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Author: Bruce Dinger Article source: http://www.articlealley.com/. Used with author's permission.
Oh, so you think your pet isn't human? You think humans
are the only ones that can feel the loss of a loved one?
While we obviously don't know for sure - think about it.
If pets eat like we do, sleep like we do, have the same
body make up (within) like we do, cry when in pain like we
do, then why won't they too feel the pain of a loved one
like humans do?
It is sad that many humans think they are the only ones
that are qualified to feel sad, happy or grieve when the
loss a loved one.
If your pet can feel happy when there is the cause to,
then why do you think it can't feel sad and grieve when
there is cause to?
Why won't your pet moan when the closest pet to it has
just died. Now it has to stay alone, play alone, sit alone,
eat alone, etc. It will definitely feel the loss of the
other and this will be manifest in its behavior.
Or you think because your pet can't speak to you and tell
you how it feels, then it doesn't mourn?
Fact is this - when one of your pet dies and the other
starts behaving in ways such as - eating less; loss of
interest in things that it used to feel interest in;
staying aloof from you and others; not sleeping where it
used to sleep, staying silent most of the time, etc.
All these are signs that your pet is silently grieving the
loss of the other pet. If the pet isn't really sure whether
the other one died or not, it could be hoping that the
other pet will return.
What should you do when this happens?
Nothing much than to wait for time to heal the heart of
this grieving pet.
Like humans, pets also feel the loss of a fellow pet, but
get over this loss after some time. Time, they say, heals
all wounds - in humans and even in pets.
So, when one of your pet dies and the other feels the loss
so much, don't fret too much about it - this pet will get
over it in due time. Some pets heal within a few weeks,
while some last for many weeks and even months before they
forget about the loss of their fellow pals.
What you can do is to give your pet all the necessary
support, care and tenderness it needs to get over the loss
in good time.
In other words, do everything you can to take the mind of
your pet away from her object of worry. Engage her in those
activities that she normally loves to do. If your pet is
one that loves to have other pets to play with, then invite
your friend over and have them bring their pets.
Best of all, you can buy another pet to keep your pet from
feeling too lonely. With time she will eventually forget
about the loss of the previous one.
Do all these and your pet can feel better despite the loss
of its previous pal.
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