Ever?

Oh such sad stories, I can understand the pain of losing pets.

About a month ago, I came home to find one of my rats clinging to the cage with a pointy spine and a very fearful look in her face. I had had my rats around 3 years at this point, so I knew her time was soon to come, but I quickly picked her up out of the cage with such a struggle and realised she was no more than skin and bone, this was a surprise to me as I feed them a good and frequent diet. I sat in my school clothes nursing her on my chest for about 9 hours, crying and telling her how much I loved her and was so grateful that she was such a loving and playful pet and friend. That whole night was like a bitter-sweet nightmare having to look into her deep eyes full of confusion, fear and fatigue. It had been hours nursing her, and she was still struggling to stay alive, I knew it was any minute that she would give in but she didn't, it was well past my bedtime and she was still alive, and I knew that if I put her to bed she would pass-away from being too cold. I had to make the heart-breaking decision to put her to bed, so I wrapped her up in three layers of warm cloth and gave her a nice big kiss. When I got up that next morning she was gone.

I'll never forget that look in her eye, so vulnerable and confused... but clearly grateful that I was there with her. It was that experience that made me vegetarian, to think of the billions of animals who die every year with that same look in that eye, I've never been able to look at a cow happily grazing in a paddock without thinking of that very look that Yeesha had in her eye, and that that cow would one day, too, experience the same thing.

Sorry, I know that's a long and sad story, but for me it's a valuable experience as it was the final realisation of the silent yet emotional value that every animals has.

Thats so sad, you knew that  that would be the last time you saw her alive, and you were still brave anough to do what was best.

Yeah, it was pretty sad, but once I realised that I was basically keeping her alive by my body heat, and that she was suffering so bad, I felt it was almost cruel... but it's not as if I just said "fine, I'll let you die then" it was more so letting her see the light after saying my goodbyes.

Yeah, it was pretty sad, but once I realised that I was basically keeping her alive by my body heat, and that she was suffering so bad, I felt it was almost cruel... but it's not as if I just said "fine, I'll let you die then" it was more so letting her see the light after saying my goodbyes.
[/Nawwww, if I was in your shoes, I would've never let go, because I love my doggy

that is so sad!
im so sorry
BIG HUGS!

Losing pets is so painful thats why I get kinda worried about having so many.

So do I, because of the thought of losing them. Like my special horsey friend, how he's got cancer, it always makes me think. And it's sad because I have turned down so many oppurtunities because I'm so worried about them getting sick or dieing

Oh i'm sorry about your horse
I guess that having them in our lives at all - even if for only a short time - is so worth it because it can be so wonderful.

I'm sorry to hear about your stories *cries*. I know what it's like to lose a pet.

I remember my cat Bonnie who died a few years ago. She was around 18 and was having problems with her memory and her body functioning. After an accident, she was injured and had to be put down. I stayed with her until her last moments. I cried for days after. She'd been in my life since I was born and she was like a sister to me. In the same year, I also lost my bird and rabbit.

Nawwwww that's a great way to think about it......I'll tell him that next time I see him