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I used to post quite alot on the forum but recently I tend to read and carry on without replying. Sometimes because there are replies already posted which would be mine. Often because I dont realy know what to say and sadly because there seems to be quite a few which are upsetting to me. By this I mean the 'bridge' posts and the ones about 'terminal' illnesses. I'm writing this to explain its not that I dont care it's because I probably care too much. Even writing this post I can feel the tears starting to build - it's not helping that I have a poorly pig at the moment with an uncertain future. So even if I dont write a message of sympathy I do wish all our/your furbabies who have gone over the bridge a safe journey. No real point to this thread, probably having had an extra glass of wine hasn't helped. Just wanted to explain..... xx
 
We know exactly how you feel. It really hard sometimes to reply to posts on the forum. We suppose that one of the things that sustains us is hearing about the rescues and piggies who have made miraculous recoveries through the dedication of their slaves and volunteers. When we see pigtures that remind us of our departed piggy yes it does make us a little sad and brings back memories of past times but our spirits are raised by reading posts of the wonderful work carried out by many dedicated people on this forum.

Lisa & Ali xx
 
Aw - hope your piggy makes a recovery soon.
I also get emotional beyond belief sometimes on here and can't sleep or concentrate at times - we can only put so much into words to support members too. I've lost count how many replies I've done and deleted because when I've re read them, it has sounded a bit over the top because I care so much so understand where you are.
Many nights, I've cried in bed for the poorly fur loves on the forum and prayed for them to pull through, been almost afraid to check the next day for updates...
There's no harm in not replying - we're all here to help each other and I'm truly so grateful for this place as our piggies have been lucky to benefit so much from the advice and care needed.
Healing vibes for your piggy and hugs to you x>>
 
I wanted to start a new post but I've seached & cannot seem to find any link. I've already replied to several posts without problem. I tried contacting someone in authority via "Contact Us" at the bottom of the page 3 times but had no reply. Can anyone help.

My little "Madam" was put put to sleep this morning after a very short illness. We weigh our 4 piggies every week & we got a warning sign on Feb 7 when we weighed Madam & she had lost 3 1/2 ounces. All of them hardly ever go up or down by 2 ounces. I weighed her again on Feb 9 & she'd put 3 ounces back on but she wasn't coming out with the other girls to feed. I weighed her again on Feb 11 and she's lost 6 ounces which was a large percentage of her body weight which had been previously just over 3 pounds (48 ounces). I immedialy rang the vet and got her in the same afternoon. She was given an injection of Metoclopramide 10mg & put on a course of Fibreplex.

I kept coaxing her to eat food every 2 hours which she did respond to & stayed up with her till 3am when my wife said I should get to bed. Next morning (Feb 12) I weighed Madam & she'd stabilized having put on 1/10 of an ounce. I had her in with the other girls overnight but keep her in a large carrying case throught the day to cause less stress from trying to catch her in the large indoor run we keep the girls in. She kep responding to eating and was eating hay, readi-grass & some fresh fruit & veg. On Wednesday she had lost a little more weight so I bought a syringe & made a mixture of grated carrot, apple, pepper & melon. I had to force feed this to her & each time she'd eaten some she would eat some readi-grass too. I even managed to get some fresh grass (her favourite food) which she wolfed down. By Thursday her weight was pretty much the same but she was still not eating properly so I rang the vet's again & made an appointment for Friday at 9am. She'd lost a little weight & didn't really want to eat so I didn't force her. Ny now I was also giving her water by syring because she'd never really drank from a bottle, getting most of her liquid intake from fresh fruit. Now she wasn't eating any of the fresh fruit.

I took her to the vet's who said she's like to check her back teeth to see if this was causing a problem but she's need to be knocked out to have this done. I got a phone call 3 hours later to say there wasn't really anything wrong with her teeth but was asked permission for them to xray her to see if anything could be found.

I went back at 5.30 last night and was shown the xrays which showed a hardening of the outer gut which could be something bad or not. An operation would be risky & we decided to see if she'd respond to tlc over the weekend before doing anything else. I brough her home but she'd gone down hill, not wanting to eat her precious grass & not even fighting when I tried to give her water.

I thought I'd leave her till till morning to see if it was just the after effects of the gas but she just didn't want to know & would move back if I moved her. It was at this point that I felt I'd tried enough & anything else was just prolonging the inevitable so I rang the vet's & took her in at 8:50 where she was allowed to depart this world in peace.

I'm truly devasted by this loss & crying as I type but just want to know if I could have done anything else to help her.

She was an accidental birth being the daughter of what we thought were 2 females but one turned out to be a male. I was there when she was born & have looked after to the best of my ability over the last 18 months. She has now got a peaceful reasting place in our back garden & will be sadly missed.

I don't know how to add pictures to to this message but Madam was the brown/ginger piggie at the front of my picture.
 
She's a very pretty girl and I'm very sorry to read this. I'm no expert when it comes to medical problems but it does sound as if you did everything you could have. Sometimes it's just not meant to be. By helping her over the bridge you have shown her the ultimate act of love. Hugs to you xx
 
Madam was obviously loved and cared for right up until the very end of her life, she had the best life any piggie could wish for being loved so much. Do not beat yourself up over her death, you did the best you could and even spared her further suffering at the end of her life. You were, in a very real sense, there for her.

I still, like everyone else on the forum, grieve for piggies that died years ago. Recently I lost some pictures that I hadn't printed out, pictures of my first guinea pigs. That hurt. You will never forget Madam, you will always grieve for her as she stole a piece of your heart when she was born, but with time the sorrow will ease and the good memories will surface. I still recall with vivid clarity the sounds Columbia made and the way she relaxed into my arms.

So celebrate Madam's life, remember that she loved you back and that you gave her all the love she needed.
 
Thanks for the above comments, it's really appreciated. I didn't think I'd ever grieve over an animal like I do now. I will add some pictures when I work out how to.
 
Stewybus - very sorry to read you lost your piggie. You obviously loved her very much and did everything possible you could for her and in the end did the kindest and final act of love we can ever do for our little ones when they need our love the most.

You can make new threads by clicking the 'Post new thread' that is located on the top left of a page. We have a rainbow bridge section should you want to post a memorial to your little girl there and this lik shows you how to add photos http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?88068-Tutorial-Posting-Pictures-In-Threads

Once again sorry to hear you lost Madam.

RIP Madam
x x
 
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