Our pet chinchilla died, and I'm a big pussy

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Our pet chinchilla, Molly, died last night, so it was time to dispose of the body. She was a good pet, a very sweet pet.

I put on some latex gloves and immediately went to do a father's job of attending to a deceased pet.

Well, I figured I would put her in a box and take her and bury her, right? Shit, I couldn't even barely touch her. I tried to slowly do it, almost got to the point of touching her, but I had to run out of the room. For some reason, I totally freaked out and started getting the heebie jeebies.

I gathered my wits and figured the best course of action was to get in and get out as fast as I could. I stormed into the room, placed my right latexed-covered hand on her and immediately let out the most blood-curdling scream imaginable. I started prancing around the room like a fairy, waving my arms in the air like I was being attacked by swarms of bees.

The wife heard my screams of terror, told me to shut up and not to scare the kids, and came in to do the job that I couldn't. She screamed a couple times herself, and that made me freak out 10 fold, but she finally managed to get our former pet into her cardboard casket.

At that point, I got extremely nauseous and was gagging pretty bad. Almost could taste the throw up.

I now feel like less of a man that my wife had to come in and do a job I should have been able to do.

For some reason, I can't stand the site of anything dead or bloody. My worst fear in the world is to come up on a car wreck and one of the people have bones cracked in half and are bleeding everywhere. I honestly don't know what I would do.

God, I'm pathetic. :cry:
 
i have a lot of fish as pets and they die all the time
i would just toss them in the backyard with my barehands and my neighbors' cats will carry them away.
 
[quote name='2poor']sorry about your dog. you should get a chameleon. those are pretty cool[/QUOTE]

chinchilla is not a dog
it's a rodent
and just treat the corpse as trash so you can just toss it
 
[quote name='2poor']sorry about your dog. you should get a chameleon. those are pretty cool[/QUOTE]

its not a dog its a little furry animal
 
[quote name='dude2003']chinchilla is not a dog
it's a rodent
and just treat the corpse as trash so you can just toss it[/QUOTE]


[quote name='slidecage']its not a dog its a little furry animal[/QUOTE]

its the count that counts damnit! :)
 
:applause: Best Thread Title Ever :applause:

But in all seriousness, I don't blame you. Touching dead things is downright creepy. A shame it had to be a chinchilla. Chinchillas are hella cool.
 
[quote name='BigSpoonyBard']:applause: Best Thread Title Ever :applause:

But in all seriousness, I don't blame you. Touching dead things is downright creepy. A shame it had to be a chinchilla. Chinchillas are hella cool.[/QUOTE]

Oh, c'mon! We touch dead things all the time. It's just that human beings don't want to consciously attach, if you'll excuse the pun and paraphrase, a face to a burger. You don't think there's a Magical Chicken McNugget fairy do you? :lol:;)
 
Best story ever. The clincher: your name is Grave Addiction, yet you fear the chinchilla corpse. Please say there is a video of you doing the swim move and running around. Please.

More stories like this.

P.S. I wanted a chinchilla so bad when I was young, but they were a bit expensive. We had hamsters, but that was a nightmare. Dividing them and keeping them by sex after they mate is super important. That's all I'll say about that.

P.P.S. Sorry about your ch'illa.
 
[quote name='Grave_Addiction']Our pet chinchilla, Molly, died last night...[/QUOTE]

I'm pretty sure Taco Bell has a "2 for the price of 1" fried chinchilla deal going on right now...
 
[quote name='Grave_Addiction']I started prancing around the room like a fairy, waving my arms in the air like I was being attacked by swarms of bees.[/QUOTE]

:rofl:
 
[quote name='jaykrue']Oh, c'mon! We touch dead things all the time. It's just that human beings don't want to consciously attach, if you'll excuse the pun and paraphrase, a face to a burger. You don't think there's a Magical Chicken McNugget fairy do you? :lol:;)[/QUOTE]

So true dude.

So many people I know who eat meat as a huge staple of their diet all the time, but would totally puke if they had to slaughter an animal (especially in one of those horrific meat packing plants).

I eat meat, but only organic stuff that hopefully had a semi-decent life. I also try and cut it down - I mean, I'm not going to order the "barnyard reunion" burger (you know, beef patty, bacon, egg, etc)
 
[quote name='camoor']So true dude.

