Charss
Junior Guinea Pig
Rose was an incredible guinea pig who I will always love and remember. She was a delightful curious being who loved
capsicum and pats. And she bought so much joy into my and my family's life. I will miss her so much
for the rest of my life. But I hope she's happy running in a field with lots of capsicum. I can't stop
crying but I'm glad she's not feeling anymore pain. I just wish I could have had so much more time with her she wasn't even a year old.
A bit more about how this happened warning it's quite sad.
I adopted her as an eight week old in May, from a shelter as well as her friend Swann, eventually Buttercup, a desexed male who is one, and a 3 month old female guinea pig called Adora, came into the family as well. I love guinea pigs I've done short courses on them I want to learn more about them. I make sure they have a huge enclosure, unlimited hay and water, regular inclosure cleaning and the right amount of veggies. And I was rewarded with one of the most rewarding experiences in my life.
And Rose was a part of that, she was a fuzzy white and orange teddy guinea pig, who loved to be pat but also wanted to be on the move, she would make the most adorable sounds, and was so interested in the other guinea pigs. It may have only been 10 months but it felt like so much longer.
About a week
ago she started to stop eating so I took her to the exotic vet, they couldn't do a blood test because
of new years but they sent her home with a lot of medications to get her gut moving, unfortunately
the next day I saw her pacing her inclosure , she became flopped to one side her legs started to stop working, I took her to an emergency vet but it was night time.
And there's no emergency exotic vets in Victoria Australia so they said they could only do first aid,
they gave her fluids, and I went home with her and sat with her on my lap, I petted her and told her I loved her she had quite a few seizures
and then died in my arms. This happened over a few hours and it was agonizing to see her in so much pain and not be able to do anything. I'm quite devastated and a bit frustrated about how much cats and dogs
are prioritised over small animals. I think if Rose had been able to get to an exotic vet again maybe
she could have been saved. She was very brave throughout the whole thing, and my t other
guinea pigs definitely new something was wrong. I'll never forget her and I definitely want to try and
help make a difference to make it easier to get emergency vet care for guinea pigs in Australia.
I'm having a lot of trouble coming to terms with her death, she was so young she deserved to live so much longer, I had so many plans, it was the four of them. I keep thinking even though in reality I know it's not possible that you will appear again , I keep wanting her to come back.
Thank you so much for reading and I'm so sorry for everyone who has also lost a guinea pig or any pet. Here is a photo of Rose
capsicum and pats. And she bought so much joy into my and my family's life. I will miss her so much
for the rest of my life. But I hope she's happy running in a field with lots of capsicum. I can't stop
crying but I'm glad she's not feeling anymore pain. I just wish I could have had so much more time with her she wasn't even a year old.
A bit more about how this happened warning it's quite sad.
I adopted her as an eight week old in May, from a shelter as well as her friend Swann, eventually Buttercup, a desexed male who is one, and a 3 month old female guinea pig called Adora, came into the family as well. I love guinea pigs I've done short courses on them I want to learn more about them. I make sure they have a huge enclosure, unlimited hay and water, regular inclosure cleaning and the right amount of veggies. And I was rewarded with one of the most rewarding experiences in my life.
And Rose was a part of that, she was a fuzzy white and orange teddy guinea pig, who loved to be pat but also wanted to be on the move, she would make the most adorable sounds, and was so interested in the other guinea pigs. It may have only been 10 months but it felt like so much longer.
About a week
ago she started to stop eating so I took her to the exotic vet, they couldn't do a blood test because
of new years but they sent her home with a lot of medications to get her gut moving, unfortunately
the next day I saw her pacing her inclosure , she became flopped to one side her legs started to stop working, I took her to an emergency vet but it was night time.
And there's no emergency exotic vets in Victoria Australia so they said they could only do first aid,
they gave her fluids, and I went home with her and sat with her on my lap, I petted her and told her I loved her she had quite a few seizures
and then died in my arms. This happened over a few hours and it was agonizing to see her in so much pain and not be able to do anything. I'm quite devastated and a bit frustrated about how much cats and dogs
are prioritised over small animals. I think if Rose had been able to get to an exotic vet again maybe
she could have been saved. She was very brave throughout the whole thing, and my t other
guinea pigs definitely new something was wrong. I'll never forget her and I definitely want to try and
help make a difference to make it easier to get emergency vet care for guinea pigs in Australia.
I'm having a lot of trouble coming to terms with her death, she was so young she deserved to live so much longer, I had so many plans, it was the four of them. I keep thinking even though in reality I know it's not possible that you will appear again , I keep wanting her to come back.
Thank you so much for reading and I'm so sorry for everyone who has also lost a guinea pig or any pet. Here is a photo of Rose
