Billy died last night

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I feel so guilty this morning. My darling Billy, my baby, died last night and I am so totally to blame.
Billy was only 2 1/2 and had always been the lively healthy guinea of my two. However, I thought he was losing weight but only a little because I knew Ben was putting on weight. How foolish was I not to weigh him.
Yesterday I found him, all fluffed up and poorly looking, lethargic with crusty eyes. We rushed him straight to the vets where they found that he had lost 500g and had a dental problem. He was scheduled for surgery this morning and we brought him home to syringe feed Recovery into him to prepare him.
I don't know what made me sit up with him last night but at about 2.15 he started what I can only describe as 'fitting' of sorts and he died in my arms about 10 minutes later.
He was the dearest little soul and I feel that I have let him down. I can't stop crying and know I'll never forgive myself for this. I miss him sooooo much.
 
devonbelle said:
I feel so guilty this morning. My darling Billy, my baby, died last night and I am so totally to blame.
Billy was only 2 1/2 and had always been the lively healthy guinea of my two. However, I thought he was losing weight but only a little because I knew Ben was putting on weight. How foolish was I not to weigh him.
Yesterday I found him, all fluffed up and poorly looking, lethargic with crusty eyes. We rushed him straight to the vets where they found that he had lost 500g and had a dental problem. He was scheduled for surgery this morning and we brought him home to syringe feed Recovery into him to prepare him.
I don't know what made me sit up with him last night but at about 2.15 he started what I can only describe as 'fitting' of sorts and he died in my arms about 10 minutes later.
He was the dearest little soul and I feel that I have let him down. I can't stop crying and know I'll never forgive myself for this. I miss him sooooo much.
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Sorry to hear your little one has passed on :( try not to beat yourself up over it, it is very easy when this happens to look at all the things you "should have noticed and should have done". I am sure you gave your piggy the best 2 1/2 yrs and he is at peace. lots of hugs xx
 
RIP Billy - you may find he had more problems than his teeth, I'm very sorry for your loss but glad you could be with him on his journey to the bridge! x
 
I'm so sorry for your loss. You took him to the vets when you did realised there was something wrong and that is admirable. I'm sure that he was a well cared for and loved Piggy. Not all Piggies show drastic changes in health and some are such subtle changes that you don't allways recognise them for what they are.
Run free Little Billy.
 
I am a newbie on here, but I just wanted to say how sorry I am about Billy. I lost my Meggie in a horrible freak accident last month and I blame myself totally. We shouldn't though, we do our utmost best for our piggies and love them and make their lives happy. You gave Billy a happy life and yes it was short but he was loved and cared for and you should be proud of yourself for that.
 
Rest in peace Billy. You did everything you could, we always feel like we should have done more, it's a normal part of grief. Try and focus on the two and half years of health and happiness he enjoyed with you. (((((hugs)))))
 
Sleep tight Billy.....please don't beat yourself up, it's so obvious that you loved him to bits and you did the right thing for him in the circumstances. <<Hugs>>
 
So sorry fo your loss.

Hindsight is a horrible thing sometimes. Please don't blame yourself, it won't change anything.

You obviously cared for him very deeply, or you wouldn't be so upset.

Sometimes animals go from needing an eye kept on them to very poorly so quickly, we can only do so much. You took him to the vets as soon as you realised how poorly he had become. That makes you a great owner imo.

Sending hugs.

Rest in peace Billy.
 
So sorry to hear about Billy, I'm sure you did all you could, don't beat yourself up, remember he had the best 2 1/2 years possible xx
 
awww no I'm so sorry, i feel your pain.

Rip Billy, sweet dreams little man.

Please do not give yourself a hard time, we will all tell you the same thing. It is not your fault, and you acted when you thought something was wrong.Billy could have asked for no more.

Just remember the good times please dont dwell on the end x>>
 
I am so sorry for your loss. Please don't blame yourself, it was only reading this forum how I found out the importance of weighing piggies, before that I have had 4 over 11 years so even in my ignorance haven't done too badly.

