Kosson
Junior Guinea Pig
Yesterday afternoon, our piggy Moru passed away after coping with pain and disconfort for a long period.
We got her from a gardening shop back in November 2017 as a friend of another piggy Kosson, who passed away in June 2019.
Since Moru became our family member, she made us smile and laugh with her somewhat comical nature.
She went under scalpel in August 2019 to remove a lump, and she recovered very well.
However in August 2020 she lost her fur (not entirely, though) but she dealt with it. In September 2020 her new friend Zelie joined to our household.
Moru and Zelie got along with each other very very well, but Moru was found that she had an ovary cyst in November 2020. As the operation and prognosis would not very positive, we agreed not to remove it.
She suffered from pain, but she fought to it and she always showed her adolable face to us.
Then on 1 July, her friend passed away. Moru was very very sad and as she did not move and she stayed in a blanket that smelt Zelie, she developed a bumble foot and it got really severe.
At the end of July, our exotic vet said that the prognosis was rather bad, just a couple of weeks would be left for Moru.
However she fought to it and, she overcame to it. Sadly, the other foot she did not use got really weak so she struggled to walk.
We adopeted two rescue pigs on 5 August this year for Moru.
Moru's 6th anniversary was at the beginning of September, we said the two friends (and accessories for housing ) are for her birthday!
Moru seemed very happy, but one of them (both are sow) tends to be bossy, she attacked other piggy and Moru when they are on her way. Then the other one took this habit and she started to attack Moru. As Moru had difficulties walking and she became weak in general, she was the victim.
Even so she prefered to be with them and she did have some nice time with them, and till the end she did not hesitate to hiss them when they got closer to Moru in a wrong way.
But she became weaker and weaker. She ate well but she lost lots of weight.
From 14 September she refused her veg dish and she did not seem to eat a lot, (until 13 September, she ate well), we tried everything, including Critical care.
On the 15 September, I took her to the vet but as I expected, this is due her age and even the vet verified that the bumble foot had been cured, there was no remedy to her loss of appetite. But she ate some hay, tomato, carrot leaves and some apple.
From the 16 September she really stopped to eat. I had to force-feeing her Critical care. She did manage some but she seemed to struggle to eat when I continued. I gave her small amount often, but Moru went weaker and weaker.
I spend most of my time with Moru yesterday.
I told her how much I loved her and I said sorry to her for some things the had not been done correctly. I even had time to share some memories with Moru and she looked very very happy.
When I said I loved her from the day one and would love her forever, she looked so happy and when I apologised her, she looked 'Don't worry, that is fine'.
She loved her family (my daughter, two piggies, and other two piggies who had passed away befor Moru) until the last moment.
I did not know it that Moru was about to say goodbye, but just half an hour before that, I let Moru see her two friends, and I even put her inside the fence. Two friends came to say hi to Moru, sniffing around Moru (even though part of the reason was of that as Moru smelt Critical care).
Then I took her back in my arms and I told her I love you a lot. My daughter was there and she said Moru opened her ear and her eyes shone, Moru was so happy. So my daughter said that she loved Moru a lot and a lot, and I said again that I love her very very much. We shared very happy moment.
Then I thought maybe Moru might have been able to eat some grains (she munched that sometimes) and I went to look for it with Moru still in my arms.
I found it and when I went back to the side of the piggy fence (it took five minutes at the longest), my daughter noticed that Moru looked passed away.
I checked her face, and body. I saw that Moru no longer breathed.
Moru did not cry, nor she made any movement. She literally went to the rainbow bridge as she slept.
We were very sad and we are still sad, but the first thing I said was ' Moru was such a brave pig, she did her very best till the end'. And we were quite sure that Moru wanted to be with me, in my arms and also with her family when she passed away - and she was definitely in my arms. While I searched the grain, I continued to talk to Moru. I hope that she felt safe and much much loved.
We will not forget Moru, and personally I really really appreciate her sweetness, trust and being with us for nearly six years.
Sad but at least now Moru is free from pain and I hope she is popcorning, eating everything she loves with Kosson and Zelie.