So many people I know who eat meat as a huge staple of their diet all the time, but would totally puke if they had to slaughter an animal (especially in one of those horrific meat packing plants).

I eat meat, but only organic stuff that hopefully had a semi-decent life. I also try and cut it down - I mean, I'm not going to order the "barnyard reunion" burger (you know, beef patty, bacon, egg, etc)[/QUOTE]

Well, I've traveled extensively and tasted food of questionable origins especially places like Korea (dog) and Chile (chocolate catepillars and ants) that eating a burger and knowing where it came from doesn't bother me. That, along with my grandmother chopping off chicken heads from previously living fowl when I was kid in the Philippines, reinforces my ability to stomach such things. I wouldn't puke slaughtering an animal but I would definitely still hesitate due to anthromorphic guilt - i.e. attaching human values on a non-human entity.
 
R.I.P. MOLLY :sad:
Chinchilla1.jpg


***Ok, maybe this isn't Molly, but like 2poor said- It's the thought that counts ;)
 
[quote name='Grave_Addiction']Our pet chinchilla, Molly, died last night, so it was time to dispose of the body. She was a good pet, a very sweet pet.

I put on some latex gloves and immediately went to do a father's job of attending to a deceased pet.

Well, I figured I would put her in a box and take her and bury her, right? Shit, I couldn't even barely touch her. I tried to slowly do it, almost got to the point of touching her, but I had to run out of the room. For some reason, I totally freaked out and started getting the heebie jeebies.

I gathered my wits and figured the best course of action was to get in and get out as fast as I could. I stormed into the room, placed my right latexed-covered hand on her and immediately let out the most blood-curdling scream imaginable. I started prancing around the room like a fairy, waving my arms in the air like I was being attacked by swarms of bees.
The wife heard my screams of terror, told me to shut up and not to scare the kids, and came in to do the job that I couldn't. She screamed a couple times herself, and that made me freak out 10 fold, but she finally managed to get our former pet into her cardboard casket.
At that point, I got extremely nauseous and was gagging pretty bad. Almost could taste the throw up.

I now feel like less of a man that my wife had to come in and do a job I should have been able to do.
:cry:[/QUOTE]

I know the feeling see sig.
 
[quote name='crickett003']R.I.P. MOLLY :sad:
Chinchilla1.jpg


***Ok, maybe this isn't Molly, but like 2poor said- It's the thought that counts ;)[/QUOTE]

:cry:

That's exactly what the sweet girl looked like. Molly, I'm tipping a fourty to ya tonight.


[quote name='cheapass Gundam']God forbid should you fight a war and need to carry the wounded.[/QUOTE]

Amen to that. I'm just a lowly journalist. I have no business shooting weapons.

I've said it a dozen times, if the Air Force ever needs Public Affairs people to fight a war, then all the civilians should be scared, really scared.
 
those things look pretty cute. how big can they get? and do they just run around your house?
 
They are about the same size as a guinea pig. And it's not encouraged to let them run around the house because they like to chew on wires.

They can get kinda pricey, anywhere from $175-$400, but they've been known to live about 40 years.

I think mine had asthma, though. She would sometimes make wheezing noises when she got really excited, so I would usually just spray my wife's inhaler into Molly's nostrils. That would sometimes clear the airways.
 
[quote name='Grave_Addiction']They are about the same size as a guinea pig. And it's not encouraged to let them run around the house because they like to chew on wires.

They can get kinda pricey, anywhere from $175-$400, but they've been known to live about 40 years.

I think mine had asthma, though. She would sometimes make wheezing noises when she got really excited, so I would usually just spray my wife's inhaler into Molly's nostrils. That would sometimes clear the airways.[/QUOTE]

what were you doing getting her really excited? :lol:

by the way, were you sad? or just freaked out?
 
[quote name='Grave_Addiction']
I think mine had asthma, though. She would sometimes make wheezing noises when she got really excited, so I would usually just spray my wife's inhaler into Molly's nostrils. That would sometimes clear the airways.[/QUOTE]

Did you ever take it to the vet? Sometimes rodents can get respiratory diseases and antibiotics can help.
 
My ex bought a chinchilla and it ended up being pregnant when she got it so then she got 4 for the price of 1. The runt of the litter, appropriately name Gimpy, died when it was about 2-3. So now the deal wasn't as good but those things are definetly cool. The coolest part is when you give them a dirt bath, those things go nuts.
 
