what are some ways to help me forget the pain of what will happen tommorrow. ok well tommorrow we will be putting down my horse that i have ridden since i was about 4 years old i am now 14 years old. everytime i think about it i have tears coming to my eyes, what should i do to make the pain go away? my mare will be having a foal, should i raise it and try my best to make it just like him or what?
You can't forget it. You shouldn't try to. You should remember all the good times you had with your horse and find peace in knowing that he's no longer in pain. Let yourself greive.
As for the foal, you should let it be a foal. It's not the horse you're putting down. It will have its own personality and traits. You will both be unhappy if you try to make it into something it's not.
You will never forget this horse, nor should you because you obviously owe him a lot.
The hardest thing for us to do is to allow an animal to go on peacefully and painlessly. A good life and a good death.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com It will hurt to remember him to start but the best moments will be stronger than the last.
As for you foal to be, it is impossible to make a horse like another, it is its own character and as it grows so you will come to love the different personality it has.
The raising of a foal will help to distract you but you will never, ever make him into what your old horse has been as every horse is an individual.
Sure it will hurt now but consider that you, or whoever is responsible for the older horse is doing the horse a service in relieving his pain and distress of whatever he is going through. He has probably had a good life and will not understand why he is being allowed to suffer like he is. It is kinder to have him put down and he will not know anything, though I suggest you do not go and see what happens. A distressed human is more likely to distress the horse in his last moments .
It will get easier in time. You will have your good memories to look back on and be able to concentrate on your mare and her foal.
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I am sorry for your loss.
You should not try to forget the pain. You should remember it. It will probably fill you up for some time. But the only way to heal is to let yourself grieve. No one wants to experience pain like that, but the more you let yourself experience it, the more you will process it, and eventually you will be able to let it go.
That's my theory anyway.
We had to put down a horse we'd had for 14 years. Well my Mom anyways. She had me awhile later but that's not the point. It's difficult to do, but it sometimes needs to be done. It is entirely impossible to forget the pain, nor should you try too. Just think of him or her in a happy safe place where they can roam free with no pain. You could always name the foal after him or something:) No two horses will be the same I'm sorry to say.
Thats horrible, im 14 too and i couldnt imagine me in that situation the thing is u cant forget the pain and i would recommend that u raise the foal and jsut let it grow up to be its own person. that would be like raising a baby to become your best friend. maybe you'll find something in this foal that u love too. uc ant forget the pain but time heals all wounds: D
time will soften the pain. but for now your heart will ache. I have lost 2 in the past because of disease. about 15 yrs ago and 2 yrs ago. Now, my heart is aching again. My 30 year old is not doing well. Vet was here today, now we wait and see. I really feel for you Andrew and hope you have a family member or friend to help you through this tomorrow.
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Do not try to make another horse to be like this one. They all have their own personalities. Love them for themselves.
and it is okay to cry. We are meant to grieve. Google Rainbow Bridge this will make you cry but that is okay. I believe I will see all my pets waiting for me when it its time.
you wont ever forget it will hurt for awhile think of the good times you had if you want the foal thats ok but you cant use it as a replacement it may be nothing like its father in temprement or looks if you keep it keep it for what it is itself time will heal but for now cry all you want its normal greiving not good to hold it in my condolances
spend time with the foal because only time can heal things like that. im sorry what is happening, but atleast you have a new foal to look forward to [=
About twenty years ago, I took my 8-month-old kitten to be neutered. The anaesthesia stopped his heart. And the worst of it was, I did it; I told the vet to do the surgery. It was two years before I could even talk about it without crying. I kept one of his baby teeth and a whisker in a 'spirit bundle,' and told him that if he could ever come back to me, I would welcome him .
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com Five more years passed. A friend found a litter of kittens in her garage, their eyes shut, and the mother dead on the road. I bought a can of kitten formula and gave it to her, and sort of forgot about it.
