Today my lovely guinea pig Jeffery has passed on... I am heartbroken, he has been one of my only friends for over two years now... I'm grieving pretty bad, and I'm not really sure how to deal with it... It was terrifying to watch him die... I miss him so much already I feel so empty without him... I don't feel like many people in my family understand what I am going through... To them Jeffery was an it, and not a lovely soul with a thriving personality... Jeffery loved to listen to Bob Marley, Opera, and would dance to Gangsters Paradise... His favorite game was tag... I'm very lonely today... I miss my Piggy... I love you Jeffery...
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Hi and welcome
I am very sorry for your loss!
Dying is a much more physical process than our general vague idea of peacefully drifting away lets us expect because we have pushed death so much behind closed doors and out of our social life. When you are witnessing it for the first time, it can be very distressing and downright frightening!
Thankfully in the majority of cases a piggy in multiple organ failure is pretty much out of it by the time the body is experiencing the tough end of oxygen deprivation or organs failing just before the very end.
Please take the time to read the green link that
@Siikibam has given you. It is our grieving guide that hopefully explains all your current feelings and experiences and helps you to understand them better as you go through the grieving process in the coming days and weeks. What you are feeling right now is very normal; we all go through this with our piggies, other pets, human family and friends.
The guide also contains tips on where and how to look for free help and support in your area. There is actually more pet loss support out there than you think! It also has suggestions on what you can do yourself to cope with your loss and process it. Talking is by far the best thing you can do, but there other ways, too.
It doesn't matter what species we love; it is the nature and depth of the bond you have shared that determines how much you have to grieve. Jeffery has obviously been very much loved! You grieve to the same extent that you love; they are the two sides of the same coin. People who have never loved a pet cannot understand the freedom of loving unreservedly and unconditionally that a pet gives us. But this freedom comes at a price which you are currently paying. However, grieving is not necessarily all bad! Going through it and coming out on the other side will make you stronger and more understanding of the suffering of others - and more appreciative of the special love that pets do give us and that is making our own lives so much richer!
You are welcome to tell us more about Jeffery. He was a very handsome boy! Sadly people who have never really interacted with guinea pigs have no idea just how big personalities they are. I call them 'concentrated dogs' because they pack the same punch!
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stay strong for him, he’s watching over you x
so sorry to hear about your loss, we are thinking of you x
