Hi everyone,
please advise me what is the best thing to do.
My gorgeous Coco had to be put to sleep yesterday, my heart is broken.
Coco had a close bond with Javier and as she was too poorly to come home from the vets I took Javier with me when she was put to sleep. I hoped this would help him understand what had happened.
My first question is, I want to bring Coco home and bury her in the garden but do u think this will make it harder for Javier to move on as i assume her scent will be stronger than just the scent in the hutch they shared? Or as her scent is there anyway will it be ok?
My second question is, should I let Javier spend some time with Coco's body as I have read this helps them come to terms with what has happened. I don't want to hurt him further if he already knows what has happened as we did spend 20 minutes with coco after she passed, but I worry that with the stress of being at the vets he didn't realise what was happening and will still be wondering when she will come home. But if he already knows I don't want to hurt him further by making him face it again.
Please give me some advice, I can't think properly.
Thank you
please advise me what is the best thing to do.
My gorgeous Coco had to be put to sleep yesterday, my heart is broken.
Coco had a close bond with Javier and as she was too poorly to come home from the vets I took Javier with me when she was put to sleep. I hoped this would help him understand what had happened.
My first question is, I want to bring Coco home and bury her in the garden but do u think this will make it harder for Javier to move on as i assume her scent will be stronger than just the scent in the hutch they shared? Or as her scent is there anyway will it be ok?
My second question is, should I let Javier spend some time with Coco's body as I have read this helps them come to terms with what has happened. I don't want to hurt him further if he already knows what has happened as we did spend 20 minutes with coco after she passed, but I worry that with the stress of being at the vets he didn't realise what was happening and will still be wondering when she will come home. But if he already knows I don't want to hurt him further by making him face it again.
Please give me some advice, I can't think properly.
Thank you