Have I made a mistake?

[Dorota Kasiak]

As some of you know I lost my beautiful little girl Popi in April. She had had bladder stone surgery Monday and died on Tuesday. During those times her companion Ziuta visited her twice and didn't take much notice but I think she recognized that Popi wasn't herself. We didn't show her the body however, and now I am wondering if it would have helped her grieve and give her closure. I feel awful, even though Ziuta seems to have moved on. We though it best not to show her in case my siblings (who didn't want to see the body) saw, as the cage is in the living room. I'm worried that I made a mistake and hate myself for it.

 

[Siikibam]

I don’t think you made a mistake. If she’s ‘moved on’ and is done with her grieving then that is a good sign. Please don’t beat yourself up. You had to think about the other occupants in the house. You did what was suitable for them and for Ziuta.

 

[VickiA]

I don’t think there’s any right or wrong way to deal with a situation like that. You have to balance everyone’s needs and do what is best for everyone.

 

[Chaz]

Luna and Trixie never saw Daisy's body and have got over it.
Daisy saw Hazel's body and died a month later. Pretty sad really.

 

[Betsy]

I had Velvet PTS in September last year and made the decision to put her body in with her 2 companions. Christian went up straight up to Velvet and sniffed her and Meg ran away. You make the decision that is right for you at the time. It's a difficult one to know what to do for the best. It's all part of the grieving process to what if and think you should have done things differently.