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Anyone who has a rat2007-11-24 21:57:45

My rat,ester boo,died 2 days ago in my hands. I held her and pet her head while she was passing. My brother was here while this happened and I was crying,obviously,because she was my baby. He told me to quit crying over a rat and when I told other people about it they were like "so get another one" or similar things. I just want to know how some people can be so insensitive to the lose of a pet no matter what kind. Most people with pets think of them as family as I did. Do you guys have any bad experiences with people minimizing your love for your rat? Or people telling you how gross they are? How do you deal with it? What do you say to them? I am sorry this is so long I am just frustrated and still upset that she is gone. Thanks

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Sorry for the loss of your sweet baby. I haven't had to go through the loss of one of our rats yet but we just lost our guinea pig. My husband told me that it was only a guinea pig and to get over it and I told him that I loved that guinea pig like it was family and that it was quite insensitive of him to make my feelings seem like they didn't matter just because he didn't feel the same way that I did. Some people just don't get as attached to certain animals as others do. Lots of people also think that rats are a disposable pet and that you can replace them at any time. I don't think that these people have ever been loved by or loved a rat. I get told that rats are gross and get that why the **** do you have rats question all the time. I just introduce them to my boys and about seven out of ten times they win them over.