In Reply to: I am so sad posted by Id on March 02, 2000 at 21:39:09:

: I got up this morning an out of habit went to get Flea out of his cage....only this time he wasn't there. I totaly miss his wide eyes and sweet licks on my cheek. I got home from work tonight and cleaned out his cage. I was crying as I dumped his water bottle and cleaned the dish that has cantelope and strawberries in it. By the way, I keep saying he but I found out that Flea was a she. I should have knows because there was no bald spot on his/her head but after she died I was able to really look at her body and found there was was no male parts at all. I did not see a pouch either which I thought that you could see on females. Anyway, I know it has to get easier and that it has only been one day but I miss nim sooo much. I keep coming to this site just to read about how other people's babies are doing. It does give me comfort. My boyfriend told me to go get another but he does not seem to understand that you just can't go out an REPLACE something that you love. I am also afraid that if I were to get another one some day that I would kill it somehow. They really are fragile little guys. I am so careful with all of my pets and I know that it was a freak accident but that is my point....accidents happen and I don't know if I could handle it if I were to get another one and accidently harm him too.
: What do I do??
: Wendi

i don't know why they say having pets is therapeutic when loosing them hurts so much!!! we had to have a dog put to sleep years ago and felt no more pets but we got handed a dog doomed to the pound and don't know how we ever got along without him. I have three shitz-sus and two gliders and dread loosing each of them. but i know there will be another pet out there that needs love and protection from some idiot that abuses them. It's too soon for you now but i feel you'll get another pet and love it as much.

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