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Goodnight Scruff

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Alanaf

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Hello Everyone

Still been on here a lot over the past few weeks but mainly just reading on the phone as I'm
traveling.

Unfortunately I woke up to a very poorly scruff yesterday morning. After rushing to the vets we found her cyst had come back in a big way. She then had 40ml drained - huge :( it was nearly 100g.

She showed no symptoms up until then, and because of how it had grown inside her she didn't look larger on the sides, was active, happy, eating drinking and pooing.

She suffered yet again from gut statis, due to me being asleep and waking up to her ill.

After a day at the vets and a long evening of the same routine as before it all got too much for her.

I spent four hours just holding her close in a blanket and talking to her as she passed away peacefully in my arms. It was quite distressing for me but I don't think she was in any pain, no crying out just the muscle twitches and alight jerking right at the end :( I just hope she knew that I was there with her...

I'm going to post a proper tribute on the rainbow bridge when I feel up to it. She was the brightest loving guinea pig and the toughest little fighter.

Thanks for everything everybody xx
 
Thank you flutterby, I'm heartbroken. Tried to go to sleep to wait for the vets to open but I couldn't manage it x
 
I am so very sorry to read this. Huge hugs x

RIP Scruff
x x
 
I'm just heartbroken for you @Alanaf . you went through so much with Scruff and she was obviously so adored. My heart goes out to you. Popcorn free Scruff. Huge hugs xx
 
I'm so terribly sorry for your loss, at least you got to be there with her to comfort. You are in my thoughts
 
Thank you so much everyone for your kind words. Sorry I haven't responded,amazed to get a bit of sleep after I dropped her off at the vets. Will be picking up her ashes next week and will scatter them in the same place as her best friend Tipex.

@VickiA i know :( it was just all so sudden, no symptoms until Monday morning. I think everything that happened before was worth it if it meant she had just that little more time to be happy. Just got to remind myself that I did eveythjng I could to give her a happy comfortable little life.

I had music that she loved squeeking along to playing and she was wrapped up on my lap in a fleece blanket, and told her stories of her being a mini piglet so she could hear my voice.

Lots of love to everyone and their little monsters xx
 
I am so sorry - I have just been through similar with Noodles - holding her and stroking her - telling her about all the things she has done and how much I loved her - it is so heartbreaking - big hug to you x
 
Thank you @TAN - I've been keeping you in my thoughts and fingers crossed for your boy at the moment.

Big hug for you too, I'm sure Noodles knew exactly how much you love her. I think our heartbreak with their passing just shows how much joy they brought us when they were here. Hope they're popcorning together somewhere xx
 
I am so sorry! You did everything that a reasonable owner can do, so please do not feel guilty. It is a very normal part of the onset of the grieving process to search for what you can have done wrong or how you could have failed a beloved pet. if anything, it simply shows what a caring and devoted mummy you are and how deeply you love.

It is not easy to watch a beloved pet pass away, as the breakdown of the body is much more physical than you would expect. You have bought Scruff extra time in which she could enjoy her life. The rest is not in your control.

HUGS!
 
Thank you @Wiebke - you were such a great support throughout her illness before. I know through yours and others advice I was able to give her that extra time to live her life to the fullest. Thank you so much.

I was thinking about whether it would have been best to have had her PTS on that Monday morning when I realised something was very wrong. However I believe that having that final treatment allowed her to be comfortable in her final day, and it meant that she could come home and be in a calm and loving environment. While she was well enough earlier on Monday evening she was given a small amount of each of her favourite foods, a final spoiling from her mum.

I was luckily able to read a lot on here what to expect near the end, which meant that I was able to know the signs that she was beginning to say goodbye. Despite knowing what to come in the final moments it was tough but I know that she was at least asleep in comfort before then.

Theguineapig forum really is a fantastic community and one that I'm so glad to be a part of.

As Scruff was my last pig I think I need to at least have a break for a while before thinking about getting more. I donated her food to our vets as there was so much left, hopefully they can provide some other pigs with tasty treats. Xx
 
Alanaf said:
Thank you @Wiebke - you were such a great support throughout her illness before. I know through yours and others advice I was able to give her that extra time to live her life to the fullest. Thank you so much.

I was thinking about whether it would have been best to have had her PTS on that Monday morning when I realised something was very wrong. However I believe that having that final treatment allowed her to be comfortable in her final day, and it meant that she could come home and be in a calm and loving environment. While she was well enough earlier on Monday evening she was given a small amount of each of her favourite foods, a final spoiling from her mum.

I was luckily able to read a lot on here what to expect near the end, which meant that I was able to know the signs that she was beginning to say goodbye. Despite knowing what to come in the final moments it was tough but I know that she was at least asleep in comfort before then.

Theguineapig forum really is a fantastic community and one that I'm so glad to be a part of.

As Scruff was my last pig I think I need to at least have a break for a while before thinking about getting more. I donated her food to our vets as there was so much left, hopefully they can provide some other pigs with tasty treats. Xx
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I am grateful that we were able to support you! Hopefully, there will be a time again for some new piggies for you at some point. Scruff will always have a very special place in your heart.

You have given her the comfort of dying the way she would have wanted most.
 
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