Post by pearthesnail on Jun 18, 2016 13:32:50 GMT
15th of August 2012...I remember it well.... I was having a very bad day and through the post arrived a tiny package that would make my world a brighter place. I remember holding her tiny shell in my hands..her shell so delicate you could see her heart beating. My Pear. She was more than 'just a snail', she had a personality, character and was one of the gentlest and most loving creatures I've ever known. She loved to be stroked, cuddled and have her head gently rubbed. Everyone in my life knew Pear like she was a little person.
For 5 years we have been inseparable. Whenever I was sad I held Pear close and somehow the world seemed right and, even though she had no ears, it felt like she listened to me. She has always been there through 5 job changes and 4 house moves and whenever I get home I always see her tank and I know I'm truly home. On the 15th of June she felt it was time to pass on, she had become an old lady snoozing in my hands as if she knew it was time. She felt more human than snail, and she was my world and bestest pal. I feel a great sense of loss.
I decided to have her cremated and the staff were a bit taken aback as it was their first time cremating a snail, however, they were really compassionate and handled her with dignity and care. It felt awful putting her in the incinerator and leaving her behind as I had to go quite a way to find the nearest pet crematorium. However the next day I got my baby back and she is home once again and close to me forever. Rest in Peace Pear.
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For 5 years we have been inseparable. Whenever I was sad I held Pear close and somehow the world seemed right and, even though she had no ears, it felt like she listened to me. She has always been there through 5 job changes and 4 house moves and whenever I get home I always see her tank and I know I'm truly home. On the 15th of June she felt it was time to pass on, she had become an old lady snoozing in my hands as if she knew it was time. She felt more human than snail, and she was my world and bestest pal. I feel a great sense of loss.
I decided to have her cremated and the staff were a bit taken aback as it was their first time cremating a snail, however, they were really compassionate and handled her with dignity and care. It felt awful putting her in the incinerator and leaving her behind as I had to go quite a way to find the nearest pet crematorium. However the next day I got my baby back and she is home once again and close to me forever. Rest in Peace Pear.
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I'm glad to hear that staff was compassionate and didn't discriminate based on your choice of animal brought to them.
