ziggynbleu
New Born Pup
- Joined
- Oct 5, 2018
- Messages
- 1
- Reaction score
- 1
- Points
- 45
hi there...i've never posted here but my heart is so heavy with guilt and sadness I needed to let others know what happened. 2 days ago, my sweet baby bleu was killed by a dog that got loose in the house. I had gone downstairs to microwave my food and left the door open (as, admittedly, I usually would. I live with many other people, but the ones who have dogs live downstairs and never venture upstairs or out of their owner's rooms so I was usually quite unworried). A stranger's dog (that I did not know was even in the house) was running around and ran up the stairs while I was microwaving my food and went into my room, where he found my poor bleu and snapped her neck.
I saw the dog run upstairs. I was so tired (just come home from classes) and so hungry that I went on eating my food, thinking the owner would turn the corner and fetch his dog. I heard a loud shriek I can't get out of my head, and ran up. Neither the owner or I got to the dog in time. I am so heavily burdened with guilt. I know I had no reason to expect this dog to be in the house, but still, I didn't run up when I saw him. I hesitated, and now my precious piggie is dead.
She left behind ziggy, her cage mate. I don't think ziggy liked her much anyways--she was always bullying her. Ziggy saw it all happen though. And I've noticed she's been running around frantically, either in fright, or looking for bleu. I dont know which.
I guess my main question is...how do I help my piggy heal from the trauma of witnessing this (she keeps just staring at the door or trying to get to high places, almost like she expects the dog to come back) and how long should I wait before trying to find her a new companion?
thank you for your help. i feel so guilty and I'm in such shock over this situation i dont know what to do
I saw the dog run upstairs. I was so tired (just come home from classes) and so hungry that I went on eating my food, thinking the owner would turn the corner and fetch his dog. I heard a loud shriek I can't get out of my head, and ran up. Neither the owner or I got to the dog in time. I am so heavily burdened with guilt. I know I had no reason to expect this dog to be in the house, but still, I didn't run up when I saw him. I hesitated, and now my precious piggie is dead.
She left behind ziggy, her cage mate. I don't think ziggy liked her much anyways--she was always bullying her. Ziggy saw it all happen though. And I've noticed she's been running around frantically, either in fright, or looking for bleu. I dont know which.
I guess my main question is...how do I help my piggy heal from the trauma of witnessing this (she keeps just staring at the door or trying to get to high places, almost like she expects the dog to come back) and how long should I wait before trying to find her a new companion?
thank you for your help. i feel so guilty and I'm in such shock over this situation i dont know what to do