My Poor Little Pippa

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Well, my poor little Pip went to rainbow bridge sometime Sunday :o :'( I found her lying dead on the floor that night having been out all day. Thats the second piggy I've lost in the space of 2 months. I'm now left with one lonely girly and I dont know what to do. I'm so upset that I dont know if I can face getting a new one to keep her company because I can see it becoming a never ending circle and I dont want to keep her alone either. I'm so lost at the moment. Coco (the one thats left) is not the most social of critters anyway, doesnt like people at all bless her and I dont know if she'd take to a new friend. She's so subdued though at the moment but took her to the vets and she got a clean bill of health so I guess its just pining making her that way.

What can I do for her? Please give me some advice.

Thanks

Helen
 
Helen, welcome to the forum and I'm so sorry to hear about your pig. I lost a young boar recently and know the pain you are going through.

I did go out and get a boar for my crested babe who is only 2 months straight away, I had his interests at heart and it helped to soften the blow a little.

The other options are to wait and see if she picks up or you could go to a rescue and see if she will bond with another pig.

But maybe in your case just take some time out to have a think, if you can't face it you could also rehome her but time is a healer I wouldn't do anything too hasty while you are feeling down about it.

Good luck

Louise
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i totally agree with louise

think about it before you make any decisions.
good luck
Trudyx
 
I'm so sorry to hear about Pippa. I guess having any furry friend makes it inevitable that one day they will go to the bridge, but take comfort that while she was with you, she had the best time! She was fed, watered, was warm and had friends to keep her company. It is a never ending circle once you add new friends into the mix, but you can be safe in the knowledge that each piggy loves all you do for them.

I had 2 piggies in my teens - brothers Candy (I still don't know why!) and Chocolate. Candy developed a 'lump' and had to be put to sleep, which left Chocolate for the best part of three years on his own. He seemed OK though - was happy enough with human interaction and plenty of cuddles. See how Coco goes to see what would suit her best as a next step.
 
Sorry for your loss Helen. :'( :'(
If you are ready to get Coco a mate, then taking her to a rescue to choose her own friend may be the way to go. O0
Good luck
Anne. :)
 
So sorry for your loss, I agree with the comments about taking some time before you decide what to do.
 
{{ Big Hug }}

sorry for your loss

give your self time and see how you feel. we let our pig pick her new friend and it worked out well

good luck and take care
 
Welcome to the forum from us in OZ :)
Very sorry to hear about your little Pip :'( :'( :'(
RIP Pip run free at the bridge, you can now popcorn with all the other piggies and munch on all the lovely green grass 0:) 0:) 0:)
Sending you some hugs from us to help comfort you :smitten: :smitten:
Only you can know what is best for your little Coco, if you can find her a friend then that's great :)
Good luck :)
 
Thank you for all your kind words. I'm feeling a bit better now about it all. I have decided that for the moment I'm going to keep Coco alone but she's going to come into the living room instead of living away from the family in her hutch. I'm going to get the Sunshine cage from Zooplus, is this OK? Once christmas is out of the way I'll look at getting her a friend to keep her company but I think she'd benefit from become a little more sociable first.

Does this sound like a good plan?

Helen
 
Hi Helen,

I think thats a good idea, if the Sunshine cage is 3ft by 2ft then it will be ok. :)

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