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found sight again and death of raidar

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Dragonkort

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well my computer died awhile back so had to save up to get a new one is a used new one so I'm praying it will countue to work for a long time to come.... sad news i woke up this morning and went over to the gunie pig cage to give raidar and hawkeye fresh food and water and foun raidar laying on the floor dead... i dont know what happened... frish food water and pellets everyday spot clean the cage every other day and full clean out once a week and out to play in the them playpen .... what am i missing? i must have done something wrong wrong somewhere or neglected to do something i should have i have hawkeye in the play pen now and i cleaned ou the cage fully wipeing down the insides with water and drying it i know i should have 2 gunnie pigs but I'm going to wait a week or so i guess as i dont know why raidar died and dont want to risk bringing anew piggy in until I'm sure hawkeye is ok .... i went on line and found some daly care sheets I'm going to print out but fom what iv read i did everything i was suppose to.... praying hawkeye is alright and that being an only piggy for awhile wont effect her health to much i'll pick her up and haave her sit with me more often in the hopes that more contact will get her through this rough time as well as help up bond more sigh i dont know what i'll do if hawkeye dies too... without knowing why i wont know how to prevent it happing again...rest in peace my little raidar you are missed more then you know sigh
 
That's very sad. I'm sorry Raidar left for the bridge so suddenly. I hope Hawkeye will be OK. Rest easy at the bridge little Raidar 🌈
 
thank you truffolo.... i wish i knew what happened what i might have done wrong or didnt do that i should have...am keeping a close watch on hawkeye... shes morning i know not really eating seems sort of lost know how she feels I'm going to give her some more time in the playpen then i'll pick her up and hold her for howlong will depend on how she does if it dosnt seem to give her comfort i'l put her back in theplaypen not sure how long i shuld wait before getting another guinnie pigto be with her i know you should always 2 it was just so unexpected she seemed find yesterday but i also know most animals tend to hid it if they dont feel well espicaly prey animals makes it a bit hard to know when there sick sigh
 
I’m so sorry Raidar has left for the rainbow bridge. What a shock. Sending you and Hawkeye massive hugs. Popcorn high Raidar
 
BIG HUGS

I am very sorry. It could be a stroke, a heart attack or sudden heart failure - nothing you can prevent or brace for. It is actually not all that uncommon.

Please try to take comfort that Raidar had a very quick journey to the Rainbow Bridge and has suffered very little. He just didn't have the time to say goodbye.

Please leave the cage as it is, especially if Hawkeye is snuggling into Raidar's cosies, and allow Raidar's scent to gradually fade away over several days. For once it doesn't matter is the cage is rather smelly and messy.

If Hawkeye is still eating and drinking; even if he is quieter than normal, then he is fine for 1-4 weeks or if needed even a little longer. Piggies usually come out of their own grieving after about 4 days or so; but you have those who go on as normal and those who struggle with being on their own, so there is no fixed time. You have to take it as it comes and as your own local options pan out.
Looking After a Bereaved Guinea Pig

Please give yourself time to grieve. There is nothing you have done wrong, it's just a genetic timebomb that has gone off.
Human Bereavement: Grieving, Processing and Support Links for Guinea Pig Owners and Their Children
 
Wiebke said:
BIG HUGS

I am very sorry. It could be a stroke, a heart attack or sudden heart failure - nothing you can prevent or brace for. It is actually not all that uncommon.

Please try to take comfort that Raidar had a very quick journey to the Rainbow Bridge and has suffered very little. He just didn't have the time to say goodbye.

Please leave the cage as it is, especially if Hawkseye is snuggling into Raidar's cosies, and allow Raidar's scent to gradually fade away over several days. For once it doesn't matter is the cage is rather smelly and messy.

If Hawkseye is still eating and drinking; even if he is quieter than normal, then he is fine for 1-4 weeks or if needed even a little longer. Piggies usually come out of their own grieving after about 4 days or so; but you have those who go on as normal and those who struggle with being on their own, so there is no fixed time. You have to take it as it comes and as your own local options pan out.
Looking After a Bereaved Guinea Pig

