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Death Of My Guinea Pig

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Sara Moss

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My guinea pig died today very unexpectedly. I'm extremely guilty and feel like I could have prevented it if I figured out she was sick sooner. I think it was an upper respiratory thing. She wasn't eating or drinking and barely moving and there was a weird noise when she breathed. She died on the way to the vet. I'm extremely upset and I feel like it's my fault. I didn't give her much attention the previous day and I should have. I only noticed her being sick like a half hour before she died. My parents said she seemed normal though yesterday but I thought she was just tired or didn't wanna socialize I guess. I don't know. Do you think she suffered? It would absolutely kill me to know that she suffered and couldn't breathe. Could she breath? Did she die a painful death? I couldn't bare knowing that. Please give me some reassurance. I usually took her out a good amount I think but I didn't yesterday and I should have. Then I might have known she was sick sooner and could have saved her. I feel so heartbroken and guilty. Please help.
 
So sorry that your little piggy has died. We all feel bad when we lose an animal no matter how much attention they’ve had from us and please remember Guinea Pigs are what is known as prey animals so will manage to hide any illness from you. Imagine being a sick piggy and there’s a predator about - you don’t want them knowing you are feeling weak so show very few if any symptoms.
It does sound as if she had a respiratory problem and at least you did notice and attempt to get her to the vet.
 
Sorry for you loss x
Guilt is part of the grieving process but remember you did notice and were taking her to the vet - it's not all your fault - you shouldn't take full blame.
 
I'm so sorry for your loss but you can't blame yourself. Guinea pigs are excellent at hiding illnesses and can go downhill so very quick. You were rushing her to the vet the second you noticed. There is nothing more you could have done than that
 
Agree with the above poster guinea pigs are good at hiding their illnesses. Don’t feel guilty you did your best x
 
It's normal to feel like that when you lose a beloved pet. It's so sore. You took her to the vet as soon as you noticed, so you did all you could. As previous posters have said, piggies are very good at hiding illness, so sometimes you don't pick it up. I think the fact that you feel you didn't spend enough time with her yesterday just shows that you understand the importance of interacting with your pet, so I'll bet she had lots of happy times and cuddles and knew you loved her.
 
Sorry for your loss. I agree with the others about piggies hiding their illnesses. Also, an ordinary URI wouldn't lead to death so quickly, so probably she had caught something much more serious and noticing it earlier (if there were signs earlier) may not have made any difference. You did the right thing in taking her to the vet as soon as you realised she wasn't right, so try not to feel guilty.
 
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