is there any guilt worse than having stepped on a pet's tail

she's over it. she's already back to being like "purr purr pay attention to me"

but I'm not over it

There isn't. They get over it so quickly!!

That just makes it worse somehow

right? I don't think I'd be so forgiving if the bottom half of my vertebrae were almost crushed

animals know that it was an accident based on how we respond she knows you love her and didnt mean it

oh god i cry a little each time i step on bucky's foot

my cat's had a bent tail since we got her from the shelter too, so at some point early in her life she's had it broken

and I'm just like "oh no I made her relive trauma from her formative kittenhood D:" as if that's a thing animals even understand

nope there is not

inadequate tits : omg akai that is so sweet

That is right up there with spooking your gecko and he does a scream and runs like the demons are after him.

They get over it, we do not.

yeah honestly if you love her and have been taking care of her, she gets it. like my poor cat had trauma because my little brother, but of course people blamed the cat and just said she was mean and i was like, no, that's not what's going on here, but no one wanted to listen to a kid :|

but you take so much care with her and i'm sure she knows and loves you

Accidentally kicking them in the face because they ran into your foot is a p bad guilt feel, though not sure if worse.

Oh, it is the worst feeling! I didn't step on Echo's toe today but I was getting ready and hadn't seen/heard her enter the room and I almost tripped on her, so my foot shoved her body a bit. And then she ran out of the room. And I apologized and tried to make amends but she hid under the bed for a bit. and I felt soooo bad. She's totally fine now but ;;;;

But yeah, the tail feels even worse. I'm so big and heavy (in general) but also compared to them!

no

Absolutely none...

Maya is always over it quickly but I am never over it

That is the worst guilt

animals understand that humans are large lumbering oafs incapable of managing our own movements