Please give yourself time to grieve. There is nothing you have done wrong, just a genetic timebomb.
Human Bereavement: Grieving, Processing and Support Links for Guinea Pig Owners and Their Children
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thank you so much for your post it really makes me feel better i was so sure i must have done something wrong for her to pass like that...hawkeye was laying next to her when i found her.... i cleaned the cage when i put hawkeye in the playpen but the toys and such i just put back in which has her sent on it and ill put the yellw hidy in her home when i take her out of the play pen... shes staying prety close it in the playpen.... as its the first hidy i got them and then one i always use when there in the playpen so raidars sent is on that too....for now i am leavine her alone in the playpen... giving her time to grive alone not sure if i should pick her up at all today but for now where just leting things be... wheni was working i spicalized is the care of termaly ill paticents and there familys... i found that the familys animals of every kind also go through a greving process... depending on the animal i would have them wait for the animal to go to them with smaller animals i suggested waiting a couple of hours or the next day depending on how the animal is acting before picking them up and tryng t comfort them... usuly just the knowlage that someone cares is enough iv walked by the playpen a couple of times to pet hawkeye and I'm just keeping an eye on her and trying to keep things going as normal.....as possablly the normal routine is also often helpful...when griving.....theres nothing anyone can do to help someone griving realy otherthen to be there and with humans taking over the chores of the day andsuch i'll keep watching hawkeye and then decided weather i should pick her up ad hold her sometime today or weather she would raher be left alone.... its a bit hard with animals ot really KNOW one way or the other so i just do the best i can if i pick her up and she relackes a bit i'll justkeep holding her if not i'll put her back in the playpen
 
Very sad. I am glad the forum is helping support you. You have a good knowledge of loss, what you are saying is very useful knowledge. Hawkeye will want a new friend, but when you both are ready. I hope things go well for you 🌈
 
hacwkeye seems to be ok today she is eating a little less then normal but eating and drinking...shes quiter then normal but thats to be expected...i'll pick her up sometime today for some bonding and hopefully some comforting for her... but i wont push anything hawkeye and raidar where together at the pet store when i got them so they where together a lot longer then just when i brought them home the other anmals are also quiter then normal which is not a surprise to me they worent allowed to close to the gurnnie pigs but would sit in the chair with me when i was holding them and of course sniffing them when there in there habita and the play pen so for now where just living day to day while keeping things normal and doing wha w normaly do which will help all the animals the cat of course dosnt pay attention to whats going on so is just doing her thing
 
yes animals are far more intellgent then people think... they are able to sense a lot of things like pain anxity saddness ect in there humens... all three of my dogs have been trained as service dogs... no i dont need 3 it just sort of happened the aussiedoodle was first poor little girl gets car sick suffering from the same thing i know how that feels she can take dramine which i keep on hand at all times but unless i have to take her out like to the vet i let her stay home, zena is a teacup yorrke she was perfect very small fit in a little doggy back and of course cute as ever ...she is still a puppy and unfrountly for the job she recently learned to bark... not really a bad thing inless of course she was working... i have a servce dog bandanna to alert her and others that she is working... which worked well intill she decided she should bark everthing or nothing at all lol where working on he shhh no bark mainly for hee in he house as she cant go anywhere f she barks lol so that left to get anoher dog a 2 year old shitzoo older and calmer then the other two....so far she is working out wounderfuly a bit bigger the the teacup a lttle smaller then the assuiedoodle...they all know they cant play with he guinnie pig but they can still sit with mom as long as they dont botther the guinnie pig so i usuly have 3 dogs with me on my chair and at least once a day 3 dogs and a guinnie pigsitting with me....
 
lol alright there might be some more errors in this post... then normal my chair is only so big and i have a aussiedoodle, a shitzoo and a teacup yorkie all sitting with me and viaying for my attention! lol they all have been hanging out with mom more the last few days...yes they are all very intoned to me and my emotions..... firs i got the aussiedoodle to be my service dog but she gets car sick so she had a short live job.... then i got a teacup yorkie to be my service dog she worked out fantastaly until she learned TO BARK! and she seems to think she should bark at everything and nothing at all constantly...shes adorable as all get out but being a servie dog means being quite as well as well behaved... she is the youngest so in time she will settle down unfrountly i cant wait ... shes the first newborn iv gotten to train and she did wounderful for the first month or so then she found her voice sooo we got a shitzoo a 2year old older then the other two and so far shes doing great! just hope she countues to do great becase if not i'll have to rehome one of them as hubby says 3 dogs is enough for any house hold with or with out other animals cant argue with weeellll i could but I'm not goig to push my luck! lol now raidor and hawkeye didnt seem to mind having there hair gently combed .... i'll have to cut shitzoo and the teacups fur in the next day or so...there both matted something terreble....IF they fight it i have some med i can give them thatthe vet gave me soi can get there fur under controled and then hopefuly keep it nice and neet once they know its not going to hurt .....i'll use the soft brush i used when i had germen shepords on hawkeye and her compainon once i get another one you wouldnt think it would be this hard to find another girl piggy so far the only guine piggs we've found are about 75 miles away and all they have are males....as since we dont want babies i reallly need to find another girl piggy
hubby has put his foot down as we have a cat and 3 dogs ....zena the shitzoo decided she just couldnt wait another minute to take a flaying leep onto my lap where of course is where my lap top is lol well dogs want out and the cat seems to think its time to investagate my hair ouch! back to gunie pig hunting
 
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