Night Night Alfie

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the girls are finally going back outside. they spent the night indoors as Allie wasn't interested in her pellet food, so i was getting worried. i managed to tempt her with her favourite greens though, and now she hasn't stopped eating.

p.s. yes, he was gorgeous. i thought he was the most stunning little piggy, and i adore him regardless of having to help with his impaction. i was so glad that i'd decided i'd be able to handle it when he got here. he was just so cute and friendly. and up until a few days ago, he was a noisy little guy aswell. always wheeking at me. and he came over to the hutch door. Layla had said he was well behaved, but to me, a wellbehaved guinea pig is one that only thrashes a small amount after you've been trying for 20 minutes to get it out of the hutch :)) but Alfie had the perfect temperament. despite how angry he looks in the photos :p i think that's probably because my sisters camera is actually bigger than the guinea pigs, and she kept getting closer...
 
so so sorry to hear about alfie :( you obviously did everything you could for him and it sounds as though you loved him so much xoxo i know how hard it is to lose such a special piggie :(
popcorn free forever, beautiful alfie x
lots of love x
 
what should i do with his cosy? 8... i had one made especially for each of the piggles, and now his is just sat there 8...
 
and again with the crying. 'Alfie's Impaction Wipes' don't have a use anymore 8...

sorry that i keep adding things to this, but it seems like the best place to let my feelings out
 
He looked like a lovely little chap, and I am sure he, like you, was very grateful of the time you had together. Rest well Alfie.
 
Oh i am so very sorry :(

I remember Alfie too, he was a beautiful boy x)

Sleep in peace Alfie x
 
I am so shocked, I remember you posting a few weeks ago and you were so excited. He WAS your dream pig and you were lucky to have found each other. It is the ones that are not with us for long that often touch our hearts the most. You will always remember him as a handsome little man, try and forget those last few hours, I doubt he suffered and probably just went to sleep on your lap. You gave him a BRILLIANT home and it was so wonderful that he spent his final weeks in a real, permanent home knowing what it was to be loved. RIP Alfie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
he was gorgeous. and it was so unexpected. pretty much no warning whatsoever. now i'm throwing myself into building the piggle pen for them. i was so looking forward to spoiling them as much as i could. i spent a lot of time with Alfie in the few weeks he was here, as he seemed to love being picked up and cuddled. he had a big impact on my girlies. Allie was so timid, now she readily lets me pick her up for cuddles. two of the three are completely changed guinea pigs as far as trusting me. i guess i can be thankful that he left me with that
 
Tracyxx said:
I am so shocked, I remember you posting a few weeks ago and you were so excited. He WAS your dream pig and you were lucky to have found each other. It is the ones that are not with us for long that often touch our hearts the most. You will always remember him as a handsome little man, try and forget those last few hours, I doubt he suffered and probably just went to sleep on your lap. You gave him a BRILLIANT home and it was so wonderful that he spent his final weeks in a real, permanent home knowing what it was to be loved. RIP Alfie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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i think that's the hardest part. he was visibly suffering. he was in so much pain, and there was nothing i could do. he went kind of insane before he passed. my poor little guy died in my arms, choking on his own vomit, as he'd had some form of spasm. and the memory of that will probably always make me sob. if i could change that, i would. it was awful. and in the waiting room. if he'd held on for a few more minutes, he could've gone peacefully, but i couldn't even give him that. i may not have had him for long, but i'd like to think that i'd gotten to know him. and he was so out of character for the last few hours of his poor little life. i couldn't even stroke him. before, he seemed to like being tickled behind his ears, but for all of yesterday morning, i couldn't even do that, as it caused him pain. i'm crying again now. it was the most horrible thing i've ever seen, and my sweet little guy had to go through that, and i couldn't even get him an earlier appointment to avoid all of his pain. nothing deserves to go through that much pain. least of all poor little Alfie 8...
 
My skinny pig Gucci died in a horrendous way. She was crying out in pain, fitting, having leg spasms and her eyes were flickering. It is always horrendous to lose a pet, but to have to watch them suffer makes it a million times harder. Sometimes it's easier just to find them in their bed, seemingly asleep. It was just a few hours and a tiny part of his life though. You did everything you could. Remember him as a happy guy :)
 
Sorry for your loss Alfie was so gorgeous. A couple of years ago I had months of bad luck with losing 5 different hamsters each after on 9 weeks it was devastating. Pour all your love into you other piggies and let their love for you cheer you up. If you want to do something fitting with his cosy why not do what I did with the harnesses i had for my bunnies when they died, I bought box photo frame and put the harness in the box and put photos of my bunnies on the out side. Hope that helps. Hugs from me and Rosie and Rum.

Example of photo box
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Natural-Oak-Wooden-5-Picture-Photo
 
Tracyxx said:
My skinny pig Gucci died in a horrendous way. She was crying out in pain, fitting, having leg spasms and her eyes were flickering. It is always horrendous to lose a pet, but to have to watch them suffer makes it a million times harder. Sometimes it's easier just to find them in their bed, seemingly asleep. It was just a few hours and a tiny part of his life though. You did everything you could. Remember him as a happy guy :)
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i'm going to try. he was really lovely. i've always wanted a himi. the only breed i've actively sought out. and with his impaction, it was quite a decision getting him in the first place. i was so thrilled when Layla, who lives a 3 hour drive from me, said that she'd be happy for him to come live with me. i was literally ecstatic, practically counting the days. i posted about him countless times on here, and it hurts so much that he's gone already. i really adored the little guy, and i honestly believe he was loved as much as he possibly could've been. and i'm going to treasure the brief time he was here forever. i actively sought him out for his colours, but he turned out to be one of the best little piggles i've ever met. really, i count myself lucky that i got any time with him at all. but i just wish there'd been something that i could've done for him 8...
 
I'm so, so sorry Nicquita. I remember admiring him when you got him.
Sometimes life just jumps up and whaks you right between the eyes and it's hard to get back up again! Just remember that in the short time you had him you made an impact on his life, he was happy and loved and that's what matters! His death would have happened anyway, you couldn't have foreseen or prevented it, so you have NOTHING to feel guilty about. Just keep on loving others in his memory.
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i wonder though, what triggered it? he was fine at the rescue, and here. he just got withdrawn really quickly. i would have had him for 3 weeks today 8... i can't believe i didn't even get that. he was such a darling little guy :(
 
So sorry you lost Alfie. He was a beautiful piggie.
I just lost my lovely Simone of 7 years last week and understand exactly how you feel. Try to take comfort in the fact that Alfie spent his last days in the care of someone who truly loved him and wanted him. You are a responsible "Piggie Slave" to try so hard to get him help.
 
i think i might still be in shock. i can't get over the idea that i must have done something. there has to be something i'm missing
 
How alfully tragic:(
big hugs for you and your other guineas
things will be raw for sometime I should imagine but time is a great healer.
Everytime you get a negative,upsetting image of your guy try your best to replace it with a positive happy memory that you have of him;)
easier said than done I know and my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Big hugs
issyx
 
I'm so sorry, he was beautiful. I really feel for you. :(

Rest well, dear Alfie. xx
 
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