a very very sad day

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my big girl guinea pig, boo boo had been unwell over the weekend so i took her to the vets as an emergancy this morning and she was seen to within five minutes of me walking into the surgery. the vet was fantastic,checked boo boo over thuroughly. it turns out boo boo had a womb infection and its a big killer for girl piggies. the vet gave her some injections to make her feel better and try to get her gut going again so that she can eat and get her strength back. the vet gave me a few different medications to give boo boo such as recovery food so that she was getting something and anti + pro biotics.

i got her home and tucked her up with blankets and a hot water bottle underneath to warm her up a bit and get her feeling perkier again.i gave her some anti biotics then had to force feed her water and and her recovery food. she soon couldnt even stand normally and just rolled over to the side. about ten minutes later she had a seizure and died in my arms. this was at 1.15.

i tried everything i could to save her but to know that she was in so much pain when she died was the worst. the saddest part though was that she was only two and a half and had a good few yrs left in her yet. my other two piggies are missing her and keeping looking at me as though to ask where boo boo is. mum came home from work and i just burst into floods of tears. all i wanted to do was make her better and i couldnt, instead she died in huge pain and a very unfair way.

she was my fave piggy and had a huge personality which she made known to me the day mum surprised me with me. I'm missing her terribly already.
 
Oh I'm so sorry to hear that. Poor little girl. Just be glad that you gave her a good life and she's not in pain any more. I'm afraid it sounds like there was nothing else you could do for her, so you did the best you could by comforting her in her last moment.

RIP Boo boo
 
Sorry for your loss. Well done for looking after her so well, I'm sure there was nothing more you could have done.
 
I am so sorry for your loss. It always is a shock when one of your piggies has something serious - it's not easy to spot subtle early signs and interpret them properly. Womb infection (pyometra, infection of the lining of the womb) is sadly one of the nastier things a piggy can contract and can be often mistaken for other things at first. You did what you could.

RIP Boo Boo
 
You did your very best for her and although you are worried about her discomfort she passed away in the arms of the person that she flet safe with and loved by and that would have brought her more comfort than any medication ever could. Try to think of all your happy times together x
 
That really is very sad, but please don't feel so bad. As you said, you tried your best and that's all you can do. RIP Boo Boo...Your mummy loves you always and forever. xx
 
So sorry to hear you lost Boo Boo to pyometra, it's a horrible thing to happen and as the womb is so well protected, it's so hard to tell when aniamls have it ( i lost a hamster to Pyo a few months ago)

You did your best and thats all a person can do.

RIP Boo Boo.
 
i am so sorry to hear your sad news. You did everything you could. Rip little one :(
 
I'm so very sorry for your loss. She sounds like a special girl. RIP Boo Boo.
 
So sorry to hear about Boo Boo, you gave her a wonderful life, she will always remember you over the bridge -- run free little Boo Boo
 
I'm so sorry you lost Boo Boo, you did everything you could for her. Just wanted to say though...

....to know that she was in so much pain when she died was the worst.
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The seizing you mention, she will have been unaware of anything by that stage. You got her medications from the vet, I'm sure a painkiller will have been in there somewhere. Even so, don't hurt yourself with thinking she was in pain. You did everything you could.

Rest well, dear Boo Boo. xx
 
I'm so sorry for your loss, the fact you stayed with her and held her till she left is the very last thing you could do for boohoo!

I am sure she is looking down from the bridge on you, wishing to tell you she's ok!
 
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