Tayz
Teenage Guinea Pig
At the end of last year I was sent 6 hours away from home to a hospital for major surgery on my spine. I was in hospital for 2 weeks before i was finally discharged.
I remember during that time, one day when i was pretty out of it from painkillers and stuff, my mum came in and I asked how the animals at home were. From the look on her face i knew something had happened and I asked her what was wrong.
She said Ringo had been put to sleep.
Apparently when I had left she had gotten weaker and maggots had started trying to get her and my sister and father had taken her to the vet. The vet had said shed caught a virus or something and there was a chance she'd survive but since she was over 6 years old her chances were very slim and so my sister and father had to decide whether or not to put her down. They wanted to keep her alive until I came home, to see if they could fix her, but they didnt want her to be in so much pain and so they finally agreed to put her to sleep.
My sister told me when my baby was put to sleep, she was staring right at my sister, with a look so beautiful and understanding that even though she wasnt my sisters, my sister cried her heart out.
So when I finally was discharged from hospital I came home to bury my best friend. She was the first guineapig I ever had, i had rescued her from a viscious dog and begged my parents to let me keep her for hours. I spent so many hours with her, brushing, washing, feeding, spoiling her and the fact I never got to say goodbye will always be with me.
I remember the time a dog found your cage and you were having a breakdown in your cage because of your past and I remember chasing the dog away and wrapping you up in a towel and taking you inside until you stopped shaking and were nibbling on food.
We bought an little statue of a guineapig and put it beside where she and one of her best friends, Pancake, is buried. The lillies grow on beside them and every time i see them I think of those two beautiful piggies.
Charm was left alone when Pancake died, for the first time in her life she was alone and became depressed until we found another piggy for her.
Rest In Peace Ringo, I will miss you forever, I hope you are happy and not scared wherever you are xx
Ringo when she was still wary of people and animals
Ringo beside Pancake and little baby Charm.
I remember during that time, one day when i was pretty out of it from painkillers and stuff, my mum came in and I asked how the animals at home were. From the look on her face i knew something had happened and I asked her what was wrong.
She said Ringo had been put to sleep.
Apparently when I had left she had gotten weaker and maggots had started trying to get her and my sister and father had taken her to the vet. The vet had said shed caught a virus or something and there was a chance she'd survive but since she was over 6 years old her chances were very slim and so my sister and father had to decide whether or not to put her down. They wanted to keep her alive until I came home, to see if they could fix her, but they didnt want her to be in so much pain and so they finally agreed to put her to sleep.
My sister told me when my baby was put to sleep, she was staring right at my sister, with a look so beautiful and understanding that even though she wasnt my sisters, my sister cried her heart out.
So when I finally was discharged from hospital I came home to bury my best friend. She was the first guineapig I ever had, i had rescued her from a viscious dog and begged my parents to let me keep her for hours. I spent so many hours with her, brushing, washing, feeding, spoiling her and the fact I never got to say goodbye will always be with me.
I remember the time a dog found your cage and you were having a breakdown in your cage because of your past and I remember chasing the dog away and wrapping you up in a towel and taking you inside until you stopped shaking and were nibbling on food.
We bought an little statue of a guineapig and put it beside where she and one of her best friends, Pancake, is buried. The lillies grow on beside them and every time i see them I think of those two beautiful piggies.
Charm was left alone when Pancake died, for the first time in her life she was alone and became depressed until we found another piggy for her.
Rest In Peace Ringo, I will miss you forever, I hope you are happy and not scared wherever you are xx
Ringo when she was still wary of people and animals
Ringo beside Pancake and little baby Charm.
