Did you ever feel

[Piero]

that inexplicable urge to say something off-topic?

[jacdelad]

Yeah, right now. My rabbit died yesterday. He was a companion of 10.5 years so he was a real Methusalem. Lost a lot of weight lately but still ate and did rabbit things (though he had hearing problems). I miss him like hell.
He's buried near his "wife" who died a year ago (aged 9.5 years).

I lost two family members and some people just don't understand that this is as bad as losing someone human. At least for me.

Don't want to capture the thread with that, just wanted to give an honest, offtopic answer.

[Nituvious]

RIP to the bunny.

I will be devastated the day my puppy goes. I dread the day.

He's 8 years old now but still a puppy.

[Piero]

Don't want to capture the thread with that, just wanted to give an honest, offtopic answer.

Wow; that was sad, but intense.
Officially approved by the thread author
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0QATqucjgE

[jacdelad]

Thanks!

[Olli]

I had several rabbits, some in breeding, and two others, as a pet. It's very fragile. The small farm suffered from Taenia and mixomatosis. I prefer to avoid you the subject of my methods to prevent them from suffering. You have surely discovered that the rabbit has two types of sleep: a classic sleep, and a trance sleep.

It is a sleep that allows him, like the dolphin, or the hen, to monitor a predator, while resting his body, and mind.

His eyes stay open a little more than normal. Blinks still run. The pupils constrict as much as possible. Thus, the brain sees a blurred image. But a tiny part of the brain remains functioning to alert if a specific type of blurring change occurs.

The animal sleeps in a trance. He is having fun during this moment. His mandible shows this pleasure by activating the salivary glands, swallowing his saliva and blinking his eyes. All these minor actions occur almost simultaneously so as not to attract predators.

The body also contracts, in synchronization. This is to maintain the animal's temperature. The heart is solicited in a specific way. So, at an advanced age, this trance state can lead to eternal sleep.

In rabbits, the ultimate eyes open are not always synonymous with suffering, on the contrary.
On the other hand, it is a curious animal with no instinct for self-preservation against the maze of contemporary architecture, so I remember having to smash a wall with a hammer, make a big hole to slip into a condemned dark room, recover, by hand, the stuck animal, then having rebuilt the wall, up to the tapestry.

Hoping that your pet is gone in this trance full of dreams and pleasures...

Binary Finary 1998

[skywalk]

A cherished pet is a hard loss. It takes time to invest again in the rollercoaster ride for your heart.

[punak]

hi, I still don't understand what the topic owner means.
what are you talking about! death ? or pets?
thanks

[jacdelad]

The initial question was what we urgently gave to say but isn't related to PureBasic. My reply was what moved me in this very moment (and still does). Then some people joined in. I thin that's what it was intended for.

[BarryG]

that inexplicable urge to say something off-topic?

Not often. I'm usually here to discuss and ask questions about PureBasic.

[HeX0R]

I would vote to remove the off topic forum entirely.

When I feel the need to talk off-topic, I usually go into real life and talk to friends (or in wacky situations to the family ).

Here, all I expect are coders talking about their (or others) codes.

[jacdelad]

Yeah, push it right in our faces that YOU have friends...