How soon should I remove Spice’s body?

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Beloved Spice has been in a palliative situation for the last 10 days. She has died over night. There are 4 others with her, one on particular has cared for her and licked her ears a lot during her illness. They are going to her body this morning. How long should I leave it before removing Spice?
I had 7 guinea pigs last year and now down to 4, one of whom has a long term illness.
I am so so sad.
 
I’m so sorry for your loss. ❤️
I would think once they have all had a little sniff and said their goodbyes. Take care.
 
So sorry for your loss, I lost my Pretty Patsy yesterday. I would leave Spice in with her friends until they have all understood what has happened then remove her.
 
I’m so sorry you lost Spice and your other piggies too, sending big hugs x
They’ll have been with her at the end and will have said their goodbyes before she went to Rainbow Bridge so you can remove Sprice now
Sleep tight little Spice 🌈
 
AliP said:
Beloved Spice has been in a palliative situation for the last 10 days. She has died over night. There are 4 others with her, one on particular has cared for her and licked her ears a lot during her illness. They are going to her body this morning. How long should I leave it before removing Spice?
I had 7 guinea pigs last year and now down to 4, one of whom has a long term illness.
I am so so sad.
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BIG HUGS

I am so very sorry. You can remove the body once the companions have said their goodbye or if they ignore it altogether, having taking their leave before the death.

In your case, the companions will have already taken their leave before you found her and you can remove the body.
Looking After A Bereaved Guinea Pig
 
Betsy said:
So sorry for your loss, I lost my Pretty Patsy yesterday. I would leave Spice in with her friends until they have all understood what has happened then remove her.
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Thanks very much. So sorry about your girl. It never gets any easier does it?
 
Wiebke said:
BIG HUGS

I am so very sorry. You can remove the body once the companions have said their goodbye or if they ignore it altogether, having taking their leave before the death.

In your case, the companions will have already taken their leave before you found her and you can remove the body.
Looking After A Bereaved Guinea Pig
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Thankyou very much for the advice. It’s so hard isnt it
 
Bill & Ted said:
I’m so sorry you lost Spice and your other piggies too, sending big hugs x
They’ll have been with her at the end and will have said their goodbyes before she went to Rainbow Bridge so you can remove Sprice now
Sleep tight little Spice 🌈
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Thanks for this x
 
AliP said:
Thankyou very much for the advice. It’s so hard isnt it
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Yes, indeed. I lost four of my own in less than 3 weeks in August and sadly will need to say goodbye to yet another tomorrow. I still have another 10 piggies which are officially OAPs and some of them are now extremely frail... :(

Be kind to yourself, especially once you start suffering with what I call 'grieving indigestion', i.e. struggling with processing your losses when more arrive before you have been able to work through the last lot. Only time will solve that one for you, as well as getting used to the empty spaces. Every new loss will bring back the previous and more recent ones, too.
Try to focus on pushing enrichment more for your remaining piggies and concentrate on the quality of their life so you have little things to smile over and to create positive memories.

My own reserved new companions will hopefully be finally ready for adoption soon and bond with my various widows and widowers (who have refused to shack up with each other). I had to wait for more than a month due to a ringworm delay at the the other end. Anyway, that should boost my own mood again while I continue to work away at my own grieving underneath.
 
Wiebke said:
Yes, indeed. I lost four of my own in less than 3 weeks in August and sadly will need to say goodbye to yet another tomorrow. I still have another 10 piggies which are officially OAPs and some of them are now extremely frail... :(

Be kind to yourself, especially once you start suffering with what I call 'grieving indigestion', i.e. struggling with processing your losses when more arrive before you have been able to work through the last lot. Only time will solve that one for you, as well as getting used to the empty spaces. Every new loss will bring back the previous and more recent ones, too.
Try to focus on pushing enrichment more for your remaining piggies and concentrate on the quality of their life so you have little things to smile over and to create positive memories.

My own reserved new companions will hopefully be finally ready for adoption soon and bond with my various widows and widowers (who have refused to shack up with each other). I had to wait for more than a month due to a ringworm delay at the the other end. Anyway, that should boost my own mood again while I continue to work away at my own grieving underneath.
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Thankyou and I am sorry for your sad losses too. I can’t seem to get my piggies past 5 years old at the moment it’s so young to go, but loved every day of their lives for sure.
 
AliP said:
Thankyou and I am sorry for your sad losses too. I can’t seem to get my piggies past 5 years old at the moment it’s so young to go, but loved every day of their lives for sure.
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I am currently having a spate of younger deaths as well. These things happen in clumps and are never evenly spaced out. More important is to give your piggies a happy life because that is what counts for them since piggies judge their lives in good todays. We can never choose when and what from a piggy dies.

Take consolation in that the end did come quickly and gently for Spice and that she could make the journey on her own when her time had come.
 
Wiebke said:
I am currently having a spate of younger deaths as well. These things happen in clumps and are never evenly spaced out. More important is to give your piggies a happy life because that is what counts for them since piggies judge their lives in good todays. We can never choose when and what from a piggy dies.

Take consolation in that the end did come quickly and gently for Spice and that she could make the journey on her own when her time had come.
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Thanks, yes I am so glad she was around her friends and comfortable right to the end. It was “nice”. I noticed her last munch of hay sticking out of her mouth when I picked her up yesterday!
I am enjoying reading your enrichment files, thanks, lots of ideas to enjoy my other friends.
 
AliP said:
Thanks, yes I am so glad she was around her friends and comfortable right to the end. It was “nice”. I noticed her last munch of hay sticking out of her mouth when I picked her up yesterday!
I am enjoying reading your enrichment files, thanks, lots of ideas to enjoy my other friends.
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If a piggy has still got hay in their mouth, then that points to a sudden heart attack. She's not suffered more than for a few short moments. ;)

Glad that you like the enrichment guide. I find it helps both my piggies and me to do things together and reaffirm our bond in this kind of situation. Enrichment is so much more and so much more varied than just a new toy. It is very much quality time shared by immersing yourself in the piggy world while you are creating the kind of memories that will still warm your heart years later. ;)
 
Wiebke said:
If a piggy has still got hay in their mouth, then that points to a sudden heart attack. She's not suffered more than for a few short moments. ;)

Glad that you like the enrichment guide. I find it helps both my piggies and me to do things together and reaffirm our bond in this kind of situation. Enrichment is so much more and so much more varied than just a new toy. It is very much quality time shared by immersing yourself in the piggy world while you are creating the kind of memories that will still warm your heart years later. ;)
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That’s lovely, I have enj hiding their cucumber and watching them search!
 
I just want to say that I’m very sorry for your loss. ☹️
 
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