Why can't I stop worrying about my pet dying?
Pet owners get consumed by constant anxiety about the inevitable death of their animal, which makes it hard to fully enjoy the present moment with a healthy pet. Thinking about that fateful day causes anticipatory pain and leaves people feeling like they will never be prepared for it.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1trying to spend as much time as possible without making the pet dependent
- 2trying best not to think about it and ignoring the thought
- 3getting pets admitted to the clinic for critical care
- 4giving surviving pets vitamins
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I already feel pain when I think of that fact that some day she will pass away.”source ↗
“i was away from my hometown because of uni and i wasn't able to take so many photos of our kittens before they passed away, so most of these photos are updates of my family about them.”source ↗
“last sunday night, my mom messaged me that one of the kittens, her name's paprika, passed away suddenly and they didn't know why.”source ↗
“i felt so helpless.”source ↗
“a few hours later, i received the news that we lost cinnamon already.”source ↗
“Sometimes I find it hard to fully enjoy the time I have with my baby because I’m constantly worrying about that fateful day.”source ↗
“I know, I ussualy ignore it fine, it's just a pain to think about.”source ↗
“Ill never be prepared for the day my sweet baby aurthina passes the rainbow bridge.”source ↗