bereaved pig

Hi forum, I’m going through a very difficult time at the moment. On Monday, my sweet, wonderful boy Blackjack passed away, he was 6 years old. He’d been on pain relief meds for about a month, I had taken him to the vets a few weeks back because he was making some painful squeaks when going to...

Hey everyone, our piggy has bladder sludge, confirmed by a scan. She’s on Metacam and Baytril for seven days, which has been extended for another seven. She’s doing better but still squeaks when peeing. Since her cage mate passed a month ago, she’s been less active, which has caused the sludge...

Hi there, i currently have a solo 3 year old sow named Cinnamon after loosing my other sow last night very suddenly of an unknown cause (please do not give suggestions or advice about cause of death). Cinnamon is definitely grieving as i showed her Moon’s (the passing sow) body before taking...

Those who have had a pig die and their friend is sad.. how quickly do they pick up again? Nancy is so sad it's breaking my heart. She has stopped squeaking for food and just sits in the same spot for hours unless I go and talk to her. She will come out for food when I call her but she isn't...

Hi, sorry if this is long but want to explain the best I can. I have a 3 year old female guinea pig who lost her sister to bloat around a month ago. Both the same age and had them both since they were young, with no other guinea pigs. She lives in a c&c cage, with an upstairs. The upstairs is...

My sweet little Junior (Black and white Crested) passed away 2 days ago on February 13th. He was 4 1/2 years old. We don't know what happened. He was fine last week as far as we could tell, but then over the weekend he stopped eating and drinking and began to seclude himself from us and his cage...

Hello Guys, One of my two guinea pigs (Angel and Thendral) has passed away recently. It was the first time going through this and I am heartbroken. It has only been them two for the 4.5 years that i have had them, and to see Angel all alone breaks me. Its been a few days since Thendral's...

Hey all, decided I’d make a separate post for this question. My senior boar who is estimated to have just turned 7 (unfortunately he’s a rescue and we don’t know his true age, but I’ve had him for 3 years) is my last pig. I unfortunately lost one to pneumonia (8 years) and another to colon...

Hello all, if you are a grieving guinea pig parent, I am firstly so sorry for your loss. If you have a single guinea pig now and are concerned with what to do and are not fully ready to get a second guinea pig and/or you do not want another guinea pig, this post is for you. So recently I had...

I used to have 4 guinea pigs, over time they each passed away. When it came to only having 2 left, one of them had unfortunately a few days ago passed away, leaving only 1 behind. My guinea pig that is still alive was the last one I had ever gotten, so my 4th, she was a rescue and when I...

My 4 year old boar (Rhubarb) has recently been bereaved (3 days ago) and his health appears to be deteriorating rapidly. I’m in holiday right now and have been for 2 weeks and I won’t be getting back for another 4 days. My pigs have been with a paid pig sitter and she has told me that...

Hiya all. Ive got a bit of a situation. I foster guinea pigs for the local rescue and I've had a long term foster for a while. she's about 4 years old (give or take) She's on meds so can't be rehomed therefore I put her in with my piggies however my last piggy has recently passed (yesterday) and...

Hi we are new to the forum, originally posted on another as was unsure how to create a thread. Very sadly we lost our lovely cloud a few days ago he was 11 months old and had a seizure. We dearly miss him as does his brother Elmo. Cloud has been sent for cremation so will be home soon ❤️ Elmo is...

Hi all, Hoping I can get some advice as to how to help our pig, Albert. He lived with his brother all his life (he is 4) until he sadly and suddenly passed away two weeks ago. Albert does seem sad and a bit lethargic following the passing of his brother, so we are exploring the idea of...

Hello, I had to take the difficult decision to put my guinea pig Mucho to sleep yesterday. His health severely deteriorated in just 24h, he had no previous health issues. He was only a year and a half old, so very unexpected, and brought back the trauma of losing my first guinea pig when I was...

Hi, so recently one of my piggies passed away. It was really hard for me, and my other piggy to deal with. But, even though he was sad for the first few days and didn’t make as much noise and slept more he still ate his food (licked the bowl ahah) and drank water, ate hay, and had some pellets...

Hello, my first post on here! Sadly one of my piggies passed away last week. My bereaved piggy has just started to perk up a little bit, although not eating as much as she normally does. I’m trying to find her a friend and I’ve phoned almost every rescue near me but no one has a single sow...

Hi, I wasn’t sure which category to post this on as she is recently bereaved. Pip is almost 6 years old and lost her sister about 6 weeks ago, they were together since babies however never seemed super close as Pip likes her own space. When her sister (Oreo) passed I was planning on getting her...

As I posted yesterday, our beloved Gus has passed away. We are taking Moe to the vet tomorrow to confirm the parasite has truly been killed off from him, because though he tested negative, something happened with Gus. They had been separated for a month prior to this happening, so we are hoping...

Hi all, One of my trio (Greta) really sadly passed away last week after being hospitalised for a respiratory infection. I think one of my pigs (Agnes) is taking it a bit harder than the other - she's still eating, but just seems a bit quieter. She used to be very good friends with Greta. She...