do u have any regrets about something u did or didn't do with your pet that passed away?? Serious answers only

Question

I wish I would've taken him on more walks and more car rides. I wish I didn't let him have surgery, it made him worse :(.

Answer 1

I wish I spent more time with her... someone killed her (shot her) bc she went into their yard and ate thier rabbits... she was a good dog, very sweet... We lived out in the woods and she had a lot of fun and could play forever. She was still a pup... only about 8 months old

Answer 2

There are times I wish I could have done things differently, only because I didn't know better at the time (such as training techniques that have changed so much over the years). With surgery, you were doing your best and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. You shouldn't beat yourself up over that - you did the best you could.

None of us has a crystal ball and all of us have 20-20 hindsight. Learn from things you didn't do so well and do better next time. Don't feel guilty about things you didn't do wrong that just didn't go as planned (like surgery). That's the best anyone can do.

Answer 3

My other two dogs I grew up with that live at my parents still are 13 and 14. I wish I would have taking them hiking, camping, on more walks, swimming, trained them better. Not have been mean to them during the times they pissed me off for chewing something up. I wish I was older so I can do all the things I do with my new puppy now that i have been raising. I always think about this too so it's weird you posted this question as i wish I did much much more with those two guys before they got too old to even go hiking and go to the dog park to socialize. sigh..now I'm depressed :(

Answer 4

With the dog I have now I regret that I didn't get to know him sooner. We got him this January at the age of seven and while he is still young-ish and still great gobs of fun To have know him when he was two or a puppy would have been a joy.

On the other hand we are all a product of our environment so I know he would be different now than he is because of being raised with us an not the other people...

Don't dwell on the past... you did the best you could when you could. Remember the good time. After all would he want you to be sad?

Answer 5

I just lost my dog on Friday. It was sudden. We discovered too late that she had cancer and chose to let her go. There was no other alternative for us because she was suffering already and would have only continued to suffer. We had her for 10 years. It's been recent so I'm still coping like you.

I initially had all the regrets and then the why questions. I have begun to realize the good moments we had with her. Your pet wouldn't want you to be sad and regretting anything you did. They provided us unconditional love and dedication to make us happy. They still want to see you happy...

The stages of grieving are much the same for animals/pets as it is for our family and friends. You have to be aware and allow yourself to express your feelings.

Cry or shout if you have to. It will take some time...that's no lie. It helps to talk to others who knew him or were close to him too. Talking, drawing, looking at pictures, it all helps. It's painful at first but when you see how happy he was, it confirms that you did all you could to make them happy.

I'll keep you in my prayers to give you strength **

Answer 6

Yes. I bought a mixed breed dog from the Humane Society. She was cute as could be. Soon after, we realized she growled at people when we walked by her food bowl. I do child care, therefore we had to take her back to the Humane Society so no kids would get bit. We told them how good of a dog she was & insisted we would take her back & find a good home for her if they were going to uthinize her. We found a friend 2 days later that wanted her, so we called the Humane Society to see if we could get her back. They said they uthinized her. I was so P.O.ed! I cried & cried, I felt so bad.

Answer 7

We cannot spend our lives trying to change the negative things that happened in the past -- it will get us nowhere. Focus on the positive things that you did with your pet when s/he was alive and cherish those memories.

I loved my first dog so much (and still do even though he has passed away) and I have a tattoo to remember him. Whenever I look at it, it makes me smile and think of the wonderful times we had together.

Answer 8

Yeah I wish I hadn't made her stay with us so long. Her eyes still looked happy so I dealt with all the health issues. Cleaning and having to puree food since she couldn't eat.

I did take on two ancient dogs some people were going to shoot and I tried to help them but one could not walk at all but she was always so happy I tried to long. I won't do that with my Bessie. When she can no longer get up and has to pull herself around with her front legs it will be no question.

Answer 9

It will get easier with time. I lost my 8 year old Lab in February and for the longest time I thought about all the should haves and what ifs. "If I just would have took her to another vet", "I should have known it was something different". Then I started thinking about all the good time. How happy she was to go to the beach, how much I did play with her or take her with me. It's easy to think about the regrets with loosing anyone but if you force yourself to remember the good it will become habit. Look at all the pets who have less, yours was lucky to have you.

Answer 10

I really regret no letting them have the choice of living free or else where
I had 4 beautiful love birds and one day we had a fire and they died , the smoke killed them and the sad thing is that I was deciding to let them go , I was going to let them fly away in the park