bowing out gracefully

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Thinking of you at such a terrible time - you must feel devastated at your huge loss.

Be kind to yourself and I hope you mend very soon.

x x x
 
I'm so sorry. How utterly devastating. :( Someone I knew from another forum had something similar with her piggies - they were dying one by one and she never did get to grips with what it was. :(
 
its purely heartbreaking. Peru is sat on my lap, I'm giving her what could be her last cuddles. i hate how in the morning i dread opening the cavie room door for fear of finding her or dougal dead. what used to be a house full of happy wheeking is now deathly silent at feeding times. Peru is stick thin yet she eats like a horse. shes in what i would describe as the last stage of this illness, where they go really thin and boney before passing on. shes so lively though, I'm feeding her all her favourites by hand and shes munching away quite happily. shes not lost her lust for food. she just seems to be losing weight rapidly, just like all the others. dougal is the only pig that has until now shown no symptoms. but what do i do with him if peru dies? do i risk getting him a pal? or condone him to a solitary life? i just dont know :( i want to give away all my cavie cages and accessories to another local rescue but for sheer fear of passing on whatever killed my piggies, i dont dare. they are crying out for cages,for houses, for runs and enclosures and i have so many sitting here empty but can only bin them i suppose? i have to get rid of them, i hate seeing row after row of empty housing.

many many thanks for all your words of kindness. its just so hard NOT knowing what happened, why it happened or how i could stop it from happening again


*sigh*


i miss my piggies so damn much :(
 
awww me too honey, that is so sad. Do you have to give up? I mean i totally understand what you have been through but you are so passionate about it couldnt you just give it a bit of time?

I know you said your funds have dwindled, but i would be more than happy to donate if you were to start again. I really hope i havent said too much here, but you really do seem to care so much and personally i think piggies need you :(
 
Soo sad, it must be heart breaking i can't believe they haven't found the cause of it. It is not your fault it has just happened even tho these animal's have passed they knew a loving home and now have someone to wait for at the bridge. Please don't give up, take some time by all mean's and maybe start slowly, Bleach and disinfect the house's and cage's leave them to soak in it if you can then store them til your ready and do it again before use, there are not enough people who can do what you do, your heart is breaking now because you care so much but if you didn't care you wouldnt be any good at it. we need more people out there like you not less!
 
we lost peru on christmas morning, poor dougal is now alone.

thanks for all the kind words and many thanks for the mails about donations but i must decline, we wont be sending anymore piggies for autopsies nor do i need supplies, one pig doesnt break the bank really.... but thanks all the same, its the thought that counts :)

I'm now left with the dilemma over dougal. till now he is the only one that hasnt shown any signs of sickness....but he's all alone. do i risk bringing in just one more pig as company or better not to risk it? id potentially be giving it a death sentance i guess, but letting dougal live alone is no life either,he's used to being surrounded by friends and i can hardly give him away to another rescue for fear of passing on disease. what other options do i have? i cannot give him the time and attention a lone piggy needs.... *sigh* what a blooming mess
 
I am so sorry that you have lost Peru as well :0 As for Dougal, I really do not know what to suggest. I think if it were me, I would see how he goes for a couple of weeks. Who know's, he may have got away with having the illness and if so, may be you could then get him a friend. Sending MASSIVE hugs xxxxxxx
 
So sorry ..... I wouldnt know what to advise regarding Dougal - bringing another piggie in is a risk and so is passing Dougal somewhere else so I would be inclined to give him a 'quarantine' period to see if he develops anything and then either get him a friend or move him to someone else as long as they were aware of the risks.
Really so sorry you had to go through all this,
Hugs
x
 
Oh my heart goes out to you. I feel so sad after reading your post and I'm so so sorry for what you went through and are going through and all the losses. So terribly sad. I'm so sorry.
 
oh no, so sad, massive vibes being sent for Dougal in the hope he stays with you.

You are right though, what a dilemma ?/

x>>
 
Oh no......I'm so sorry to hear you have lost even more piggies Spishkey.

Hard as it may be, it would not be advisable to introduce another piggie for lonely Dougal in view of your situation. I really sympathise....I am in the same boat - my tribe have been dying steadily this last year and despite many PM's we still do not know the cause....we just know it is a respiratory condition....possibly viral as bacterial/protozoa/fungal/heart etc have been ruled out. They have been in quarantine now for a year on the vets instructions....and I am down from 15 to 6...8...8...8...

I had all the boy piggies neutered in summer 2009 ready for new wives....just before this disease reared its ugly head......:(

I make it up to the ones that remain by giving them loads of cuddles......

Stay strong Hun
Hugs coming your way
x
 
Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! Honestly, you gave those animals a wonderful life, and they will appreciate the efforts you put in, i hope you find out and sort the problem, i can't begin to understand the pain you feel :(
(((hugs))) xx
 
well we had a sort of not so great suprise this morning. went out to the barn to feed the mini-pigs and saw to big cavie cages stacked outside the door, and a box full of goodies for guiinea pigs. i thought perhaps somebody thought we still had lots of piggies and had donated some stuff to us (its happened before :))
then i went inside the barn doors and saw two boxes......moving and wheeking. my little heart sank. inside were 6..yes 6 sows!....(thank god no boars!) another case of someone dumping animals in our barn.

so ive set up the cages in the barn...i know its the middle of winter, its below freezing point outside but i dont dare have the piggies inside. what else can i do with them? ive draped a big ol blanket over the cages leaving a gap for ventilation and filled the cages with hay. I'm hoping they'll snuggle up together to keep warm. the look in fabulous health (which is a plus point, most dumped animals are in terrible state) i think 3 are silver agoutis, I'm in love :) i know i shouldnt be and i know i shouldnt keep them here and should find them new homes asap but ive just fallen for them..and who would take on a group of 6? i never had piggies in the barn so I'm hoping they are 'safe' away from dougal out there. as much as i would love to put him in there with the girls i just couldnt risk it. maybe in 6 months if he's still in good health and not showing any signs i may start introductions, but until then my new 'herd' are going to live in the barn safe from the danger inside....
 
i think its fate and a message from above from your recently lost loved ones saying please carry on your ever so important purpose in life :)

I get where you are coming from with the silver agoutis x)

I'm really happy for you, just try to relax and enjoy them :)
 
my boyfriend said the same...relax! but i cant I'm gonna be constantly on edge if i see a slight sneeze or sniffle or piggy not eating. and i just hope its not too cold out there for them (but i think they'll be ok, ive moved 20 bales of straw and hay around them like a wall to keep draughts away :) just got some piccies but am having trouble getting them from pb to here, the img tag button seems unclickable so i cant copy and paste the line :( would really like to get them on so i can ask if they are silver agoutis..am doubting myself now cause they also have a lot of white :)
 
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They sound like they'll be fine to me, mine have been in a shed all winter without blankets or anything covering the hutches. Plenty of hay and they'll cuddle together and be fine. And if you can keep them I would :(|);)
 
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doglovinpiggylover said:
i think its fate and a message from above from your recently lost loved ones saying please carry on your ever so important purpose in life :)
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I totally agree with this and certainly think you should keep the girlies if you can :) All the best with your girls and of course Dougal x
 
so far so good...girlies have settled in so well I'm considering giving them names!
 
They look lovely and are hopefully not all pregnant! I am keeping my fingers crossed for you, and them!
 
Lovely pigs, and yes I agree you have to keep on with the pigs x

ok so names.....?/
 
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