Julezfm39
Junior Guinea Pig
At 1am today my beloved Benjy passed away in my arms at just 3 years old. He had been off his food and his breath was bad so I took him to the vets yesterday and they said that his molars could be an issue as they appeared to be overgrown. The vet said they could operate under GA but not for several days. Benjy was getting weaker and not responding to syringe-feeding Critical Care, though he was managing to move about his cage a little bit. We moved house last Thursday (an unexpected move after 9 years there as our landlord decided to sell up) and so I had been really busy as I'm a single mum of 2 teens. Thankfully we only moved 10 minutes away but it was really stressful doing it on my own and moving our beloved piggies so carefully.
I blame myself for perhaps not noticing sooner that Benjy was poorly, but he had deteriorated much faster since the weekend. He was such a precious boy. A beautiful colour and gorgeous temperament. He was so placid and never once 'rumble-strutted' or fought with his "brothers." He was the most gentle fella and my heart is broken without him. We lost his original bonded cage-mate, Nugget, back in March when Nuggs passed away unexpectedly in the night. Benjy washed Nuggs' face extensively after he died. I really feel as if he grieved for the loss of Nugget. Benjy had also bonded well with Fluffy (almost 3 years old) who lived with them for several months before Nugget died. Now Fluffy is alone again as he has now lost 2 cage-mates. I still have 8 piggies and need to work out how I can help Fluffy (aka Floof) move on and be happy.
Last night I held Benjy as he slowly faded from life. I talked to him and sang to him and told him how much I adored him. His body spasmed as they do as they start to 'shut down,' which is very distressing to see. I hated seeing him give up on life. He breathed his last breath at 1am as I held him close. I feel as if I have such a build-up of grief. We have lost 4 piggies and 2 hamsters since December. It's been a stampede to the Rainbow Bridge. I have had all of my pets cremated at Dignity Pet Crematorium in Hampshire as we don't have a garden... so I keep all my babies' ashes close to me.
Thank you for reading/listening. Please say a prayer for darling Benjy who is popcorning in Heaven with Nugget
I blame myself for perhaps not noticing sooner that Benjy was poorly, but he had deteriorated much faster since the weekend. He was such a precious boy. A beautiful colour and gorgeous temperament. He was so placid and never once 'rumble-strutted' or fought with his "brothers." He was the most gentle fella and my heart is broken without him. We lost his original bonded cage-mate, Nugget, back in March when Nuggs passed away unexpectedly in the night. Benjy washed Nuggs' face extensively after he died. I really feel as if he grieved for the loss of Nugget. Benjy had also bonded well with Fluffy (almost 3 years old) who lived with them for several months before Nugget died. Now Fluffy is alone again as he has now lost 2 cage-mates. I still have 8 piggies and need to work out how I can help Fluffy (aka Floof) move on and be happy.
Last night I held Benjy as he slowly faded from life. I talked to him and sang to him and told him how much I adored him. His body spasmed as they do as they start to 'shut down,' which is very distressing to see. I hated seeing him give up on life. He breathed his last breath at 1am as I held him close. I feel as if I have such a build-up of grief. We have lost 4 piggies and 2 hamsters since December. It's been a stampede to the Rainbow Bridge. I have had all of my pets cremated at Dignity Pet Crematorium in Hampshire as we don't have a garden... so I keep all my babies' ashes close to me.
Thank you for reading/listening. Please say a prayer for darling Benjy who is popcorning in Heaven with Nugget
Please don’t blame yourself. You took him to the vets as soon as you discovered he was unwell and that’s all we can do.
