Butterflykelly
New Born Pup
Hi I am posting again because I have lost another one of my guinea pigs. I thought I'd try coming here because I am feeling like I want to kill myself because its my fault cos I got paranoid he was ill and cos of my actions I ended up killing him. I was worried about him for a while a few months ago I took him to the vet twice because he was drinking a lot of water and I thought he was losing weight at the first appointment they didn't do anything said he was fine he weighed 890 grams when I'm sure he used to weigh nearer a kilo and I took him for a second one incase they were missing something and I'd given him some recovery food to see if that would help him put on weight which he eat on his own he loved it and at the second app he weighed about 950 grams and she said cos of him drinking lots of water she'd give me antibiotics to try but if it didn't work it could be his kidneys and there would be nothing they could do. I didn't take him back after that but he always continued to keep drinking a lot of water I tried not to worry cos I thought as long as he's eating and seems OK. On the morning before he died I think I got paranoid he looked to skinny and when I held him he was laying on his side which he didn't normally do so that worried me as well and he didnt seem that interested when I fed him some lettuce but that morning he had eat babyleaf lettuce and Been banging at the bars for it. I think I got paranoid he wasn't right cos of him looking skinning and when he was out he didn't seem quite right. I phoned the vets just to ask advice and they said bring him in it's better to get him checked. His weight was 888 grams so not that bad and they couldn't find anything wrong with him but when I got him home I opened his carrier door to run around and he just stayed in it I tried to give a biscuit he didn't want it I then got him out after a while and cuddled him then put him on the floor with one of my other piggies he lived with sometimes since she lost her son. I fed them pepper and Kale he didn't eat it. Normally he would run around and eat. I then decided to get him in with his mum and sister who he would normally chase around and he just went under the house and didn't acknowledge them even though his mum went and laid in front of him near the house. I then gave them hay he didn't eat it so I thought I need to syringe feed some food I did this at 10.30pm and 2.30 am in the morning it was a battle to get him to take it but I tried to give him about 7 ml each time cos I thought if he wasn't eating that was what I was supposed to do. I put him back with his mum and sister they were out free roaming that night and when I woke at 7.30 am he had died. When I buried him in my dad's garden I noticed the food was still in his mouth. I feel like I killed him because I got paranoid he was ill and did the wrong thing I should of just left him alone and kept an eye on him. I'm sorry for the long post I just can't live with myself he was only 3 I've lost 4 piggies within 7 months one from a tumour in the tummy one from bloat one was 7 and I put him to sleep cos he stopped eating and now bambi cos of me panicking he was ill when he wasn't I just can't cope anymore. I have 8 other piggies and I'm scared I'm going to kill them too. Bambi was the most precious little boy ever I miss him so much and I hate he's gone because his mummy got paranoid and did the wrong thing. Sorry again for long post
It sounds to me that you did everything right, just what I would have done. Guinea pigs hide they illnesses as they are prey animals and instinctively don’t want to show their weakness and I think Bambi probably had something wrong with him
