Andy❤️

[andythepirate]

My chonky monky,my main man. You are missed by many. i hope you are eating the finest veggies wherever you are! I'm glad i had you. you brought me joy! i hope i gave you the same. We love you Andy!

 

[Bill & Ted]

I’m so sorry you lost your little main man

Popcorn high Andy

 

[andythepirate]

(TW gross eye stuff) Hello I'm new here. My name is Rae! Andy passed away on December 3rd 2021, almost a year now. I got the little man cremated. I think he died of old age or natural causes. Andy had a life of respiratory infections and issues. I got him on June 28th 2017 from petco he was only a wittle baby. He had a great life big cage lots of attention and veggies ,but constantly got sick. No matter what i did. id close the windows not open them, turn up the heat in my room, give him a blanket, clean more often. nothing seemed to help him not get sick. Andy was a sole pig for a long time but i got Two other pigs Ashley and Bj. I didnt have them together but they visited in the play pen or me holding him to them to say hi. Randomly around the same time i got the girls Andy got an eye infection that got progressively worse. I think i can attach photos. (2 is about day one of his eye, 3 is how bad it got) Putting ointment on his eye and keeping it clean was the best i could do at some point andy healed but the vet said he was blind in one eye now hence why my user is andythepirate. A few months after he healed I found him in the cage one day just plopped down by the water bottle he was so limp. I took him to by bed and layed with him as soon as i had fully taken it all in i put him with a blanket and some hay in a bin i use for bath time i called around to my family and no one came to help me. My middle brother came to see him but besides all the dramatic details i had used every power i had to save him and just couldnt. He wouldnt eat or drink just wanted to cuddle with me until the end. I miss him so much. He was my lil baby man! Rest easy on a bed of lettuce!

 

[Claire W]

I'm so sorry for your loss The first anniversary of a death is always the hardest Sleep tight Andy xx

 

[Bill & Ted]

Oh what a gorgeous boy Andy was Looked like he had a lovely life despite his problems, sending hugs

 

[andythepirate]

I’m so sorry you lost your little main man

Popcorn high Andy

Thank you so much

I'm so sorry for your loss The first anniversary of a death is always the hardest Sleep tight Andy xx

Thank you so much and it really is but i got my other babies to keep my spirts up

 

[weepweeps]

I’m so sorry Andy had to popcorn off over the rainbow bridge. He sounded so special.

 

[h_and_piggies]

Sorry for your loss. You did everything you could for Andy and he knew he was loved to the end. Sleep tight Andy x

 

[Merab]

So sorry for your loss of handsome Pirate Andy.
Be gentle with yourself as you grieve

 

[munchmonster]

Sending you hugs at this sad anniversary. He was a brave little man and new how much you loved him.
Dream free on your bed of lettuce Andy xx

 

[andythepirate]

I wanted to make and update to this thread but its been so hard. its been a year without my sweet boy. one of the first things i said after he passed is he cant be dead hes the only thing that brings me joy. its kills me to say i still dont feel the same way i did with my lil man. i love my girls and i miss my betty sue so much but andy was my soul pig he was born the day before me atleast the vets estimated birthday was june 1 2017 i was born june 2 2003. its like fate gave me a gift before i even knew him. i get so scared with my pigs that i didnt do enough i think ill always feel that way. i just want my boy. and hes gone. he’s actually gone. the world gave me my joy then ripped it out from underneath my feet. hes what got me out of bed. hes the reason i went to school. hes the reason id leave my room. i had to get him lettuce he made it where i couldnt hide i had to be seen. he was such a light he made me feel like a star when i walked in the room. its sounds so stupid because hes a guinea pig but he was my chonky monky, my responsibility, my joy, my world. i did everything for this piggy. i feel like the good memories just passed me by, like i didnt even realize i was in the good times. i didnt know those would be the good times. i was naive and wasn’t ready i never really thought about him dying very few times i did its when he would cuddle with me and id say youre going to kill me when you go. a part of me did die when he left. he took my joy. my joy is gone

 

[Merab]

When we say grief takes time we don’t mean just a few weeks, it can takes months or longer.
Anniversaries are hardest.
I don’t know if there’s a charity in the USA like the Blue Cross here. One which offers bereavement counselling when a beloved pet has died.
If there is, you may find talking to someone in person who understands what you are going through helpful.

We are here for you too.

You obviously have lots of good memories of Andy. Have you thought about making a scrapbook of the good memories that are there. You can add photo as well.
Focussing on the good times can also help.

Holding you in my heart

 

[Bill & Ted]

I’m so sorry you are still grieving Andy’s loss, I know it can take such a long time to come to terms with. I lost a piggie who was my soulmate too and I still miss him very much. The pain you are feeling is very genuine, you are missing him so much, it doesn’t matter that he is a Guinea pig, he is just as relevant as any loss be it an animal or human, it’s just the same feeling.
Andy wouldn’t have wanted you to stay sad, he is gone but he is still with you.
I would write down all your wonderful memories of him like Merab Slave say and get an album/or mural together of photos for your room. You just need time but one day you will be at ease and look back and remember the happy memories without pain x