Eriathwen
Adult Guinea Pig
I cant quite believe that I'm posting in this section for the 5th time this year.. but here we are.
Almost 5 years ago I walked into a little pet shop, I wasn't looking for a guinea pig but I decided to have a look anyway. There you were, sitting there scared, with your friend or sibling..a lovely little agouti and gold tufty haired little thing. I was so sad because I knew your friend was going to be chosen over you, so few people appreciate how beautiful white piggies are. I thought about you a lot that week, I even dreamt about bringing you home. As luck would have it, I had to go back to the shop not long after and I decided to check on you, and there you were.. alone. Just as I'd feared. I worried what would happen to you now. Rumour had it that the small animals that didn't sell were returned to be culled for reptile food for the same shop. I dont know how true that was, but I wasn't having it, so I told you that you were coming home with me. A decision solidified by a family also looking at the piggies, who passed you over because you were "boring looking"
I cant begin to explain how much their loss it was, because you were anything but boring. You were cheeky, funny, cantankerous, overly dominant..a pain in the backside at times
but god did I love you and your funny little ways. You made bonding a nightmare, you ruined the lovely coats of the long hairs you lived with, you made so much noise..egged on by your mentor, Daisy, who I expect you've met back up with to scream for food somewhere over the bridge by now. Along with your other friends gone before you, Shelly, Ivory, Thistle..
A lot if the time my piggies don't openly grieve, they will give a short groom or a small glance of acknowledgment and a day of quiet.. but today, 2 hours I left your body with your friends, and even that wasn't long enough to finish saying goodbye. They climbed on you, groomed your face and ears, tried to pull the choice bits of hay out from under you that you were inconveniently laying on one last meal together. Even when I took you out, Delilah came running over to give you one last groom.
Thankyou for so many precious memories over the years, enjoy your rest Misty ❤
Almost 5 years ago I walked into a little pet shop, I wasn't looking for a guinea pig but I decided to have a look anyway. There you were, sitting there scared, with your friend or sibling..a lovely little agouti and gold tufty haired little thing. I was so sad because I knew your friend was going to be chosen over you, so few people appreciate how beautiful white piggies are. I thought about you a lot that week, I even dreamt about bringing you home. As luck would have it, I had to go back to the shop not long after and I decided to check on you, and there you were.. alone. Just as I'd feared. I worried what would happen to you now. Rumour had it that the small animals that didn't sell were returned to be culled for reptile food for the same shop. I dont know how true that was, but I wasn't having it, so I told you that you were coming home with me. A decision solidified by a family also looking at the piggies, who passed you over because you were "boring looking"
I cant begin to explain how much their loss it was, because you were anything but boring. You were cheeky, funny, cantankerous, overly dominant..a pain in the backside at times
but god did I love you and your funny little ways. You made bonding a nightmare, you ruined the lovely coats of the long hairs you lived with, you made so much noise..egged on by your mentor, Daisy, who I expect you've met back up with to scream for food somewhere over the bridge by now. Along with your other friends gone before you, Shelly, Ivory, Thistle..A lot if the time my piggies don't openly grieve, they will give a short groom or a small glance of acknowledgment and a day of quiet.. but today, 2 hours I left your body with your friends, and even that wasn't long enough to finish saying goodbye. They climbed on you, groomed your face and ears, tried to pull the choice bits of hay out from under you that you were inconveniently laying on
one last meal together. Even when I took you out, Delilah came running over to give you one last groom.Thankyou for so many precious memories over the years, enjoy your rest Misty ❤
She was a beauty! Big hugs to you. 
Misty was beautiful. Sleep tight Misty x
