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How To Deal With A Loss Of A Guinea

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I've just lost Smudge the other day. I had to make the awful decision to have him put to sleep. I cannot yet come to terms with this. He's buried in my garden and I still cannot believe it. He was only 2.5 years old and so feisty and full of character. His little companion is so quiet now, I keep watching him to make sure he's eating.

Mosey, my other little one is now sleeping in Smudge's little house. I am sure he feels it and I am so nervous he might go downhill.

I've looked into adopting a new companion for him, although I am scared he might not like it if I do.

If anyone has been through this, which I am sure is the case, please let me know the best and right thing to do for Mosey.

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I'm so sorry for you and Mosey. Have you considered taking him dating at a rescue? We have a recommended rescue locator at the top of the forum. There is also a thread on dealing with bereavement which I will find in a mo.
 
Thanks Helen.

I did write to a rescue centre this morning looking for advice and I agree its probably best if I brought him along to see if it is possible to find him a companion and another 1 or 2 guineas looking for a home.

Are all the names those of your guinea pigs and I see you have hamsters too. That's great. How do you manage it all?

I never realised what an enormous impact they would have on me and I love it, but the loss hits hard.

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If he is an unneutered male you can only put one male with him.Multiples rarely work with boys.If he is neutered he can have a group of ladies .Good luck and sorry about your loss.I lost my first pig fizz (the piggy in my avatar) and it hurts loads.I had to put a baby in with her quickly as she was going downhill and wouldn't accept an afult
 
I'm really sorry for your loss. I don't know who it hits the most, the companions they've left behind or us humans. I've lost 2 in the last 14 months & there's hardly a day goes by when I don't think of them. When my last one died, Mousey in January I had just got 2 Abi females from someone who was selling a hutch. I tried to bond these with my other Abi, Minky & neutered boar Rex but they were going for Minky and as she wasn't 100% right healthwise I took her out & she went back with Mitch & Mother who had been Mousey's companions together with Minnie who had been Minky & Rex's companion. These groups bonded perfectly & they're now living in perfect harmony. Give it a while for you to get over the loss yourself then see if you can do some boar dating at your local rescue. R.I.P. Smudge. xx
 
Thank you so much. I think its hard for us humans, but for the guineas left behind too and they cannot say how they feel. I'm so sorry for your losses. Its so tough. They do leave such a massive impact don't they.

I will wait and see how little Mosey is over the next few days before I delve into getting him another companion.

I didn't realise how sensitive they are, its so incredible and has moved me beyond description.

So nice to have received your kind words, its so helpful to find like-minded people to write to about this awful loss.

All the best with yours too.
 
EMF said:
Thanks Helen.

I did write to a rescue centre this morning looking for advice and I agree its probably best if I brought him along to see if it is possible to find him a companion and another 1 or 2 guineas looking for a home.

Are all the names those of your guinea pigs and I see you have hamsters too. That's great. How do you manage it all?

I never realised what an enormous impact they would have on me and I love it, but the loss hits hard.

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Yes they are the names of all the current ones, there are lots of lost ones sadly. About 30 odd over the last few years (mostly hamsters). It is a lot of work but worth it. We have quite a few with health issues too.

That sounds like a plan when you are ready. As others have said, it he is un-neutered you are best looking for 1 male friend as groups of boars can be unstable.
 
I'm really sorry for your life. I went through something similar a few years ago... I had a bonded pair of two pigs, Linney and Frenzy. Frenzy got sick and died very quickly when she was very young (about 1.5 years old.) I was heartbroken, my kids were heartbroken, and I was worried about Linney being alone and I was worried about how she would adapt to a new friend. Ultimately, we did get a friend for her- another, younger female. Linney was okay alone, although obviously subdued, and she popcorned and was visibly excited the first time she realized there was another pig in the house. The two got along very well and were both happy to have a friend... at this point in time Linney is now 5.5 years and Sundae will be 4 next week and they are still besties. I think in terms of your pig being happy, getting a friend would be best, especially if he is also very young. I found it hard to get attached to Sundae at first... we got her very quickly, I was still grieving, and I didn't want another pig at that stage, I just wanted the one I lost. But I did bond with her in time too... and love her just as much as the one that came before her. Again, ((HUGS))... I know it's hard. They are so little but make such a difference in our lives.
 
So sorry for your loss. Each little piggy I've lost has affected me deeply over the years. You are right to be thinking of Mosey and please do consider boar dating him to see if he can find a companion as piggies really do not do well on their own. Thoughts with you.
 
so sorry for your loss we lost our beloved pig Mario in January we were all devastated especially his companion who although he never stopped eating he became very lonely, in desperation we tried to pair him up with a baby boar as thought that would be quickest and easiest pairing but it never worked out the baby actually attacked him and hurt him quite badly :( . we did send the baby back as I knew they would never get along and poor dash was traumatised by it all. Anyway I got in touch with the local rescue and set up his c and c cage to be split into two as I didn't think this next pairing would work as we were adopting another adult boar and I really though two adults although could be friends on neutral territory they wouldn't beable to share the same cage . by the time we finally adopted luigi from this rescue dash had been on his own for 6 weeks and ive never seen a pig so pleased to see each other as these two were :) . they were constantly licking each other through the bars of the cage and were great together during floortime that I took the plunge after a week and removed the partitioning within the c and c cage so they could live together. It was the best thing I ever did as although there was a bit of chattering and chasing at first they have now become good friends . so two adult boars can live together just do a slow introduction and take everything slowly xx
 
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