How do you cope?

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In the last 12 months I've lost 6 guinea pigs. 3 of them on the last two months and I have one seriously ill in the hospital now. I've just been crying really hard because I don't know if I can cope losing any more. I've got almost 30 of them - pets and rescues - and I love them all so much.

How do you cope when you lose many at once? Or how do you cope losing them over time? I need to know I'm not the only one who feels like this when it seems like they're all dying one after the other. :'(

I can't lose my nerve or it'll be one home less these pigs can go to....
 
Oh love my heart goes out to you :'( :smitten:
I've only ever had the honour of owning or should i say being owned by two piggies so my experience is nothing compared to yours. But all i can say is they own our hearts from the moment you meet them, those eyes, cute button noses, floppy ears that are just yum to kiss cause they're soooo soft, the looks they give you .... the list is well HUGE :smitten:
All i can say is we lost one of our little boys just over a year ago and i was totally devastated a complete mess and really didn't handle it too well, we only have his brother left and i've got very close to him so when his time comes i will again become a mess... so no i don't think i can say i've coped at all... it's time that happens and over that time you seem to adjust and get on with things. To this day i still regret things i did for our little guy and still wonder whatelse i could have done, so please don't feel alone we all feel like this :-\
Don't feel alone, this forum is a lovely place that helps you and you will find that you'll make some lovely friends :)
Please if in doubt about anything just post there is always somebody lovely here O0
Sending you some (((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))) to help you :smitten: :smitten:
 
Big Hugs to you

loosing a pig is very upsetting for all of us who love them, but you have to remember that you have given them a good home and life while they have been alive and that's the best thing you can do

keep thinking about the ones you have rescued from people who don't care about them and how they are so much better off with you

everyone on the forum supports you and your good work so keep going O0
 
omg i feel so sorry for you :'(

ive onli got two guinea pigs which are still alive but id be a complete mess without them because i love them so much :smitten:

it just take time

:smitten:lots of love emma :smitten:
 
Thank you Glynis, Sally and Emma. I feel a bit better this morning and I think I can start pottering about the house again as normal. Now Sweep's home (see the health thread too) I feel lucky to have him today and it's given me a bit of hope. I'm probably just run down with all the deaths I've had recently - they're my babies. I feel picked up reading your replies and a little bit less alone. I realise having up to 30 guinea pigs at a time means there will be times like this but, like Sally said, I'm giving them a good home while they're here, and I guess the joy of having them outweighs the grief when I lose them. This is my first run of losing many at once you see so I'm not used to it yet. I'll get there. :)
 
I found what Peter Guerney has to say on the death of Guinea Pigs comforting, it's worse for us then it is for them and they don't know much about it by the time they are running to the bridge. I lost a 5 month old Sheltie boar last Friday. Cuzzy's death hit me hard as he was only young and we had formed a bond as I tried my best to get him better but it wasn't enough for him and he probably had another infection on the one he was being treated for.

I know it's sad but going through these sort of things does make us stronger, well, it has helped me be prepared for when it happens again. All pigs are individual, I've 6 and not one are the same so it's natural to miss them when they pass over, they all have their unique qualities.

Hope Sweep is feeling better,

Louise
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Oh Bless you 0:) It is hard to lose any pet but you must take heart in the fact that you have provided good care and a happy life for them. I'd like to tell you it gets easier over time but in my experience it doesn't really although the pain of loss does lessen for each individual with time. It is still heartbreaking saying goodbye. I've recently acquired a Self Black and have since learnt that they sometimes don't live more than two years (although others have survived longer, this does seem to be a bit of a recurring theme) and have consoled myself with the fact that I will just enjoy him to the full and make his life as happy and healthy as I possibly can.
 
Sorry the hear your having a rough time lately. As far as coping with ones that ive lost, I have kinda got used to it over the years. I know that may sound hard but its not really. I used to think if they are ill I will do my best to get them through it but if I lost any for no reason at all it was hard but I kinda excepted it, its kinda like thinking well there must have been something wrong that I didnt know about and maybe mother nature decided it was best to let them go.

I used to keep rabbits years ago when I was a teenager living at home still so I suppose that taught me that if I was going to keep animals then I had to get used to the idea that one day however it happened I would lose them.

It is a tough thing to get used to but it does get easier. Fingers crossed that things improve for you soon.

((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))

Vicky
 
I am so sorry you have loss some friends it is very hard, all i can say is that it does get easier as time goes on, and you will find new charactors coming forward to show you that they can be just as cheeky as those dear ones you have lost, and remember a happy memory warms the heart and raises a smile

keep your chin up


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Thank you everyone for showing me I'm in good company. We lost Sweep today, so I'm really feeling bad now, but in addition to support at home at least I know you guys have been there and done it before too. It's very important to know I have people who know exactly how it feels. I'm trying to be strong and I really hope this is the end of the bad run we're having.
 
I know exactly how you are feeling, just discovered my last guinea pig has blood in wee. I have lost 3 in 3 months and finding this blood today is really worrying. I dont know how i keep going somedays. They are my best friends and losing them is such a wrench. I just hope Mr Pickles is gonna be ok. The vet says it nothing I'm doing, but when u keep losing them you do lose confidence in yourself. Well back to vet again tomos with him just gotta keep fingers crossed.
I know it not nice but hearing others with similar problems does help(well it does me anyway).
Hope your run of luck changes soon, will keep my fingers crossed for you,
Mandy
 
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