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*** Or seeing a patient who was traumatized when his golden retriever that was as old as he was ran into the street and got hit by a car as he yelled "NO! NO! STOP! STOP!! COME BACK!!" The kid was ''six''. |
*** Or seeing a patient who was traumatized when his golden retriever that was as old as he was ran into the street and got hit by a car as he yelled "NO! NO! STOP! STOP!! COME BACK!!" The kid was ''six''. |
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** Or when you've grown up and moved away from home... and you get the phone call from your dad that your dog that you've loved for 15 years has to be put to sleep, and you're too far away to make it there in time to say goodbye... |
** Or when you've grown up and moved away from home... and you get the phone call from your dad that your dog that you've loved for 15 years has to be put to sleep, and you're too far away to make it there in time to say goodbye... |
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* [http://www.care2.com/causes/15-year-old-dog-stumbles-onto-heros-lawn-both-get-swept-away.html The Old Dog and the Grieving Man] This is a beautiful story. |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131020123102/http://www.care2.com/causes/15-year-old-dog-stumbles-onto-heros-lawn-both-get-swept-away.html The Old Dog and the Grieving Man] This is a beautiful story. |
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* A few of the stories on this page involve this, but I'm gonna spill this out. Very few animals feel the concept of grief—sure, they can feel sad, or angry, but it's difficult for them to become attached to someone or something and mourn it for an extended period. There are two major exceptions. The first is primates: humans obviously, but other primate species, especially gorillas, have shown grief. There are stories of gorilla mothers who lose a baby due to illness or accident, and carry around the corpse for days at a time, and attempt to nurse it. They typically show extreme disruption of sleep patterns during this period. The other exceptions are companion animal species. Dogs, when faced with the loss of a human or fellow dog they are attached to, frequently try to resuscitate the body, and attack anyone who comes near it. An increasingly observed phenomenon in cats whose owners die, particularly if they've been with the same owner since kittenhood, is that they will flat out give up on life. They won't eat, they won't move, they'll just lie in one place for a while until they succumb to [[Death by Despair]] and go to be [[Together in Death]] with their beloved friend. So to you all who have been reduced to tears by the heartbreaking stories on this page...know that it's mutual. Animals cry for you too. |
* A few of the stories on this page involve this, but I'm gonna spill this out. Very few animals feel the concept of grief—sure, they can feel sad, or angry, but it's difficult for them to become attached to someone or something and mourn it for an extended period. There are two major exceptions. The first is primates: humans obviously, but other primate species, especially gorillas, have shown grief. There are stories of gorilla mothers who lose a baby due to illness or accident, and carry around the corpse for days at a time, and attempt to nurse it. They typically show extreme disruption of sleep patterns during this period. The other exceptions are companion animal species. Dogs, when faced with the loss of a human or fellow dog they are attached to, frequently try to resuscitate the body, and attack anyone who comes near it. An increasingly observed phenomenon in cats whose owners die, particularly if they've been with the same owner since kittenhood, is that they will flat out give up on life. They won't eat, they won't move, they'll just lie in one place for a while until they succumb to [[Death by Despair]] and go to be [[Together in Death]] with their beloved friend. So to you all who have been reduced to tears by the heartbreaking stories on this page...know that it's mutual. Animals cry for you too. |
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** And for each other. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjtrdpSwEUY Elephants mourn their loved ones]. |
** And for each other. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjtrdpSwEUY Elephants mourn their loved ones]. |
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