Panda Has Passed

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I am so sad to say that Panda took a sudden turn for the worst late last night and passed within hours. He was not showing any signs other than the crusty nose, which the vet said was nothing to worry about as of then. Last night his breathing was accompanied with a clicking sound. I separated him from Midnight, called the emergency vet, and she told me that six extra hours on antibiotics were not going to help him and to just go in this morning. When I woke up at 7 to call and make an appointment as soon as they opened after sleeping for only two hours because I was so worried about poor Panda, he had already passed. I do believe that he passed in peace. I took Midnight to the vet immediately this morning and he is now on antibiotics as a preventative. The vet told that due to Panda declining so rapidly, he probably would not have been able to pull through even if he had been on antibiotics. However, I feel as though I have learned an important lesson; not to wait to take my piggy to the vet. I have cleaned Midnight's cage thoroughly and I am going to clean and or throw away all of the toys, food bowls, etc. However, because Panda and Midnight were newly bonded, I am a bit worried about him. I would love some advice on what to look for in him as far as depression etc. due to the loss of his new friend, and if anybody thinks it will be a serious problem.

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So sorry for your loss, I know how you feel, I lost one yesterday myself. :(
 
So sorry for your loss, I know how you feel, I lost one yesterday myself. :(

I am so sorry to hear that! I see a few more people who have lost their piggies in the last few days, it is terribly sad.
 
I am so very sorry; sadly guinea pigs can go downhill extremely quickly and often too soon for the meds to fully kick in even if you see a vet asap.
RIP Panda

PS: Here are tips for Midnight : https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/looking-after-a-bereaved-piggy.110463/
Acute pining is not eating at all and turning the head to the wall, i.e. basically giving up on life. Thankfully, it is not so frequent. It is normal for a guinea pig to grieve and to be withdrawn for several days. If you can, please double the vitamin C intake (or give extra) and wait for 2 weeks to make sure that Midnight is OK and won't carry any bugs across before you get another companion.
 
Okay thank you so much! I'm so glad to have the support of everybody on this forum. I'm definitely going to wait a bit until I get another one.
 
I am really sorry for the loss of your beautiful boy, he will stay in your heart forever. Hugs

RIP Panda
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So sorry for your loss. It's heartbreaking to lose one like that. Popcorn free Panda.
 
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