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Lily & Rose

Lily & Rose

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My beautiful guinea pig, Rose died earlier this week. She had been ill for quite a long time with reoccurent respiratory infections. I took her to the vets on Monday for a scan of her heart, as I was advised by my previous vet that it would be good to check her heart in case this was causing her problems. I had a phone call from the vet two hours after I left her, to say that she wouldn't sit still for the xray, so they were going to try and sedate her. She got very stressed when they tried to inject her and died. I'm so upset that I wasn't able to comfort her at the vets and wish I hadn't taken her there, as she seemed to have been feeling a lot better last weekend. Her sister, Lily, aged 2, is now living on her own. She lives in our lounge and we have been giving her lots of attention. She has been doing well, eating normally but I think she looks quite sad. I have Chronic fatigue syndrome (M.E.) and I'm not sure that I can cope with having guinea pigs anymore. I did recover from CFS over two years ago, but it came back when we got the guinea pigs. I love Lily so much, she is such a sweet cuddly little girl and would like her to live with another guinea pig as soon as possible. Occasionally, I keep changing my mind and think it would be good to keep Lily and get her another friend. But I think for the sake of my health and family, it would be best if I could find her another home. Having the guinea pigs has caused problems for my family, as it has caused lots of arguments between me and partner, as I spend so much time with the guinea pigs. Also, I am a guardian to an 11 year old girl and I don't give her enough attention, as I am always worn out from looking after the guinea pigs. Please can anyone help, I don't know what to do. Thank you.
 
I am so sorry you are having such a tough time. CF is such a debilitating condition. And I am sorry to hear about Rose and the circumstances around her death. It sounds like you love Lily very much but as you say yourself she would probably be happier living with another piggy? The piggies should be bringing you joy so it sad to hear about the arguments. I hope you can come to a decision that works for everyone, I am sure if you do decide to rehome Lily you will find support on here to do so if you need it. Take care.
 
Dorothy&Coco said:
I am so sorry you are having such a tough time. CF is such a debilitating condition. And I am sorry to hear about Rose and the circumstances around her death. It sounds like you love Lily very much but as you say yourself she would probably be happier living with another piggy? The piggies should be bringing you joy so it sad to hear about the arguments. I hope you can come to a decision that works for everyone, I am sure if you do decide to regime Lily you will find support on here to do so if you need it. Take care.
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Thank you.
 
So sorry to hear about your little girl Rose.

You are obviously a committed owner, and trying to make a good decision for Lily by putting her needs first.
At the top of the page there is a rescue locator. If you put your details in then it should give you a list of rescues that are close to you.
You could start contacting them and asking for help to find a new home for Lily.
 
Swissgreys said:
So sorry to hear about your little girl Rose.

You are obviously a committed owner, and trying to make a good decision for Lily by putting her needs first.
At the top of the page there is a rescue locator. If you put your details in then it should give you a list of rescues that are close to you.
You could start contacting them and asking for help to find a new home for Lily.
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Thank you for your message. I have contacted Little Pip's and I am hoping to talk to them to see if they know of any guinea pig owners who would be interested in having Lily.
 
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