Thanks. People who're only used to dogs and cats have a hard time understanding that non-traditional pets can be just as personable and loving, and we can get just as attached to them.
My vet was trying to prepare me for the thought of putting Peeper down, and I interpretted that at first as that I *should* do so, and told him I flat out absolutely refused. I'm grateful in a way that she spared me that choice, and I'm glad that she passed away at home, but I'm torn between whether it would've been harder if I'd been holding her at the time, or better because I'd know I was there for her. She was only a couple feet from my bed, but I didn't *know*, I just found her afterwards, motionless and cold.
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Date: 2006-12-12 03:50 pm (UTC)My vet was trying to prepare me for the thought of putting Peeper down, and I interpretted that at first as that I *should* do so, and told him I flat out absolutely refused. I'm grateful in a way that she spared me that choice, and I'm glad that she passed away at home, but I'm torn between whether it would've been harder if I'd been holding her at the time, or better because I'd know I was there for her. She was only a couple feet from my bed, but I didn't *know*, I just found her afterwards, motionless and cold.