Suffering from guinea pig loss: how do i get over it? PLEASE HELP

Question

So two years ago, we got a guinea pig. We only had him for two weeks before we had to give him away because of my dad's allergies. (one thing i don't get is that we have cats and have had them for more than two years and my dad was more allergic to them than he was to the guinea pig.)

i'm still depressed about it and i don't want to be. so how do i get over it? my parents scarred me for life, but i just want to be able to get over it.

please answer, it means a lot to me.

well, thanks.

Answer 1

get a life  

Answer 2

well i feel kinda bad for all of you cuz you have allergies to fur and stuff...

well to help cope.... spend time with your cats... at least you have a pet!! or try to get goldfish!!

Answer 3

At least getting rid of it is better than having him die on you.  I've had to give away a dog we had for three weeks and it was hard but I got over it in a few weeks.  What was much harder though was losing my pets from death - but even still I get over it.  Just hope your piggy is in a good home.  Or if you know who you gave it to (if it wasn't the store or a shelter) go visit him.  There's no reason to grieve over your pets for too long - they wouldn't want you to!

That is really odd though that your dad can have cats around and not a guinea pig - but if it was bothering him then I guess you have to accept that and forgive him.  Get guinea pigs when you're older - and in the meantime enjoy your cats.

Answer 4

It's sad but it would be cruel to make your dad suffer just because you wanted to keep the pet... As a life long sufferer of allergies, I can tell you how awful it is.

Just think about how happy your guinea pig is right now, whereas if he was still with you he would be shoved to the side so your dad wouldn't have as many problems.

It's hard but maybe in the future when you have your own home you can have as many guinea pigs as you want.  

Answer 5

that's weird? alergies! my mom's allergic to cats and everything with fur, just not guinea pigs because they don't have dander, whioch is what causes most allergies!

Try thinking about something else, or spend time with ur cats. Ur lucky to have cats! At least ur not empty-handed with pets..

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