Hello Unregistered,
It looks you have never posted to our site before! Why not make your first post today by saying hello to our community in our Introduce Yourself forum. Why not start with your first post today and become an active part of our growing community of writers!
| How was your week? So, how was your week? Let me tell you about mine! |
10-22-2008, 06:25 AM
|
#1
|
|
Mentor
Join Date: May 2007
Location: E. Sussex U.K.
Gender: Male
Posts: 2,083
|
Sad business
I have just finished burying the rabbit. He was lying on his side this morning, barely breathing, I took him to the vet, expecting the final injection, but he died on my lap in the waiting room. He was old for a rabbit, we got him when my daughter was a little girl, but well loved. He is under thee apple tree in the back garden now, and I am feeling sadder than I ought to for a rabbit.
__________________
Google Olly Buckle and click on my Associated content page, or find me on youtube.
I had a tremendous advantage in life, at the age of eighteen I caught polio and for eighteen months was totally paralysed except for my eyes. Milton Erickson
|
|
|
|
10-22-2008, 06:28 AM
|
#2
|
|
Profound Writer
Join Date: Mar 2008
Gender: Private
Posts: 1,013
|
you have my condolences
|
|
|
|
10-22-2008, 06:29 AM
|
#3
|
|
Profound Writer
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: England
Gender: Female
Posts: 1,442
|
I'm really sad for you, Olly. It's not silly to be sad for a rabbit - I love ours, Harry Snapper Organs, and we've only had him six months. At least your dear old bunny died in your lap, peacefully.
__________________
You attempt to pull four story lines together in two-thousand words and nearly pull it off - Eggo
We rarely buy unsolicited manuscripts, but my editor and I thought that this was a superior piece of fiction - Sunday Express magazine
|
|
|
|
|
10-22-2008, 08:06 AM
|
#4
|
|
Addict
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Fremont Ohio
Gender: Female
Posts: 179
|
Don't feel silly for being sad for bunny. I cried when my first pet White's tree frog died. Yes, I cried over a frog, but she was an awesome frog.
|
|
|
|
|
10-22-2008, 09:49 AM
|
#5
|
|
Writing Machine
Join Date: Apr 2008
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,934
|
*blinks* I never thought you were such a sensitive guy Olly. I'm sorry.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiamat10
Just once I want to open a fortune cookie and read: "Duck."
|
|
|
|
|
|
10-22-2008, 10:09 AM
|
#6
|
|
Mentor
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Western PA. Again.
Gender: Female
Posts: 2,815
|
Aww, that's so sad. I've never had a pet die in my lap before, but I can imagine it being an experience I'd rather not have. Poor bunny. I'm sorry, Olly.
|
|
|
|
|
10-22-2008, 10:12 AM
|
#7
|
|
Writing Machine
Join Date: Apr 2008
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,934
|
At least you know now that your bunny is in Bunny Heaven, where he will be reincarnated as a Killer Rabbit or Bugs Bunny or Roger Rabbit
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiamat10
Just once I want to open a fortune cookie and read: "Duck."
|
|
|
|
|
|
10-22-2008, 10:13 AM
|
#8
|
|
Profound Writer
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Gender: Female
Posts: 1,242
|
awwwww....Olly, that is so sad.....sorry about that buddy
__________________
Sanguis Malus~Bona Mente Datur
|
|
|
|
|
10-22-2008, 11:28 AM
|
#9
|
|
Profound Writer
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: rottenchester
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,365
|
Pets are family members. Our little girl bunny had to have a hysterectomy because her reproductive organs became cancerous. Cost a lot of money but that was a year ago and she's still fine.
As I've stated before, rabbits are great pets. They're quiet and mostly nondestructive and small (usually) and fuzzy and cute. I feel for your loss, Olly. Our bunnies have a show now-http://knittingkitties.camstreams.com/
Are you gonna get another lagomorph?
__________________
Here are some ways to waste your time:
|
|
|
|
|
10-22-2008, 02:09 PM
|
#10
|
|
Mentor
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
Gender: Male
Posts: 5,195
|
I'm sorry Olly. The day we took our dog to be put down was one of the worst. We all cried on and off for days.
__________________
"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
-- Albert Einstein
"I am really only interested in a fiction of miracles."
-- Flannery O'Connor
|
|
|
|
|
10-22-2008, 03:35 PM
|
#11
|
|
Best Seller
Join Date: Jul 2007
Gender: Male
Posts: 602
|
I currently own two dogs, both of whom are relatively young. They are my first real pets (I don't count fish). My wife has observed that the day the older of the dogs dies is going to be very rough in our house. The funny thing is, she said it before we had kids. She has dealt with losing pets, I have not; I think she accurately predicts that I will be a mess. Even though I tend not to show much normal emotion, it is embarassingly obviously when I'm upset; even though I think few, other than my wife, would be able to figure out what it is that bothers me.
Now, fielding questions from my oldest daughter about the dogs' eventual demise nearly puts me in tears. Her bottom lip quivers when she says, "but I'll miss him", even though I don't think she really grasps the idea of death. It will be the double injury of dealing with her pain, coupled with my own, that will make the death of the stupid little beast completely unbearable for me.
I guess the short version of this post would be, "I fully understand and extend my sympathies".
|
|
|
|
|
10-22-2008, 06:49 PM
|
#12
|
|
Mentor
Join Date: May 2007
Location: E. Sussex U.K.
Gender: Male
Posts: 2,083
|
Thanks everyone, in the event my daughter was the one who was least affected, I think because when she came home there was a mound under the apple tree and that was it. Guess the lesson, if there is one , is tell your kids about death, sure , it's realistic, but no need to show them it, I'm quite glad she wasn't there.
__________________
Google Olly Buckle and click on my Associated content page, or find me on youtube.
I had a tremendous advantage in life, at the age of eighteen I caught polio and for eighteen months was totally paralysed except for my eyes. Milton Erickson
|
|
|
|
|
10-22-2008, 11:41 PM
|
#13
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: In front of the keyboard
Posts: 5,163
|
Awww, I'm very sorry for your loss, Olly. They really are a part of the family.
__________________
"Shut up and write something."~A very wise writer.
Hawke's View
Click And Submit:
"Promoting today's geniuses and tomorrow's giants."
|
|
|
|
|
10-23-2008, 12:34 AM
|
#14
|
|
Addict
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Canada
Gender: Male
Posts: 158
|
Sorry to hear that Olly. I held a pet while it was put down, so I can also relate.
|
|
|
|
|
10-23-2008, 04:09 AM
|
#15
|
|
Mentor
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 6,059
|
Sorry. I know how you feel and it's horrible. No such thing as sadder than you ought to feel, especially for a family member - no matter what its species.
__________________
There Is A Policeman Inside All Our Heads: He Must Be Destroyed
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:05 AM. Powered by vBulletin, Copyright ©2000-2007, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
LinkBacks Enabled by vBSEO 3.1.0
|
|
Link to Us: 
|
|
