Bit sad this morning :-(
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Bing said:Thanks guys... Floodgates just opened, he was trying to avoid getting upset
Better out than in though...
Awww,i was holding it together throughout this thread but that bit finished me off
I have told Molly Springer-Spaniel that if she dies i will kill her 
Bing said:Thanks guys... Floodgates just opened, he was trying to avoid getting upset
Better out than in though...
He'll get there mate. Daisy cried over the hamsters, rats, cats etc that have all passed on
5 grand!Ricey01 said:Sorry to hear that mate......if its any consolation if got 4 (formerly 5) of these little bastards who have cost us over 5 grand over 4 years including all the clobber you need.
I asked the vet to add up all the bills - £850 of which 1 wasa responsible for £450....that one is currently being hand fed mushed up food through a little pipette thing because she's had most of her teeth out!
My daughters were given a rescue hamster from a colleague of mine 12 months ago, he is a huge bugger and apparently 3 years old. About 6 months ago he had a stroke and is partially paralysed down one side. That cost me £30 at the vets. Then 2 months ago got a call from the wife saying he wasnt well so she took him to the vets. Vet said it didn't look hopeful but they put him on a heat mat and antibiotics. Hour later get a call to come and pick him up (another £30). When collected from vet apparently she (Australian) said "I though he was smoke when you bought him in".
So all in all this free hamster has cost me £60 in Vets bills and the bugger is still alive.
So all in all this free hamster has cost me £60 in Vets bills and the bugger is still alive.
Thanks guys 
Flo is now buried in her house under a rose, WB fine.
Possibly... Not another hamster though. On the plus side, the grass had to be cut first, so at least that's out the way
Flo is now buried in her house under a rose, WB fine.
Sizzle said:Sad day for wee Bing :| - special treat is the order of the day, me thinks
Possibly... Not another hamster though. On the plus side, the grass had to be cut first, so at least that's out the way
If you don't want to deal with pets dying, get a parrot. A large macaw will outlive you, and possibly your child. Not to say it wouldn't still run up a bunch of vet bills. Certainly not the same as a cuddly mammal, but they can be very entertaining characters.
As painful as it is, children learning to deal with death is a good thing. We all die eventually. Learning to cope with these losses is part of becoming a well balanced human. Better to learn about death from a small pet than learning due to the loss of a mate to an accident.
As painful as it is, children learning to deal with death is a good thing. We all die eventually. Learning to cope with these losses is part of becoming a well balanced human. Better to learn about death from a small pet than learning due to the loss of a mate to an accident.
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Adamski said:
Thanks Adam - he's fine now, but the worst bit of the whole experience was when he finally succumbed to seeing her, and whilst sitting next to me holding her his tears started falling on my leg. Makes me well up just thinking about it - horrible seeing your child emotionally pained
She's got a nice spot though :
