Eriathwen
Adult Guinea Pig
Doesn't seem over 6 years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday, walking into pets at home and watching the piggies doing their thing. Daisy was running around like an absolute lunatic 
I went away and thought about it but decided to go back, of course she needed a friend. As all the other pigs scattered, there you were in the corner, still and quiet. I figured you probably weren't feeling too well so chose you on the spot.
Your beautiful chocolate and cream colours stood out, and your little whispy ear curls made me wonder if you would be long haired as an adult (a favourite of mine, but nope, you were just fluffy)
Of course the next day as predicted you broke out into a nasty URI, leaving you with drainage issues in one of your eyes for the rest of your life. Didn't matter to me, even a gunky mess you were my beautiful girl.
Through the years your health was up and down, you had to be spayed, you had mammary lumps come up, a bizarre skin issue we worried was cutaneous lymphoma but turned out to likely be an odd fungal issue, E.cuniculi, then as you aged.. awful arthritis, twisting your little front feet and toes. Never once did you complain, you took it all in good spirits as you always did, enjoying the fuss mostly and headbutting when you had enough, which always made me laugh.. you never once meant it
Throughout your entire 6.5 years you were gentle, quiet, funny.. a bit of a diva at times once you knew how to get your way. My best girl.
We spent lots of time together this year when you lost the ability to walk, we spent a week relearning together and each time it happened again over the last 12 months you bounced back that little bit quicker.
Until 5 weeks ago when you went in for a recheck of your sore little feet that had begin to develop pressure sores from being so twisted with your arthritis, a mass was found in your abdomen. I knew the end was coming, and spoiled you every day.. you had no idea, we had lots of cuddles, the mass kept growing.
The last few days your back legs grew weaker, cancer took all your muscle mass. You were booked in Tuesday for a QOL check, likely to say goodbye, but you decided you were going to go on your own terms and gently slipped away in my arms this morning.
The room doesn't seem the same without you at the bars, making sure you were first in line for the food and I don't know who will take over your role of chewing my shoes, slippers and anything else you could get hold of while I was trying to fix something in your cage
You have an entire team of friends and family waiting for you. Shelly, Ivory, your sister Daisy, Misty who all lived with you, and of course all the piggies you made friends with through the bars.
You are so loved and missed, thankyou for being my special girl
I went away and thought about it but decided to go back, of course she needed a friend. As all the other pigs scattered, there you were in the corner, still and quiet. I figured you probably weren't feeling too well so chose you on the spot. Your beautiful chocolate and cream colours stood out, and your little whispy ear curls made me wonder if you would be long haired as an adult (a favourite of mine, but nope, you were just fluffy)
Of course the next day as predicted you broke out into a nasty URI, leaving you with drainage issues in one of your eyes for the rest of your life. Didn't matter to me, even a gunky mess you were my beautiful girl.
Through the years your health was up and down, you had to be spayed, you had mammary lumps come up, a bizarre skin issue we worried was cutaneous lymphoma but turned out to likely be an odd fungal issue, E.cuniculi, then as you aged.. awful arthritis, twisting your little front feet and toes. Never once did you complain, you took it all in good spirits as you always did, enjoying the fuss mostly and headbutting when you had enough, which always made me laugh.. you never once meant it
Throughout your entire 6.5 years you were gentle, quiet, funny.. a bit of a diva at times once you knew how to get your way. My best girl.
We spent lots of time together this year when you lost the ability to walk, we spent a week relearning together and each time it happened again over the last 12 months you bounced back that little bit quicker.
Until 5 weeks ago when you went in for a recheck of your sore little feet that had begin to develop pressure sores from being so twisted with your arthritis, a mass was found in your abdomen. I knew the end was coming, and spoiled you every day.. you had no idea, we had lots of cuddles, the mass kept growing.
The last few days your back legs grew weaker, cancer took all your muscle mass. You were booked in Tuesday for a QOL check, likely to say goodbye, but you decided you were going to go on your own terms and gently slipped away in my arms this morning.
The room doesn't seem the same without you at the bars, making sure you were first in line for the food
and I don't know who will take over your role of chewing my shoes, slippers and anything else you could get hold of while I was trying to fix something in your cage You have an entire team of friends and family waiting for you. Shelly, Ivory, your sister Daisy, Misty who all lived with you, and of course all the piggies you made friends with through the bars.
You are so loved and missed, thankyou for being my special girl
Sleep tight Delilah xx
