Pet Murder

[Spook]

Last night we lost our family pet chinchilla, Lilly. I found her on the ground, wet, with her spine and neck broken. Dead. My dog had done it, I could tell by the slobber on lilly's fur. I held her and did CPR, even though it was pointless, and sat like that for hours shaking and crying. I feel like it's my fault, even though it's not. I just wish she didn't suffer. I buried her in a box with timothy hay and her favorite toy. She was the best pet, always wanted her belly rubbed, running on her wheel, loving to cuddle. I'm going to miss her so much, and I can't look at my dog without mourning her. I know it's just a chinchilla, but she was part of the family.

[SmexiLexie510]

I can't believe your dog killed your chinchilla. What kind of dog do you have? What breed? It isn't normal behavior for that to happen.

And you say that you 'knew', I don't want to sound harsh but- try not to jump to conclusions although other explanations do seem hard to find.

If anything happened to my pet I'd feel the same way, don't think that mourning the loss of anything in your life is stupid. I understand how you feel sweetheart, and I'm sorry.

[Spook]

I can't believe your dog killed your chinchilla. What kind of dog do you have? What breed? It isn't normal behavior for that to happen.

And you say that you 'knew', I don't want to sound harsh but- try not to jump to conclusions although other explanations do seem hard to find.

If anything happened to my pet I'd feel the same way, don't think that mourning the loss of anything in your life is stupid. I understand how you feel sweetheart, and I'm sorry.

Shes a black lab, a hunting dog. I guess it is her instinct to hunt, and I know she probably couldn't control that. My family told me that dogs are basically babies, some things they don't know better. And as for me knowing, I have seen her try to attack the chinchilla before, bite at her, and when I found the chinchilla the door had been kicked open, the chinchilla's fur had dog saliva on it, and it had a broken spine most likely from teeth. I don't have any other pets aside from amphibians & fish in terrariums, which could not have hurt her. I guess it was a stupid idea in the first place to have a hunter and a prey separated only by a glass door, but I do learn from this and in the future it won't happen. I will miss lilly. :(

[Pseudopyrif notropis]

well hopefully it didnt suffer my former friend had a chihuahua and he put it ina box and rolled it down the stairs and just abused it and then after many years of abuse it ran into the woods like a week later they found its still breathing, slowly starving to death body laying down in their woods and there was nothing they could do to save it it was too weak to even stand up quite sad.

[West Coast Sheriff]

I'm sorry. May she rest in peace.

[Lost in the Echo]

aww i'm so sorry, losing a pet can be very sad and depressing, I have lost many and it hurts like hell. All I can tell you is to remember the good times you and her had. If you need anybody to talk to, i'm here. I know how difficulty it is getting over the death of a pet, just try to think positive, don't think about her death, just think about all the times you pet her belly and cuddled with her. I know it seems very depressing right now, but trust me, as time goes on the pain you feel right now will gradually fade away, just try to be positive.

[Stephan]

My deepest sympathy goes to you and your family suffering this loss of such an honorable member of your family.

[Cognizant]

I'm very sorry.... Loosing a pet sucks. :hug:

[Stronger]

I'm really sorry to hear about the lose of your chinchilla, Lilly.

[Breakeven]

sorry to hear :hug:

[Spook]

Thanks guys it means alot.
I am gradually getting better, i just got an MP3 so it helps if i listen to music and not think about it.
It doesn't seem that traumatizing but it was really horrible to see her that way.
Thanks for your nice comments. :)

[Iron Man]

I'm so sorry :(

May she be living it up in Valhalla, exacting revenge on a daily basis.

[Fable]

I am so sorry!

[squibles976]

Last night we lost our family pet chinchilla, Lilly. I found her on the ground, wet, with her spine and neck broken. Dead. My dog had done it, I could tell by the slobber on lilly's fur. I held her and did CPR, even though it was pointless, and sat like that for hours shaking and crying. I feel like it's my fault, even though it's not. I just wish she didn't suffer. I buried her in a box with timothy hay and her favorite toy. She was the best pet, always wanted her belly rubbed, running on her wheel, loving to cuddle. I'm going to miss her so much, and I can't look at my dog without mourning her. I know it's just a chinchilla, but she was part of the family.

That's horrible I'm sorry to hear that, I loved my cat and had him trained better than any dog, he woke me up every morning was my alarm clock, and came when i called without fail everytime, but when I got back from boot camp he was just gone

[ReginaGeorge]

My dog had to be put down just over a year ago, and it's like losing a sibling, your favourite sibling. I'm really sorry about what happened.

Rest in peace, Lily.

[shae... boyjunkie]

Oh - I am SO sorry! I have tears in my eyes just reading that!
I HATE to hear it. (But, surely, not nearly so much as you must hate it that it happened.)
I deeply love animals, particularly dogs & cats and it breaks my heart whenever they are caused to suffer. It's especially terrible whenever death separates a pet from their special-person, severing their unique bond to one another. :(
I feel it is most tragic whenever a dog loses his best-friend, as the pet may interpret the loved-one's absence believing they are being abandoned; wondering: "Why did they leave me?":confused:
I want to offer you my heartfelt condolences. Three years ago (this week) I said goodbye to my little girl (a Yorkie-mix) and I still miss her daily; I know how the hurt can linger. * * * *
Okay... I'm sad now.
If you don't mind... my (longtime) bff and (more recently) step brother, Skyler, wants to say something to you...
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Hi, I do apologize for barging in, being all "uninvited guest," brandishing my unasked-for opinion and all, but... it's not the first time, nor, will it - I'm afraid - be my last.

About what happened...
Please, don't blame your dog - you may deeply regret it one day...
I got really mad at one of our family dogs (german shepard-collie mix) for tearing open a temporary cage and killing 2 bunnies (an Easter present for a girlfriend.) You just can't NOT get angry & upset at the time - but, in the end, it really isn't the dogs fault. Though it seems to be a mean and intentional act, the attack is simply an unfortunate - yet natural - reaction triggered (possibly) by smell or other (subconscious?) primal, survival instinct - remaining from our dogs' wolf ancestors - especially in certain larger breeds.
In my case, after I calmed down, while I was just sick about the little rabbits - and had a hard time accepting that this shaggy doofus of a dog of ours could do what seemed so vicious and pointless an act - I still felt guilty for yelling so severely at that big, dumb, goofy, yet loving - and otherwise harmless - ridiculous clown of a dog.
Those who know me might say my biggest fault is believing that dogs are better than humans. I DO think that way; dogs have zero capacity for evil, whereas people not only have the capacity for it - some revel in it; and seem to thrive on its inherent cruelty which they enjoy inflicting upon others!
I can't bring myself to love or respect such a creature over dogs! Plus, dogs know no betrayal except that which they suffer themselves. Any "bad" done by a dog is a result of harm or confusion inflicted by the inhumane will of a human.
I say: forgive your dog. He may have even thought he was protecting the family somehow. I don't think you will regret it.
With that, I'd guess it's way passed the time I should have shut-up ....The subject was a bummer but it 's a pleasure to meet you Inky.
Sooooo... hug your dogs - wallow in the floor with your puppies - let 'em give you lots of
"sugar" and tell 'em you love 'em every chance you get!