> wake up this morning feeling sick
> call to work, say I can't go today, and spend the rest of the day sleeping
> wake up, mom says "I left your guinea pig outside while I went to the mall and I just found out the neighbor's cats ate him, uh, sorry?"
> mfw
How do I deal with the rage, /an/? Has any of your pets ever died in a dumb way like this? I'm still fucking mad, god dammit.
>>2021121
>left your guinea pic outside
...why did she take it outside in the first place? Like, how did this happen? What the fuck.
>>2021122
According to her, the cage looked dirty and she wanted him to take a breath of fresh air outside.
This is all taking on account that I warned them that this could happen and that should they take him out his cage, never leave him alone. But they just didn't listen.
>>2021125
That's ridiculous. A bird of prey could have swooped down and gotten him, too. Small pets have no business being outside unless they're in a hutch.
My condolences, hope you eventually end up in a living situation where nobody will do stupid shit to your pets.
>>2021126
Yeah, I don't know why people think all animals suffer when they're in cages. My boy was terrified to go outside and it stressed him a lot, in fact he was relaxed the most when he was inside his cage. Now he just got decapitated by some kittens and I can't even bring myself to retrieve the corpse.
>>2021121
This breaks my heart, poor little piggy...
I wouldn't be able to handle this, I'd never speak to my mother again. :/
>temporary move while house is being worked on
>have a cat that was used to going outside, but converted her to indoor life while in this new place for safety reasons
>very scared at first but warms up
>brother is sleeping over one day
>I repeatedly tell him to not let my cat outdoors no matter what even if she wants to go out
>tell this to him often, until he is able to finish my sentence for me
>wake up next morning and make breakfast
>notice I haven't seen kitty, not panicked because she often sleeps late
>mentioned lack of kitty's presence
>brother, very nonchalantly, says he let the cat out 5 hours ago and she just booked it
>think he is joking for a moment because of the level tone
>spend the entire day sans dinner looking for her
>put up fliers, asked neighbors, set traps, visited shelters, searched daily
>tfw it's been 6 years and still don't know if she is dead or alive
>tfw brother never helped or even said sorry
>tfw he construed the situation to be my fault for having a cat
>tfw brother was the one to actually pick out the cat for me when she was a kitten
You learn to bottle your hate and disappointment after a while
>have cat I rescued as a week old kitten
>strictly indoor
>boyfriend is a "hurr cat must b free" types
>big surprise hasn't had a cat live past eight
>go to work
>get a call while I'm on shift
>he let the cat outside because she "looked sad" and ran over her when he was leaving the driveway
I dumped him on the spot and I still have a burning hatred for him