Teeth can sometimes cause no problem at all then suddenly it all goes wrong. One of mine had to have their teeth done under GA & if she'd died I would be blaming myself for putting her through the op. Hindsight is a wonderful thing but alas at the time we aren't always to know these things.

Cherish his memories & the happy times you had together, run free sweet Billy x
 
I am sorry for your loss. It is always so bitter when you have to learn a particular lesson the hard (and very painful) way, but Billy knew that he was loved. Regular weighing really can make a difference, especially in cases where the onset is rather slow and deceptive.

RIP Billy
 
oh i am sorry to read about poor billy, you sound a lovely caring person, and you really need to forgive yourself because you DID take him to the vets,and did everything you could for him, the fact you sat up with him shows that! and how lovely for him he died being hugged by you, and not on his own, sending you warm hugs x x
 
I'm so sorry for your loss, i feel the same over my piggie Basil he died after his dental and i felt bad for putting him through it so i think after you have lost a pet you always feel guilty and blame yourself but like everyone is saying remember the good times you had together.
 
Hi,

sorry to hear about Billy, but please don't blame yourself:(

I had a piggie that passed away and I also blamed myself, I noticed he wa dribbling one morning so I took him to the vets who were useless and din't know about gp, then I took him to a rodentologist because I thought it was teeth problems and he lost weight.

Even though I syringe fed him etc he still died and I felt as though I should have done more/different but once they go downhill it's usually too latex
 
Very sorry for your loss. Its hard with guinea pigs as illness is not always visible to us as they keep it well hidden. Try not to blame yourself as that really won't help.
RIP Little Piggie x
 
devonbelle said:
I feel so guilty this morning. My darling Billy, my baby, died last night and I am so totally to blame.
Billy was only 2 1/2 and had always been the lively healthy guinea of my two. However, I thought he was losing weight but only a little because I knew Ben was putting on weight. How foolish was I not to weigh him.
Yesterday I found him, all fluffed up and poorly looking, lethargic with crusty eyes. We rushed him straight to the vets where they found that he had lost 500g and had a dental problem. He was scheduled for surgery this morning and we brought him home to syringe feed Recovery into him to prepare him.
I don't know what made me sit up with him last night but at about 2.15 he started what I can only describe as 'fitting' of sorts and he died in my arms about 10 minutes later.
He was the dearest little soul and I feel that I have let him down. I can't stop crying and know I'll never forgive myself for this. I miss him sooooo much.
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How on earth are you to blame? Poor Billy was just not well. I am so sorry for your loss but pleased do not blame yourself. You did your best and loved him so much.
 
If they can't tell us, so many times we just won't know. (This is why human babies make me nervous; my own baby son had a very bad ear infection and we did not know because he didn't cry or complain or have a fever or any discharge. One day I saw him pulling on his ear and he wouldn't take a nap. I took him to the doctor who found the infection. I felt so bad for not seeing that my own child was sick, I felt like such a terrible mother.) You do what you can with the information you have, which is exactly what you did, and that's OK.
 
Awww I feel very sorry for you but don't beat yourself up over it . I have gone through the same type of thing because my guinea-pig Poppy died a bit ago . I noticed something was wrong when I was stroking her and her spine was incredibly bony , and she didn't want to eat cucumber - her favourite food or any other food for that matter . Then we took her to the vets and they said she had a tooth problem , and it wouldn't get better so they put her down :0 later on I thought about it and I got very annoyed at the fact I hadn't realised she was getting thinner . I sort of saw she was lighter but thought nothing of it . It took a while but I eventually stopped blaming myself for it . Don't worry because it will get better . I just focused on helping my other piggy get through it , as she was finding it hard being alone .
Rest in peace lil Billy :rose
 
I know how you feel from previous guinea deaths, (pneumonia), like why didn't I book the vet appointment a couple of hours earlier and why didn't I realise one of my guineas had lost a bit of weight but it's better to look at the positives, that they had a nice life that they enjoyed. Also when guineas get ill they go downhill so quickly that even visiting the vet straight away doesn't necessarily save them and by the sounds of it you did everything you could which is the main thing.
 
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