I'll Never Forgive Myself...

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Last night I picked Freddie up out of the hutch for a good night cuddle.

I was putting him back and at the last minute - literally an inch from the floor - he jumped forward.

Unfortunately he was right in front of a wooden room divider. He hit it and fell forward in such a way he ended up doing a headstand on his face. Then he fell on his side.

I gave him some dandilion leaves to check he could still eat and hadn't damaged his face and picked him back up and checked his teeth and mouth.

He seems okay.

But I'm not... I feel unbelievably terrible.

I don't think I'm ever going to forgive myself :(
 
it wasnt your fault.. ive had a few of mine jump when they see there cage and hit there heads quite hard and they surived just fine

jasmine who was the worst for doing it is comeing up 7 now :)
 
Keep an eye on his eating for a few days - it's quite common for teeth to be damaged in even a small fall if they hit their face. When the teeth crack above the gumline it takes a few days fror it to grow out and become loose. Post in Health & Illness if he has a problem eating as it will get spotted quicker an the relevant advice can be given.

I always put my pigs in their cage bottom first rather than head first, because of their big ears they cannot see behind them and they are in the cage before they realise it - if they do then jump they are safe.

HTH

Suzy x
 
^ Thanx Shauna

I try so hard to look after them well but feel like I get things wrong a lot.

I feel like a rubbish owner :(

I'll go home tonight and play with him and hopefully that will reassure me.
 
Suzygpr said:
Keep an eye on his eating for a few days - it's quite common for teeth to be damaged in even a small fall if they hit their face. When the teeth crack above the gumline it takes a few days fror it to grow out and become loose. Post in Health & Illness if he has a problem eating as it will get spotted quicker an the relevant advice can be given.

I always put my pigs in their cage bottom first rather than head first, because of their big ears they cannot see behind them and they are in the cage before they realise it - if they do then jump they are safe.

HTH

Suzy x
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Thank you for your advice x
 
please do not blame yourself, you had an accident that is all, its the horrible nasty people that mistreat animals that need to feel bad.

Hope Freddie is ok, and if he shows signs of anything take him to the vet x
 
Hope he's ok - piggies are quite hardy really but as Suzy says, keep a close eye on him. One of my tiny girls gets sooo excited when I bring the veggies dishes in that she jumped off the second level (around 8 inches high) onto the base - last week and fell awkwardly :...
Have to make sure now she's downstairs but it shows somethimes the simplest of things can unexpectedly happen.
We always pick our piggies up in cuddle sacs to keep them secure, gives you control and peace of mind :)
Hugs to you and Freddie x>>
 
You're not a bad owner.

Piggies are notorious fidgeters.

Alan is probably the worst piggie I've had for sitting still and when he gets to his hutch he gets VERY excited and popcorns in my arms, which counts for a very interesting landing into the hutch!

Keep an eye on your piggie, but I'm sure he's fine :)
 
Keep a close eye on him, but hopefully, he'll be OK!

We have all our scary moments when piggies take sudden, unexepcted leaps; these things happen!

PS: I put my dodgy customers back with the bum end facing forward in order to prevent more harakiri jumps!
 
I will have to turn flash round as he is a jumper rolleyes although I have been keeping my hand on the top of him and end up with scratches all over my arms from him attempting to put himself back in the hutch, he might not do it if he is reversed into the hutch.

Dont feel bad, having one of these fidgets myself accidents happen and hopefully he is fine from his little excitement.
 
I'm just sat here crying at the thought of him being in any kind of pain.

My beautiful boy!
 
BeautifulBoyz said:
I'm just sat here crying at the thought of him being in any kind of pain.

My beautiful boy!
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Dont be upset, I didnt post at the time as I felt sooo bad about it, but a month after having my guys I was catching them to put them in the run and crystal had run into the bedroom area so I put one hand over the hole to stop her running out as I opened the other door to the bedroom. To my horror she had her back legs on the door and she fell out of the hutch - and its a two level one. I scooped her up and checked her over from top to toe and she was absolutely fine. I kept an eye on her for several days afterwards and she was fine. I still feel really bad at what happened and she worried me for a long time but she landed on grass and without harm.

Accidents happen

Lots of hugs
 
^Awwwwwwwwwwwww thank you for sharing x
 
Don't blame yourself - I've lost count of the number of times my piggies have done this. Just the other day I was putting Amy away and she struggled and knocked her head off the side of the hutch, while I was frantically holding on to her by her back end! Even my Dad, who is a highly experienced piggy handler, has had the occasional accident with them.

Just keep an eye on him, but I'm sure he'll be just fine! And he certainly won't hold it against you!
 
aw dont blame yourself, hun. i had a scary incident with piglet about a month ago, he leaped out of my arms and fell pretty far, but he was ok. just keep an eye on him, and you can always take him for a vet check if your worried, and of course if his behavior changes.
 
Try not to get upset, these things happen sometimes. Its very unfortunate but it can happen to anyone. Just keep an eye on him and make sure he's eating as normal.
I'm sure he'll be fine and he's probably forgotten about what happened so try not to worry.
 
Thanks everyone.

Will defo be keeping a close eye on the little chap!

x
 
My piggies have just leapt from my hands when they see their cage. A couple of weeks ago I put my piggy Jeff on a chair, I turned around one second and he was trying to jump off. Got himself stuck in-between the chair and wall, he's okay but it scared me though. Don't feel bad about it because you weren't to know he would do that.
 
It isnt your fault, they just get a bit excited and jump sometimes, my boys jumo from my arms into their run when i have them and I'm like no!

Thye know how to scare us thats for sure, I'm glad your boy is okay though!
 
Last night he was chewing vigorously on his water bottle and chomping on a carrot, so he's obviously not in enough discomfort to deter him from gnawing on metal as well as veg.

It was good to check out his teeth too.

I keep checking every day tho.
 
Like everyone else has said don't blame yourself it was an accident. One of my Guinea Pigs leapt from my arms once as I was going to put him away and he caught his foot and it started spurting blood everywhere, I thought he was going to bleed to death, but he was fine. I think they do it to scare you to death.

Hopefully they will of learnt their lesson and not do it again.
 
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