This is kind of wierd because my sisters name is Molly. And I dont meant to sound like an asshole but that was a pretty hilarious original post. I too can just imagine the man in the avatar prancing around the room screaming while his wife disposes of the rodent.
 
[quote name='whiteboy']This is kind of wierd because my sisters name is Molly. And I dont meant to sound like an asshole but that was a pretty hilarious original post. I too can just imagine the man in the avatar prancing around the room screaming while his wife disposes of the rodent.[/QUOTE]


:rofl:

The avatar isn't the op, its a picture of mentally challenged guy that the OP had taken a picture of.

Now, if you inserted the guy in the avatar into the situation you've got a once in a lifetime comedic moment.
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']:rofl:

The avatar isn't the op, its a picture of mentally challenged guy that the OP had taken a picture of.

Now, if you inserted the guy in the avatar into the situation you've got a once in a lifetime comedic moment.[/QUOTE]
I know its not him but I often think of posters looking like their random pics in avs/sigs.
 
[quote name='The Successful Dropout']what were you doing getting her really excited? :lol:

by the way, were you sad? or just freaked out?[/QUOTE]

Well, her fur was really, really soft, so she had to earn her keep around the house, if ya know what I mean.

I was sad at first, but I wasn't extremely close to her, so I got over it pretty quick. I was definitely way freaked out at the prospect of touching a dead animal.

Rigor mortis had set in, so she was extremely stiff. She looked very peaceful, though.

Molly was acting a bit weird last night, and I thought she might have been sick. My wife said that she knew she was dying, but I blew her off.

I told her, "She's just a little sick. Look, if she's still acting this way by tomorrow, I'll take her to the vet."

You can imagine my surprise when I walked into the game room at 6 a.m. to find Molly sleeping ... really hard.

That was probably one of the biggest "I told ya so's" I've ever received. Plus, after totally pussing out with the whole burial thing, I think I'm gonna be in the doghouse for awhile.

[quote name='zionoverfire']Did you ever take it to the vet? Sometimes rodents can get respiratory diseases and antibiotics can help.[/QUOTE]

I was actually just messing around about that part.
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']:rofl:

The avatar isn't the op, its a picture of mentally challenged guy that the OP had taken a picture of.

Now, if you inserted the guy in the avatar into the situation you've got a once in a lifetime comedic moment.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, Norman (As I like to call him) was a Special Olympics competitor a few years ago here on base. I was out taking photos, and for some reason, he gave me that priceless look.

He was pretty badass at the standing long jump, though. I think the dude took first with about a six-inch jump.
 
When I discovered my first of two gerbils had died, the other gerbil had actually eaten part of it. I was young, and thought I wasn't feeding them enough and that's why one had died and the other was eating it. I found out a couple days later that this was something normal that a lot of rodents do, but for a couple of days there, I felt like shit.

To tie it in with this topic, I had to pick up the little mangled body and put it in a butter dish to bury it. It was indeed terrible.
 
[quote name='Grave_Addiction']Well, her fur was really, really soft, so she had to earn her keep around the house, if ya know what I mean.

I was sad at first, but I wasn't extremely close to her, so I got over it pretty quick. I was definitely way freaked out at the prospect of touching a dead animal.

Rigor mortis had set in, so she was extremely stiff. She looked very peaceful, though.

Molly was acting a bit weird last night, and I thought she might have been sick. My wife said that she knew she was dying, but I blew her off.

I told her, "She's just a little sick. Look, if she's still acting this way by tomorrow, I'll take her to the vet."

You can imagine my surprise when I walked into the game room at 6 a.m. to find Molly sleeping ... really hard.

That was probably one of the biggest "I told ya so's" I've ever received. Plus, after totally pussing out with the whole burial thing, I think I'm gonna be in the doghouse for awhile.



I was actually just messing around about that part.[/QUOTE]

Pneumonia is tough to check. I was on vacation once and my mom said my guinea pig was fine (no idea anything was about to happen or was wrong). At that point I left the hotel and began driving home. About 7 hours later my mother said she found him and he looked very out of it and was drooling. She took him to the vet immediately, and he died about an hour later from what was probably pneumonia.
 
