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Teenage Guinea Pig
Hello Everyone,
I wish I wasn’t posting this so soon after losing Ben (it’s only been a couple of months), but Billy, Ben’s brother, passed today. He’d been ‘off’ for a couple of months, and I’d been back and forth at the vets. Some medicine he seemed to pick back up on, then he went down, then he was on other medicine. But the past week he took a real turn for the worse and today he was diagnosed with Kidney stones. One kidney was completely blocked. He’d hidden it all pretty well. I decided to give him a chance, so the vet operated to try and remove, but he passed on the operating table.
Billy was the shyest out of all his brothers. Billy and Bertie were really bold and brave, and Billy was happy to follow their lead. I wasn’t sure if he’d ever be a people pig, as he was so timid and wary of me. But he got used to me, and quickly became an absolute diva. He loved his fuss and attention. He would put his paws on the bars and beg to be picked up. He even had a little game he’d play, when he’d put his paws up to be picked up and at the last minute he’d run off and look back at me as if to say “ha ha, I tricked you”.
He was also the smallest out of his brothers. Which earned him the nickname “little bill”. But that didn’t stop him trying to flip objects much bigger than he was with his nose. He loved to flip pigloos over. He knocked his front teeth out once because of his flipping habit. I had to find a new wooden house that was too heavy, but it didn’t stop him from trying.
He’ll be joining Ben on the rainbow bridge. They had a close bond, so I know he’ll be happy. Billy was 5 and a half. I thought I’d get more time with him, as at the beginning of the year he was so happy and full of life.
Rest in peace little buddy.
I wish I wasn’t posting this so soon after losing Ben (it’s only been a couple of months), but Billy, Ben’s brother, passed today. He’d been ‘off’ for a couple of months, and I’d been back and forth at the vets. Some medicine he seemed to pick back up on, then he went down, then he was on other medicine. But the past week he took a real turn for the worse and today he was diagnosed with Kidney stones. One kidney was completely blocked. He’d hidden it all pretty well. I decided to give him a chance, so the vet operated to try and remove, but he passed on the operating table.
Billy was the shyest out of all his brothers. Billy and Bertie were really bold and brave, and Billy was happy to follow their lead. I wasn’t sure if he’d ever be a people pig, as he was so timid and wary of me. But he got used to me, and quickly became an absolute diva. He loved his fuss and attention. He would put his paws on the bars and beg to be picked up. He even had a little game he’d play, when he’d put his paws up to be picked up and at the last minute he’d run off and look back at me as if to say “ha ha, I tricked you”.
He was also the smallest out of his brothers. Which earned him the nickname “little bill”. But that didn’t stop him trying to flip objects much bigger than he was with his nose. He loved to flip pigloos over. He knocked his front teeth out once because of his flipping habit. I had to find a new wooden house that was too heavy, but it didn’t stop him from trying.
He’ll be joining Ben on the rainbow bridge. They had a close bond, so I know he’ll be happy. Billy was 5 and a half. I thought I’d get more time with him, as at the beginning of the year he was so happy and full of life.
Rest in peace little buddy.