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Adult Guinea Pig
Dear Sampson,
You have left us, our big boy has gone. We still can't quite believe it.
We hope you enjoyed your retirement with our family. Most of your life was not easy, neglected and underfed. (Perhaps that is why you loved the food at our house sooo much? ) Then Joanne at Milhaven took you in, fattened you up until you were a chunky 1.5kg!
We loved having you to stay with our family for the last year and a half. You were never a conventional 'cute' guinea pig but in our eyes you were tall (long?), dark and handsome and very much a boar's boar. You were so manly, strutting about being strong and brave but actually you could be slightly silly and relied so much on your lovely, more sensible friend Gregory. Some of your happiest times were 'lawn mowing' in the back garden with Gregory in the late afternoons, watching horses in the next door field. All the boys are seem quiet this week - and it is much quieter at vegetable time because you are not standing up, making a racket, rattling your hutch and demanding veggies! You never wheeked but you still made more noise than any other piggie here.
Sampson, you were so brave near the end, and you hid your pain from us, from Debbie, from the vets. I wish you would have let us help you more but I hope you are resting peacefully now in your favourite cosy sack. You kept a stiff upper lip all your life but I am struggling to follow your example. We miss you and your curly whiskers. We will do our best to look after Gregory.
Rest quietly now big lad. x
You have left us, our big boy has gone. We still can't quite believe it.
We hope you enjoyed your retirement with our family. Most of your life was not easy, neglected and underfed. (Perhaps that is why you loved the food at our house sooo much? ) Then Joanne at Milhaven took you in, fattened you up until you were a chunky 1.5kg!
We loved having you to stay with our family for the last year and a half. You were never a conventional 'cute' guinea pig but in our eyes you were tall (long?), dark and handsome and very much a boar's boar. You were so manly, strutting about being strong and brave but actually you could be slightly silly and relied so much on your lovely, more sensible friend Gregory. Some of your happiest times were 'lawn mowing' in the back garden with Gregory in the late afternoons, watching horses in the next door field. All the boys are seem quiet this week - and it is much quieter at vegetable time because you are not standing up, making a racket, rattling your hutch and demanding veggies! You never wheeked but you still made more noise than any other piggie here.
Sampson, you were so brave near the end, and you hid your pain from us, from Debbie, from the vets. I wish you would have let us help you more but I hope you are resting peacefully now in your favourite cosy sack. You kept a stiff upper lip all your life but I am struggling to follow your example. We miss you and your curly whiskers. We will do our best to look after Gregory.
Rest quietly now big lad. x
rest in peace beautiful Sampson, what a lovely tribute to him x