Thank you Moru. We love you.
We got her from a gardening shop back in November 2017 as a friend of another piggy Kosson, who passed away in June 2019.
Since Moru became our family member, she made us smile and laugh with her somewhat comical nature.
She went under scalpel in August 2019 to remove a lump, and she recovered very well.
However in August 2020 she lost her fur (not entirely, though) but she dealt with it. In September 2020 her new friend Zelie joined to our household.
Moru and Zelie got along with each other very very well, but Moru was found that she had an ovary cyst in November 2020. As the operation and prognosis would not very positive, we agreed not to remove it.
She suffered from pain, but she fought to it and she always showed her adolable face to us.
Then on 1 July, her friend passed away. Moru was very very sad and as she did not move and she stayed in a blanket that smelt Zelie, she developed a bumble foot and it got really severe.
At the end of July, our exotic vet said that the prognosis was rather bad, just a couple of weeks would be left for Moru.
However she fought to it and, she overcame to it. Sadly, the other foot she did not use got really weak so she struggled to walk.
We adopeted two rescue pigs on 5 August this year for Moru.
Moru's 6th anniversary was at the beginning of September, we said the two friends (and accessories for housing ) are for her birthday!
Moru seemed very happy, but one of them (both are sow) tends to be bossy, she attacked other piggy and Moru when they are on her way. Then the other one took this habit and she started to attack Moru. As Moru had difficulties walking and she became weak in general, she was the victim.
Even so she prefered to be with them and she did have some nice time with them, and till the end she did not hesitate to hiss them when they got closer to Moru in a wrong way.
But she became weaker and weaker. She ate well but she lost lots of weight.
From 14 September she refused her veg dish and she did not seem to eat a lot, (until 13 September, she ate well), we tried everything, including Critical care.
On the 15 September, I took her to the vet but as I expected, this is due her age and even the vet verified that the bumble foot had been cured, there was no remedy to her loss of appetite. But she ate some hay, tomato, carrot leaves and some apple.
From the 16 September she really stopped to eat. I had to force-feeing her Critical care. She did manage some but she seemed to struggle to eat when I continued. I gave her small amount often, but Moru went weaker and weaker.
I spend most of my time with Moru yesterday.
I told her how much I loved her and I said sorry to her for some things the had not been done correctly. I even had time to share some memories with Moru and she looked very very happy.
When I said I loved her from the day one and would love her forever, she looked so happy and when I apologised her, she looked 'Don't worry, that is fine'.
She loved her family (my daughter, two piggies, and other two piggies who had passed away befor Moru) until the last moment.
I did not know it that Moru was about to say goodbye, but just half an hour before that, I let Moru see her two friends, and I even put her inside the fence. Two friends came to say hi to Moru, sniffing around Moru (even though part of the reason was of that as Moru smelt Critical care).
Then I took her back in my arms and I told her I love you a lot. My daughter was there and she said Moru opened her ear and her eyes shone, Moru was so happy. So my daughter said that she loved Moru a lot and a lot, and I said again that I love her very very much. We shared very happy moment.
Then I thought maybe Moru might have been able to eat some grains (she munched that sometimes) and I went to look for it with Moru still in my arms.
I found it and when I went back to the side of the piggy fence (it took five minutes at the longest), my daughter noticed that Moru looked passed away.
I checked her face, and body. I saw that Moru no longer breathed.
Moru did not cry, nor she made any movement. She literally went to the rainbow bridge as she slept.
We were very sad and we are still sad, but the first thing I said was ' Moru was such a brave pig, she did her very best till the end'. And we were quite sure that Moru wanted to be with me, in my arms and also with her family when she passed away - and she was definitely in my arms. While I searched the grain, I continued to talk to Moru. I hope that she felt safe and much much loved.
We will not forget Moru, and personally I really really appreciate her sweetness, trust and being with us for nearly six years.
Sad but at least now Moru is free from pain and I hope she is popcorning, eating everything she loves with Kosson and Zelie.
Thank you Moru. We love you.