Good grief... society needs to get back to basic nature. We need more farmers/ranchers/hunters/men.. people that accept the natural order of life and death. I am really just stunned by your actions. Did your pet have HIV or something or why for heaven's sake did you put on gloves?
 
[quote name='Grave_Addiction']Well, her fur was really, really soft, so she had to earn her keep around the house, if ya know what I mean.

I was sad at first, but I wasn't extremely close to her, so I got over it pretty quick. I was definitely way freaked out at the prospect of touching a dead animal.

Rigor mortis had set in, so she was extremely stiff. She looked very peaceful, though.

Molly was acting a bit weird last night, and I thought she might have been sick. My wife said that she knew she was dying, but I blew her off.

I told her, "She's just a little sick. Look, if she's still acting this way by tomorrow, I'll take her to the vet."

You can imagine my surprise when I walked into the game room at 6 a.m. to find Molly sleeping ... really hard.
.[/QUOTE]

YOu got freaked by the thought of touching a dead animal? Its an animal..now don't get me wrong.. I have many pets including 2 dogs that have been with me for several years. But they are dogs, they will die sooner than me and I will bury them just like I buried my prior dogs, and my grandparents, and several neighbors and friends. Death is natural fella.

Are all vegans like this?
 
[quote name='Mr.Answer']YOu got freaked by the thought of touching a dead animal? Its an animal..now don't get me wrong.. I have many pets including 2 dogs that have been with me for several years. But they are dogs, they will die sooner than me and I will bury them just like I buried my prior dogs, and my grandparents, and several neighbors and friends. Death is natural fella.

Are all vegans like this?[/QUOTE]

Many people are raised in homes were animals are part of the family, and many are raised in homes where they're basically little more than a toy. Any major vet here would have many, many stories of people spending thousands of dollars on dogs, birds, cats, guinea pigs, rats, rabbits etc. I brought a pet to Tufts veterinary center (it's part of the university). She has a cancerous tumor, they attempted to remove it and only got 80% because it was extremely attached, then they did radiation and it came back within a month. Her last shot is an experimental cancer drug made of b12 and nitric oxide, which has had some remarkable results in lab tests, it essentially suffocates the cancerous cells. I have to give her a 1 ml injection every day.

I've heard of multiple examples of people spending well over 4 or 5,000 on a pet, and that's just from listening and talking to the people in veterinary waiting rooms.
 
[quote name='alonzomourning23']Many people are raised in homes were animals are part of the family, and many are raised in homes where they're basically little more than a toy.[/QUOTE]

I'd be part of the folks whose pets were part of the family....but I still know the reality of death.
 
[quote name='Mr.Answer']I'd be part of the folks whose pets were part of the family....but I still know the reality of death.[/QUOTE]

But knowing the reality of death and going through a death are very different things. I've had humans and animals dying all my life, the first funeral I ever attended was my grandmother on my fathers side, and I wasn't even 1 at the time, but that doesn't mean it's ever an easy process.
 
[quote name='alonzomourning23']But knowing the reality of death and going through a death are very different things. I've had humans and animals dying all my life, the first funeral I ever attended was my grandmother on my fathers side, and I wasn't even 1 at the time, but that doesn't mean it's ever an easy process.[/QUOTE]

The death of a pet... yes it should be an easy process. A pet isn't a son or daughter, its not a mom or dad, its not a grandma or grandpa...its a pet. It may be loyal and furry, it may be cute and cuddly. But it is an animal. Alonzomourning23..am I reading this right but are you saying the death of your grandmother is the same as a chinchilla? Man I hope not.
 
[quote name='jaykrue']Oh, c'mon! We touch dead things all the time. It's just that human beings don't want to consciously attach, if you'll excuse the pun and paraphrase, a face to a burger. You don't think there's a Magical Chicken McNugget fairy do you? :lol:;)[/QUOTE]

You mean there's real meat in McNuggets?
 
[quote name='Hot Donna']You mean there's real meat in McNuggets?[/QUOTE]

Only the leftover parts that they couldn't use for animal feed. I heard this from the Taco Bell elf and you can TOTALLY trust that guy. He's good peoples.
 
my wife and i lost our cat of 18 years earlier this year. we had to have put to sleep and were holding him when the vet gave him the shot. we held him for the next 45 minutes trying to keep him warm even though he was gone. i dont blame you for reacting how you did.
 
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