ShirleyTX
Active Member
I don't know if I have the right words.....
You were doing something so good for Vasili. You saw how she liked her new outdoor enclosure. You tried your best to make the pen absolutely secure. This was not your fault.
I am afraid that those last moments with Vasili are running on a loop in your head. I am fearful that those images are not yet fading. But they must. In the long term, Vasili cannot be remembered for those last few moments. She must be remembered for her personality and her cutest moments. Was she adorable when she ate? Did she make you smile when she toddled up to you? Of course! I hope you have many happy photos of her to remember her by. I hope the last few moments of her life do not crowd out the good memories you have.
I've heard so many experts say that tortoises are not real pets, they don't have emotions. I disagree. They are living creatures and I firmly believe they sense energy and emotion like other animals do. So, your darling Vasili would have been comforted that you held her and spoke to her in those last moments. She would have felt that love, I'm sure of it. It was brave and loving that you held her.
Now I've made myself cry! We are all crying in our hearts for you.....
PS This was not your fault.
You were doing something so good for Vasili. You saw how she liked her new outdoor enclosure. You tried your best to make the pen absolutely secure. This was not your fault.
I am afraid that those last moments with Vasili are running on a loop in your head. I am fearful that those images are not yet fading. But they must. In the long term, Vasili cannot be remembered for those last few moments. She must be remembered for her personality and her cutest moments. Was she adorable when she ate? Did she make you smile when she toddled up to you? Of course! I hope you have many happy photos of her to remember her by. I hope the last few moments of her life do not crowd out the good memories you have.
I've heard so many experts say that tortoises are not real pets, they don't have emotions. I disagree. They are living creatures and I firmly believe they sense energy and emotion like other animals do. So, your darling Vasili would have been comforted that you held her and spoke to her in those last moments. She would have felt that love, I'm sure of it. It was brave and loving that you held her.
Now I've made myself cry! We are all crying in our hearts for you.....
PS This was not your fault.