Night Night Alfie

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Nicquita

Nicquita

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as a lot of people on here know, Alfie was the himalayan rescue boar that i couldn't wait to get a few weeks ago. i was so excited, it was almost unbearable. he got here, and it was love at first sight. this is him the day i got him:

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however, it appears that i'm not allowed to have any luck. Alfie, like my guinea pig Molly, who passed away at the beginning of the year, had a brain tumour. he lost weight rapidly, and started tilting and rolling onto his back. i ran around (literally), trying to get a vet appointment. apparently, all guinea pigs have brilliant timing, and Alfie passed away in the waiting room at the vets, two minutes before the vet got back from a lunch break.

he was pretty horrendous in the last few hours. his fur lost it's shine, and he could hardly move. he even tried to bite me, which was entirely out of character. i'm also never going to forget how his pretty pink eyes visibly dulled as he passed, and it may well haunt me forever.

but i'd much prefer to remember him this way:

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and so i thought i'd post here, to say goodbye to my dream-pig, one of the most gorgeous little guys that i've had the good fortune to meet. i miss you already 8...
 
Alfie was a beautiful boy. So sorry you lost him so soon. Sweet dreams Alfie xx
 
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It is harrowing to watch a pet suffer and die without you being able to really help him.

I am so sorry that your gorgeous boy was not allowed to stay with you for long!

RIP Alfie - popcorn healthy and happy again! I'm sure that Molly is waiting for and showing you the best places for sweet grass!
 
So sorry for you!

I'm sure Alfie loved his time with you! :)
 
Hiya. I'm so sorry to hear you had to say goodbye to Alfie. What a shock this must be for you, especially after waiting so long. Lovely photos of him too and he's a lovely colour aswell. May he rest and have fun with all the other piggies at rainbow bridge. xx
 
So sorry for your trauma. It is frightening to see an animal in a terminal state and I think that you have to see it yourself to understand how other worldly it is.

Take care of yourself and RIP little Alfie xx
 
I'm so, so sorry for your loss :( I saw this thread and thought no, not nicquitas Alfie :(
Sweet dreams gorgeous boy, popcorn at the bridge x
 
thanks, everyone. i feel awful, as though i've failed him in some way. even though i was told there was NOTHING that i could've done. i feel awful for Layla, as she got the pleasure of his company for much longer than i did. hopefully my unluckiness is up. now i have 3 guinea pigs to go in an 8-10x6ft walk in pen. and i feel awful, as i was contemplating asking Layla if i'd be able to adopt some more, but i'd feel horrible asking after this.
 
You shouldn't blame yourself, there was nothing you or anyone else could have done. You wanted to give him his happy forever home and I don't think anyone would stop you from offering the same to another piggie. It's lovely that you want to help more piggies after this upset.
 
thanks Rachel :) that's pretty reassuring. i just feel pretty distraught at the minute. this is the fourth since Christmas. all have gone by completely unavoidable and unchangeable natural occurences (old-age, two brain tumours, and a particularly strong stroke), and it gets to me quite badly.

i felt awful, as we went into the vets thinking it was his teeth or something, as he'd been drooling, and couldn't eat or wheek at me. he tried so hard though 8... i'd gone to my boyfriends as it's closer to school, and i was supposed to have a lesson. then i got a phone call saying he was having fits, so i ran the 40ish minute walk home, nearly died by the time i got there, and called around 3 different vets trying to get an earlier appointment. the two exotics vets anywhere near me have half days on a tuesday, apparently grrrr i was completely distraught by that point. i sat with him on my knee for the two hours up to the vet appointment. anyone else notice how waiting for a vet appointment seems to take years?

he held out for so long. it's just purely typical that that would happen a few minutes before the vet appointment. i just keep staring at the cozy i had made for him now. it's just sat there, covered in his fur, with my not having a clue what to do with it 8...
 
There's absolutley nothing more that you could've done so please don't feel guilty. He was so lucky that someone like you adopted him and gave him a great life - the pre-illness pics just show how well looked after and happy he was.

I am very sorry for your loss x
 
I think the way you feel is totally understandable. 4 piggies in 6 months must be heartbreaking.

I know what you mean about vets. The soonest appointment I could get when my rabbit suddenly went downhill was only an hour after I rang them but I still had to ring them back and cancel as he died in my arms. That was a difficult phone call! Maybe our babies do it on purpose so they are in our arms when they go to the bridge, feeling safe and loved rather than with a strange vet prodding at them.
 
again, thanks everyone :) it's nice that everyone's thinking about Alfie.

as much as i'm unhappy, this may sound harsh, i'm somehow glad he didn't make it into the vets room. if he had, his death would have been my decision. nothing feels worse than saying that you want something you love to be put to sleep, even if it's for their own good.

as much as Alfie wasn't with me for very long, he had such an intruding personality :p he's a very affectionate guinea, and actually waddled over for cuddles and such. my gorgeous little boy :)

i'm going to be unhappy for a long while yet, but it all seems so surreal to me at the minute. my girls are still in the cage i set up for them last night in the house so that i could watch Alfie. Tiny and Parsley are munching away, but Allie seems a little lost. she was 'Alfie's girl', and they seemed to follow each other everywhere.
 
I'm so very sorry for your loss. Your pictures of him are lovely. RIP beautiful Alfie.
 
What a shock, he was gorgeous and I remember when he came to live with you. RIP Little Alfie, sweet dreams.
 
I am so so sorry. He was an adorable guinea pig and totally irreplaceable. I am just pleased he enjoyed his final weeks with you and your girls and that he was happy and not suffering.

My thoughts are with you x
 
I'm so sorry to hear about alfie :( its heartbreaking when things like this happen but there was nothing you could have done. Sending you lots of hugs.
Sleep peacefully little alfie xx
 
thanks everyone. again, i'm really sorry, Layla. you had him for longer than i did, so i know it must be a huge shocker for you aswell. i keep randomly crying. i'm like a temperamental leaky tap. i see something, or someone says something, and there i go again. i had a bit of a sobbing fit at the vets, just sat there not being able to do anything. i don't think i've ever felt so helpless 8...
 
oh babes, I'm so sorry..its utterly heartbreaking..i get waaay to attached to little things and it kills me when things happen to them, i know nothing i can say can bring the little dude back, but * got a lot of great and understanding people here for you
all my love
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amylouise said:
oh babes, I'm so sorry..its utterly heartbreaking..i get waaay to attached to little things and it kills me when things happen to them, i know nothing i can say can bring the little dude back, but * got a lot of great and understanding people here for you
all my love
x
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thanks, Amy. yeah, it is really depressing. i feel awful for the poor little guy. he seemed to be in so much pain, and i couldn't do anything about it 8...
 
Really sorry for your loss.

Alfie was obviously a very special piggy. Although your time together was relatively short, he clearly made a lasting impression with lovely memories to cherish forever. It's really true that time is a healer, so you won't ever forget but it won't always be so painful to remember x
 
Oh no we are really sorry to hear about your little Alfie 8...8...8...
RIP Alfie run free at the bridge, popcorn now with Molly and other new mates, enjoy the lush green grass and dandelions, what a brave boy you were, you're so sadly missed by your mummy and friends but NEVER forgotten xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
((((((((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) and loads of loves from us all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Another little star now twinkling in the sky ............ :(

p.s. he was gorgeous droolxoxox)
 
Sorry to hear about Alfie. What a sad loss for you. 8...8...8...

I can understand what you mean about not wanting to make the PTS decision. It is an awful thing to have to decide even when it seems the only humane way forward and you know it is the best decision.
 
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