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I'm so sorry for your loss, you did everything you could to make your wee one comfortable.
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Mystery Illness
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Little Piggles
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So sorry for you.. 
Laura-CCC4
Senior Guinea Pig
I'm so sorry pasiphae, you did so well with him and I know he'll have felt comforted with you. Sending lots of hugs. xx
So sorry - you did everything you could. Sending hugs
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Thank you for all your advice and support, also for all you sympathy messages. It means a lot to me espacially(sp) as others in my household don't quite grasp the link I have with my animals.
I have decided that I'm done with piggis.......I seem to be a total failiure as a pig mum having lost 4 in the last 2 years all before or around their 3rd birthday. I cant take the heartbreak of failing them this way 8...
I have decided that I'm done with piggis.......I seem to be a total failiure as a pig mum having lost 4 in the last 2 years all before or around their 3rd birthday. I cant take the heartbreak of failing them this way 8...
alcesterpigs
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There is no easy answer to your post.
Sooner or later each and every pig will die, just like their owners!
I have found over 21 years of keeping pigs that the average lifespan is around 4 years. Of course some live to be 6 or even 7 years whilst others die at 6 months.
I lost 16 pigs last year and 1 so far this year.
It is a small consolation but I try to think that they have had a good life, however long they have lived, and that their death makes space for other pigs that need a better life.
Don't give up, there are many pigs looking for good homes.
Sooner or later each and every pig will die, just like their owners!
I have found over 21 years of keeping pigs that the average lifespan is around 4 years. Of course some live to be 6 or even 7 years whilst others die at 6 months.
I lost 16 pigs last year and 1 so far this year.
It is a small consolation but I try to think that they have had a good life, however long they have lived, and that their death makes space for other pigs that need a better life.
Don't give up, there are many pigs looking for good homes.
Hannah Boo
Junior Guinea Pig
It is hard to lose a pet, but you shouldn't let that stop you from getting more as they bring so much fun and happiness to the home. Unfortunately they will always die at some point (young or old). I lost a 2.5 year old pig in August and felt it was my fault (I couldn't understand why all my other pigs had lived between the ages of 5 - 7yrs old), however these things happen (depite properly taking care of an animal). I got two baby pigs to go with my pig that lost its companion. Your'll never forget a pig that you lose but try to not let that stop you from giving another pig a loving home. The very fact that you are writing on here confirms that you do care very much for your pets so don't think of yourself as a failure!
Considering I've lost an 18 moth old rabbit and a 2 1/2 year old pig in the last week or so I am a failure. The only animals that I have managed to get to within their life expectancy is my rats and now they're dying too. I just can cope any more 8...
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It is very hard for you to look to the future right now! Your grief will need to run its course first.
The fact that you are taking it all so hard is the hallmark of a good pet mum. Sometimes, though, you get a run of really bad luck. Both my first two piggies died at three years old after operations within months of each other. It took me along time to get over that, even though I continued with piggies for the sake of the newly adopted one left.
However, there is a lot you can do to help while you are healing; rescues always need funds and fundraising; members on here need sympathetic support and advice. Keep going that way, so you can find out for yourself what we are already seeing you! You are a very caring person that has a lot to give, and in the long run you will need to find something to care for.
Love is a like river that needs to flow and thrive, not a well to be covered and left. But every now and then there is a flood that washes away the riverbed and you need to start afresh. Sadly, the deeper you care, the more you have to grieve, and the more responsible you are, the more guilt you are feeling for "failing" your charges (even though it is not your fault). The feeling of guilt is very normal, and most of us who have had a guinea pig dying have suffered from it.
Then, when the time is right, you will know when that special piggy comes along that will need YOUR care and help!
It is very hard for you to look to the future right now! Your grief will need to run its course first.
The fact that you are taking it all so hard is the hallmark of a good pet mum. Sometimes, though, you get a run of really bad luck. Both my first two piggies died at three years old after operations within months of each other. It took me along time to get over that, even though I continued with piggies for the sake of the newly adopted one left.
However, there is a lot you can do to help while you are healing; rescues always need funds and fundraising; members on here need sympathetic support and advice. Keep going that way, so you can find out for yourself what we are already seeing you! You are a very caring person that has a lot to give, and in the long run you will need to find something to care for.
Love is a like river that needs to flow and thrive, not a well to be covered and left. But every now and then there is a flood that washes away the riverbed and you need to start afresh. Sadly, the deeper you care, the more you have to grieve, and the more responsible you are, the more guilt you are feeling for "failing" your charges (even though it is not your fault). The feeling of guilt is very normal, and most of us who have had a guinea pig dying have suffered from it.
Then, when the time is right, you will know when that special piggy comes along that will need YOUR care and help!
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