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I'm sorry to hear about Gucci, you must be feeling terrible having seen her like that and feeling so helpless. I hope you're alright, you did everything you could for her and she knew that. Run free over the bridge Gucci xx
 
just read through the whole thread and i am in tears for you here, and gucci and flora aswell. it is so awful to lose a pet. hugs to you x
 
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Thanks everyone :(:(
The worst thing was seeing her lying on her side, kicking her legs, with her jaw falling open. At one point she went stiff and started shaking, her tongue hanging out. It was the worst thing I have ever seen, and worse still there was nothing I could do but cuddle her :0 I hope she knew I was there and that I would have done anything to make her better :(
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I just came across your thread as I was trying to find some info on dealing with piggie grief. I am struggling after we lost Chip and my son, who he belonged to is just devestated. I'm trying to be brave for Josh, but find myself overcome when i am alone. I didn't think I would get like this, as I have lost many pets over the years, but I think it helped that they were an old age. Chip was still my baby and I expected him to be with us for a lot longer. Without his little personality the house feels so empty.

I know what you mean about their little legs kicking. Chip was struggling to breathe in his last moments and though when his time came he was peaceful and surrounded by us stroking and speaking to him as he closed his eyes I can't stop thinking about seeing him struggle.

How are you coping now and has anything helped you along the way? We are going to have a wee funeral at the weekend and bury Chip under the apple tree at the bottom of the garden. I did have his little body in a box by the cage, but Max kept going over to the same side and sniffing around, think it was confusing him. Josh kept getting upset too so he is now 'lying in state' in the hutch outside. He just looks like he is asleep - i don't know how many times I have checked him just-in-case it was all a mistake.

Just reading through the posts is lovely, there is so much support. A couple of non-pet owners I have spoken to had almost made a joke out of Chip passing, not intentionally to be cruel, but the effect it had was to make me feel a bit silly to be so upset, but reading your post and others makes me realise that I am perfectly within my rights and normal to have the odd wee cry.

Thanks for your posting, sorry for rambling on. Enjoy guinea pig heaven Gucci - maybe you will play with Chip there xxxxx
 
I had the same problem after my Minx died - she was such a special character and it took me a long time to get over the loss, no thanks to people who cannot understand that it doesn't matter what species, it's the kind of bond you share that counts!

Finding this forum has helped me in many ways to lay her to rest in my heart; and the support and understanding on here made my Dizzy's passing so much easier.

I am sponsoring unrehomeable piggies (stunted growth/disabilities, old age or long term medical problems) in several rescues active on here in memory of piggies I used to have. Perhaps that is something you can look into with your son?
 
I dont really have time to read all the posts, but I have just read through the whole thing and feel really sad that you lost Gucci. I lost one this week also, so I know how sad of a time it is. RIP Gucci xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
We lost a guinea pig before her time last year, and my then 8 year-old daughter was heartbroken. She stayed off school that day and spent quite a lot of time cuddling Sunny's body, which I found very upsetting, but she found helpful, I think. We both cried over her, and gave her a little funeral when big sister got home from school. Nine months on, my daughter still says goodnight to a photo of Sunny by her bed every night and talks about her a lot, but remembers her now as her healthy, living self, not so much the little body. I will always remember her dying on my lap, late at night. It's a natural part of life to feel sad for a creature you've cared for. Have a good cry with Josh, MaxandChip, and he'll know that too.
 
There isn't really anything that has helped me to cope yet. I am glad of the support and lovely messages here though. I feel so understood and comforted by TGPF members. I am seriously considering having another Skinny, I know I will get another in the future, but I am so worried (perhaps irrational?) that my Angelpig will think I am trying to replace her. For that reason I am looking for a boy, and one that doesn't look like Gucci. She can't be buried yet, it has snowed since she died, so she is wrapped in tissue in the garage, in a brightly coloured box. I am going to plant something when we do bury her. I felt differently about Gucci to my other pigs..I have over 30 hairy pigs, and she was my special girl. I feel that I have lost an arm and there is an ache in my chest because I want to hold her. :(
 
Oh :( I know exactly how you feel! Its best to let out any tears and feelings you have.

I cried constantly for 3 days when my piggie died, and the things your saying is what I went through. I wanted to get another pig but I didn't want one that looked like her. In the end I got a lanky looking male with one ear that sticks up. He didn't take the pain of my loss away, but he made me laugh and helped me realise that dying IS just a part of life, and as long as you gave the piggie the very best you possibly could of...thats what counts in the end.

I know that probably doesn't mean much to you at the moment, but please know that I (and probably most people here), know what you're going through.
 
I am so sorry to hear about Gucci.
I am sure she will know you aren't trying to replace her and that your just trying the heal the hole she has left in your heart. There will always be a little Gucci shaped hole that can never be healed but it will change to fond memories eventually.
big hugs and sorry for your loss
 
I know exactly how you feel and I sympathise 100%. Losing a piggy, or any pet for that matter, is never easy but sometimes one just touches your heart in a slightly different way.

We have had piggies for more years than I care to remember and whilst I have loved them all dearly a couple still stand out to this day - Curly being one of them, who I lost today.

Take all the time you need to get over Gucci's loss, she was a very special girlie x) and one day you will find another pig which will worm it's way into your heart a she did.
 
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