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I neglected my hamster and she died

My hamster was not mine in the first place and i haven never wanted to have one before. It belonged to my brother's girlfriend and she has to go study oversea so she gave my brother her pets which are cat and hamster. My brother lived in other city and eventually gave a hamster to me and he took the cat. In my whole life i have never succeed to raise a pet. It eventually died or runaway so i have always avoided having a pet because i know how neglect i am to them. My brother can't take care both of them and he left a hamster with cage and some food to me. I felt pretty excited at first cause i think i am gonna be better this time but still, i feel like i am so sick. Now she's d dead after being with me for a few month. From starve to death. Both my parents hate pets so they never took care of it when I'm away. I go to school from 8-5 and got a part time job from 6-9 in the evening so i barely got time to take care of my hamster but still i make sure to have her food bowl and water full before leaving and since she stayed with me she barely eat any so i i give her a same amount of food every time, and in the week before she died. I was so busy with school and work cause my co-worker was sick and take a leave so i have to take her shift. And when i come to have free time when is weekend. She is dead. Food bowl and water empty. Maybe just a few hour dead. And i can't stand it. This is rhe first time that i feel like i killed it, it is my fault. If only i come to take care of her just a few hour before she would still be alive. I just. I am, i feel so guilty. I would never, ever have a pet again.
Been there. My then g/f was returning to her home and could not take them ( she dumped two on me at different times). I learned to care for them, became attached and when they passed I was beside myself! My last one enjoyed beer and sausage pizza! If I left him in a field ( stupid move as there were birds of prey about) he’d always come back and stop next to my shoe. I stopped after realizing it was dangerous for him. Nice memories.
Carinly · 18-21, F
@soar2newhighs i felt so guilty and mad at myself. How long did it take for u to get over it ? 😞
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
How old was this hamster? Did you know that they only live for two years?
Carinly · 18-21, F
@cherokeepatti i am not sure but maybe a year? My brother didn't tell me about that and yes i did some research about it
JPWhoo · 36-40, M
I’m sorry for your loss and for your guilt.
Carinly · 18-21, F
@JPWhoo thank you
SW-User
As horrible as your action was , Im proud of you for taking acountability. My fish died when I was 7 😔 I was irresponsible too. Learn from it and promise yourself to never buy another pet or own one until you fully understand the commitment and hours of care thats needed.
Carinly · 18-21, F
@SW-User thank you, i will never have one again, this left an terrible feeling in my heart
SW-User
@Carinly it sounds like you learnt your lesson. You should look into getting an therapist to help you cope and move past this.
No sympathy from me! 🖕 Letting them die from thirst and starvation is stupid and cruel! You could have taken it to a pet shop and left it there, or left it to someone that cares.
Carinly · 18-21, F
@UnderLockDown i don't live in america, in fact i live in third world country and my city got no vet so i can't bring her to them.. but yes i am sorry and it is very horrible what i did i regret taking her in in the first place. I don't want sympathy .. all i want is to vent
How long was she without food and water or did she freeze?
Carinly · 18-21, F
@SStarfish i think maybe a day and her body was not freeze when i found her
@Carinly she shouldn't have died in one day from no food.. maybe it was old?
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Carinly · 18-21, F
@TjNewton please I don't wanna treat them like an object that can be replaced.

 
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