is this normal?

Question

i was trying to save a sick pidgeon from pain yesterday. after realizing he could not be helped i took him somewhere quiet where he would find his final peace. later i broke down and remained so for a long time. is this a normal reaction. thanx

Answer 1

of course it is normal u are a kind of person thats take things more serious than others you just felt sorry for the poor bird,i would feel deep down sad too.

Answer 2

Yes, especially if you have experienced loss of any kind whatsoever recently, and that could be loss of anything from a very favorite book, to your keys, to having a fender-bender, to loss of a pet, a friendship, a friend, a relative...

Even just having seen or read a sad movie or book before finding the pigeon will have an effect on your reaction to what seemed to be the pigeon's ultimate demise. Perfectly normal, especially in the type of circumstances I described.

Answer 3

I had a similiar experience as yours. I saw a pigeon in lots of pain, injured. Luckily when I saw it...it was in a nice, shady, private spot. I'm sure that is the exact same spot where it went to Pigeon heaven. I too wanted to CRY! I sometimes feel more sorry for animals in pain, than humans. I guess cause animals are truly more helpless.

Answer 4

Pretty normal really. Sadly it's unusual - but don't be afraid of that, people with the ability to feel are real people.

I had a similar reaction gassing a dying mouse over my exhaust pipe a few years ago and my guess is I'm substantially older than you.

Answer 5

There's really no such thing as normal. Some people are more empathetic to animals than others. I, for one, am not a fan of pigeons, so I probably would not have become broken up over it. However, since you were clearly able to feel for the poor scavenger, so when taking that into account, it is understandable that you would have become upset over its demise.

Answer 6

Feelings aren't right or wrong, they just are. Obviously, you are compassionate, there is nothing wrong with that. I don't know if this was your first experience with death but we all handle it differently, need different time frames to deal. I think it was nice you stayed with the bird.

Canadian geese will send two of their group down to stay with a sick goose until it dies, then catch up to the flock as they migrate. There are a number of examples in nature that show we aren't the only species that grieves loss.

Answer 7

It is OK that you to have that feeling . My cat died since three month ago while it was sleeping next to me you can imagine what i felt at this time . I was on the verge of collapse . I called our doctor but he arrived too late . After that I felt Desperate for a while but now at least i know it rest in peace and i know that it was Been happy with me and i do the best i could . I will never forget its last outlook before dieing like she wanted to be said
"Goodbye.....I will remember you .....thanks"

Answer 8

Well I think it is. I ran over a turtle it was right in a 90 degree turn and I didn't see it until it was too late. I felt awful for two weeks.
I will leave out the time I ran a dog over. It didn't die but I maimed it. Couldn't see it from the glare of head lights in my eye.

Answer 9

i think it's quite normal for humans to be sympathetic at some times especially during death. though we aren't all related in blood, we feel almost the same when we experience tragedy.that's the difference between animals and humans, right?we have feelings and we tend to show what we feel no matter what the cause of that feeling.

Answer 10

It seems to be for you. And it's one of remorse at not being able to do anything to aleviate the suffering of another living creature. I don't see anything wrong with that.
Now..... If you'd let your remorse prevent you from helping another living creature, it might be said that you had a problem. But that doesn't seem to be the case.

Doug