Julesie
Senior Guinea Pig
On thursday night I noticed my eldest boar Romano wasn't acting correctly. I know him well and his behaviour. I couldn't figure out what was wrong and rushed him to the emergency out of hours vets. They gave him a look over and he was having trouble breathing. They agreed it was old age. On the way home he passed away in my arms.
I was absolutely heartbroken. He's the longest living piggie I've ever had. As sad as I was I was glad he passed away in my arms that day as I was away for the weekend.
I came back from my trip monday morning and when I got home my mother started crying and told me the bad news. Ryou had passed away the night before. I'm utterly heartbroken. I went from five piggies, two boars and a boar and his ladies down to three.
I miss them both so much. It hurts knowing I wasn't there for Ryou in his time. Romano was the sweetest boy I've ever had. I rescued him from a horrible petshop and he's been there for me in so many times and helped me through rough patches. He's been an angel with no health problems through his whole life. I know he had an amazing life and he's back with Matthew now but to have him gone... I feel so empty.
Ryou was so young at almost four years old and he was such a naughty boy that I'm missing his behaviour. He drove my family nuts with bar chewing like a maniac, constantly breaking free of his cage and terrorising the girls but he was my little man.
Romano was such a gentle sweet boar, even in his old age he'd run around like he was 1, popcorning and using his pigloo as a turtle shell, pushing it around and bumping into objects then analysing it and pushing it out of the way. He was the dominant piggie but he never tried to hump or force it onto his submissive cagemates.
They both held huge areas in my heart. I miss them both so dearly.
RIP Ryou and Romano. I hope you are at peace and with your brothers. xx
Romano is my long haired black piggie and Ryou is my chubby white piggie in the pictures below.
I was absolutely heartbroken. He's the longest living piggie I've ever had. As sad as I was I was glad he passed away in my arms that day as I was away for the weekend.
I came back from my trip monday morning and when I got home my mother started crying and told me the bad news. Ryou had passed away the night before. I'm utterly heartbroken. I went from five piggies, two boars and a boar and his ladies down to three.
I miss them both so much. It hurts knowing I wasn't there for Ryou in his time. Romano was the sweetest boy I've ever had. I rescued him from a horrible petshop and he's been there for me in so many times and helped me through rough patches. He's been an angel with no health problems through his whole life. I know he had an amazing life and he's back with Matthew now but to have him gone... I feel so empty.
Ryou was so young at almost four years old and he was such a naughty boy that I'm missing his behaviour. He drove my family nuts with bar chewing like a maniac, constantly breaking free of his cage and terrorising the girls but he was my little man.
Romano was such a gentle sweet boar, even in his old age he'd run around like he was 1, popcorning and using his pigloo as a turtle shell, pushing it around and bumping into objects then analysing it and pushing it out of the way. He was the dominant piggie but he never tried to hump or force it onto his submissive cagemates.
They both held huge areas in my heart. I miss them both so dearly.
RIP Ryou and Romano. I hope you are at peace and with your brothers. xx
Romano is my long haired black piggie and Ryou is my chubby white piggie in the pictures below.
I'm sure they loved you and had a fab life x
