Desra
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Hello everyone,
I am new here and apologize if this is not in the right thread. I am hoping to gain some insight into what happened to my guinea pig that sadly passed away Tuesday. Coco was a very loved long haired Abyssinian guinea pig. She was truly the light of my both my boyfriend and I's life, and her sister Penelope misses her so much.
Here is what happened: I came home from work at around 5pm on Tuesday (8/4/15) and when I went to feed my piggies only Penelope came out of the house. I picked the house up out of the cage and patted Coco softly on the back to urge her to go eat. As she was walking, she was squeeking loudly, an obviously painful kind of squeek. When I looked at her, she was unable to use her back left leg and it was sliding out from underneath her. I quickly scooped her up and got her to our vet. We were at the vet within 15 minutes, in that time she started to seem like she couldn't control her body. She would move and just not be able to stop moving, almost seeming as though she was having a seizure. It seemed as though her functionality was declining by the minute. The vet did not know what was wrong with her, and stated that what was happening did not look very good. He suggested an x-ray and blood work, but also suggested that the prognosis may not be good regardless. We did not go through with the x-ray or blood work (wishing I would have... I feel like I didn't do enough to save my little gal and the guilt is eating away at me). During the vet visit, she was getting so bad that she would twitch and she would hit her head repeatedly on the side of the box she was in. She would not eat or drink anything.
The vet gave her an antibiotic and painkiller, and gave her one dose of each at the clinic along with liquids under the skin. Once we got home, I placed her in her cage as I hoped that being with her sissy would bring her spirits back. She had almost no life left in her. She fell to her side and was not moving, just breathing heavily. Her sissy kept nudging her, but Coco gave no response. I had an intuition that she wasn't going to make it much longer. I picked her up and sat down with a towel wrapped around her as she laid on my chest. I rubber her nose, scratched her ears, and gave her little pets. Her heart beat started to slow down and after about 45 minutes of laying on my chest she coughed a bit, twitched and convulsed for almost 30 seconds, and then her heartbeat was gone and her eyes closed.
It was the most painful experience I think I've ever been through. My two piggies have been the light of my life, as I suffer form depression and have learned to cope with my two furry best friends. Prior to Tuesday evening, my little sweet piggy was just fine. She even ate her morning yogie on Tuesday. It was so sudden, my vet doesn't have an answer, and it is very painful to not have an answer. I am posting here to inquire if anyone has had a similar experience. I just want to know what happened to my sweet little piggy. I am devastated that this has happened, and it was all so sudden. I had no time to prepare myself for what was happening.. I've attached a photo of my sweet Coco and hope her craziness makes you all smile like she made me everyday.
I am new here and apologize if this is not in the right thread. I am hoping to gain some insight into what happened to my guinea pig that sadly passed away Tuesday. Coco was a very loved long haired Abyssinian guinea pig. She was truly the light of my both my boyfriend and I's life, and her sister Penelope misses her so much.
Here is what happened: I came home from work at around 5pm on Tuesday (8/4/15) and when I went to feed my piggies only Penelope came out of the house. I picked the house up out of the cage and patted Coco softly on the back to urge her to go eat. As she was walking, she was squeeking loudly, an obviously painful kind of squeek. When I looked at her, she was unable to use her back left leg and it was sliding out from underneath her. I quickly scooped her up and got her to our vet. We were at the vet within 15 minutes, in that time she started to seem like she couldn't control her body. She would move and just not be able to stop moving, almost seeming as though she was having a seizure. It seemed as though her functionality was declining by the minute. The vet did not know what was wrong with her, and stated that what was happening did not look very good. He suggested an x-ray and blood work, but also suggested that the prognosis may not be good regardless. We did not go through with the x-ray or blood work (wishing I would have... I feel like I didn't do enough to save my little gal and the guilt is eating away at me). During the vet visit, she was getting so bad that she would twitch and she would hit her head repeatedly on the side of the box she was in. She would not eat or drink anything.
The vet gave her an antibiotic and painkiller, and gave her one dose of each at the clinic along with liquids under the skin. Once we got home, I placed her in her cage as I hoped that being with her sissy would bring her spirits back. She had almost no life left in her. She fell to her side and was not moving, just breathing heavily. Her sissy kept nudging her, but Coco gave no response. I had an intuition that she wasn't going to make it much longer. I picked her up and sat down with a towel wrapped around her as she laid on my chest. I rubber her nose, scratched her ears, and gave her little pets. Her heart beat started to slow down and after about 45 minutes of laying on my chest she coughed a bit, twitched and convulsed for almost 30 seconds, and then her heartbeat was gone and her eyes closed.
It was the most painful experience I think I've ever been through. My two piggies have been the light of my life, as I suffer form depression and have learned to cope with my two furry best friends. Prior to Tuesday evening, my little sweet piggy was just fine. She even ate her morning yogie on Tuesday. It was so sudden, my vet doesn't have an answer, and it is very painful to not have an answer. I am posting here to inquire if anyone has had a similar experience. I just want to know what happened to my sweet little piggy. I am devastated that this has happened, and it was all so sudden. I had no time to prepare myself for what was happening.. I've attached a photo of my sweet Coco and hope her craziness makes you all smile like she made me everyday.
