Diane48
New Born Pup
Hi guys,
I've been obsessing over my guinea pigs death over a month ago and maybe sharing and getting feedback from guinea pig owners will help.
My guinea pigs name was Upa and she was about to turn 8 years old. A week before they passed I got her a new wooden hide out (her other one is plastic) that was bigger and tight in her cage. I think it stressed her out. She was on and off with eating for over a year and during that week I thought it was just one of those times. She wasn't eating much before the new hide out and after, but she wasn't leaving the new hide out.
My dog was euthenized June 9th. The next day i got upa a play pen and she didn't move much. She had hay, pellets, 2 hide outs, and a water bowl that i used to use in her bigger cage before i moved into another room. She took a bite of her carrot that morning and a bite of apple that night. She was more interested in eating the papertowel the apples were on and i pulled it out her cage. She was going from hide out to hide out dragging it because her stomach was big idk why maybe overweight/bloat. I kept her in the pen all day and night.
The next day she didn't move much too. I decided to bring her out by where we buried my dog and poured some water on the grass to hopefully get rid of whatever residue the smoke from canada had on the grass she ate. She ate the grass and slowly closed her eyes and stopped eating. I thought it was odd bc she never did that. Her poops were irregular the day before too but that happened sometimes when she stopped eating salads and then went back to normal. I knew something was up though. It was guinea pig laundry day and I finished her laundry and her cage around 5pm and put her back in it with her old hide out.
*Guinea pig death below*
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She denied the salad but later took a bite of watermellon and ran back into her hide out. I got myself pizza late. I was eating it and it occurred to me that she hasn't been drinking. I put water in a syringe and started googling vet hours. I was watching her and she just slopped over with the hide out halfway on her. I ran and got my sister. Took off the hide out and she had 2 spasms (lower and upper). One made her back legs spread out. I got the syringe and and gave her water. Wasn't sure if I got it in her mouth so I got the watermellon to try that. She started to open and close her mouth. I didnt know what to do and my sister said maybe she'll be more comfortable in the dark so I turned off the light and laid in bed and talked on the phone. A hour or so later I decided to move her and she was stiff. I was so upset that i may have contributed with the syringe and that i help a watermellon to her face as she was dying. Also that I didn't sit by her cage.
Next day I had my ex dig up Pirate, her old cage mate I buried in my ex boyfriends back yard in a plastic bag that I regretted since, to bury her with upa next to my dog. I took the plastic bag off pirates box was in and put her in a paper bag on top of upas box.
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I was throwing out her stuff and saw a bottle cleaner I never used. It hit me that i havent been cleaning her bottle right. I only cleaned the spout an handful of times with a q tip and last time had to be almost a year ago. A few months before she passed I started to put white vinegar and water let it sit in her bottle for 15 minutes then rinsed it once a week. Every day i rinsed her bottle (glass) and got new water from the fridge. It was also high up but the fleece would bend at the sides and she used to out her front paws on that when she drank. Wish I put the bottle inside and kept using the bowl (took it out because smaller cage and stuff would get in it faster). Wish I also scrubbed her bottle clean and cleaned the spout on a regular. I decided to check how bad it was and the bottle was indeed dirty both the spout and bottle. Ugh.
I googled more. I found out I gave her too many veggies, fruit, and pellets. I think she was overweight. Googled her cage and turns out because the bottom part goes in the floor space is below minimum requirement of 7.7 by about 2 square feet. She should've had a friend, a bigger cage, more floor time, less food, and a clean bottle.
I think she was stressed out in her new pen. I should've put the water bowl closer to her hide out. I think that contributed to her death.
Was it dehydration? Dirty water bottle? Depression? Overweight? Stress? Old age? What could've caused this?
Below is a picture I took of her a few weeks before she passed.
Thank you for your time.
I've been obsessing over my guinea pigs death over a month ago and maybe sharing and getting feedback from guinea pig owners will help.
My guinea pigs name was Upa and she was about to turn 8 years old. A week before they passed I got her a new wooden hide out (her other one is plastic) that was bigger and tight in her cage. I think it stressed her out. She was on and off with eating for over a year and during that week I thought it was just one of those times. She wasn't eating much before the new hide out and after, but she wasn't leaving the new hide out.
My dog was euthenized June 9th. The next day i got upa a play pen and she didn't move much. She had hay, pellets, 2 hide outs, and a water bowl that i used to use in her bigger cage before i moved into another room. She took a bite of her carrot that morning and a bite of apple that night. She was more interested in eating the papertowel the apples were on and i pulled it out her cage. She was going from hide out to hide out dragging it because her stomach was big idk why maybe overweight/bloat. I kept her in the pen all day and night.
The next day she didn't move much too. I decided to bring her out by where we buried my dog and poured some water on the grass to hopefully get rid of whatever residue the smoke from canada had on the grass she ate. She ate the grass and slowly closed her eyes and stopped eating. I thought it was odd bc she never did that. Her poops were irregular the day before too but that happened sometimes when she stopped eating salads and then went back to normal. I knew something was up though. It was guinea pig laundry day and I finished her laundry and her cage around 5pm and put her back in it with her old hide out.
*Guinea pig death below*
****
She denied the salad but later took a bite of watermellon and ran back into her hide out. I got myself pizza late. I was eating it and it occurred to me that she hasn't been drinking. I put water in a syringe and started googling vet hours. I was watching her and she just slopped over with the hide out halfway on her. I ran and got my sister. Took off the hide out and she had 2 spasms (lower and upper). One made her back legs spread out. I got the syringe and and gave her water. Wasn't sure if I got it in her mouth so I got the watermellon to try that. She started to open and close her mouth. I didnt know what to do and my sister said maybe she'll be more comfortable in the dark so I turned off the light and laid in bed and talked on the phone. A hour or so later I decided to move her and she was stiff. I was so upset that i may have contributed with the syringe and that i help a watermellon to her face as she was dying. Also that I didn't sit by her cage.
Next day I had my ex dig up Pirate, her old cage mate I buried in my ex boyfriends back yard in a plastic bag that I regretted since, to bury her with upa next to my dog. I took the plastic bag off pirates box was in and put her in a paper bag on top of upas box.
****
I was throwing out her stuff and saw a bottle cleaner I never used. It hit me that i havent been cleaning her bottle right. I only cleaned the spout an handful of times with a q tip and last time had to be almost a year ago. A few months before she passed I started to put white vinegar and water let it sit in her bottle for 15 minutes then rinsed it once a week. Every day i rinsed her bottle (glass) and got new water from the fridge. It was also high up but the fleece would bend at the sides and she used to out her front paws on that when she drank. Wish I put the bottle inside and kept using the bowl (took it out because smaller cage and stuff would get in it faster). Wish I also scrubbed her bottle clean and cleaned the spout on a regular. I decided to check how bad it was and the bottle was indeed dirty both the spout and bottle. Ugh.
I googled more. I found out I gave her too many veggies, fruit, and pellets. I think she was overweight. Googled her cage and turns out because the bottom part goes in the floor space is below minimum requirement of 7.7 by about 2 square feet. She should've had a friend, a bigger cage, more floor time, less food, and a clean bottle.
I think she was stressed out in her new pen. I should've put the water bowl closer to her hide out. I think that contributed to her death.
Was it dehydration? Dirty water bottle? Depression? Overweight? Stress? Old age? What could've caused this?
Below is a picture I took of her a few weeks before she passed.
Thank you for your time.
