Peep passed away last night presumably due to old age in my arms. She lost control of one of her back legs at the start of summer but was still able to move and eat (and tear up newspaper). She would not drink for some reason so we would syringe feed her water many times every day.
A couple days ago she stopped pooing, and she would only pee a couple times a day. We fed her critical care which helped with the poo but she stopped peeing completely. Last night at 3:00am I took her on her little bed to feed her critical care and water in hopes of overcoming this and noticed she felt a bit weak and limp. I was starting to get worried so I woke up my mom and no longer than an hour later she passed away. She suddenly kept moving around but it looked horrible because she was weak and could barely move. I'm not sure what was going on but we took her on her bed to pet her and calm her down, she started opening her mouth a few times and that was it, she passed away.
It feels so empty at home now. I had her since I was 12 and I'm now 19. I don't feel like I could ever have another pet. Peep was irreplaceable. She would lick you on your nose, she was always super happy and alive despite out-living three of her pig friends during her life. We ended up not getting another friend for her but she had a ton of attention especially this last year because I was on a waiting list for school. It's still super hard to believe this happened because she always overcame illness. I knew she was getting old but I kept trying to ignore it. At least she didn't die alone in her cage. I hope she did not know what was happening and went peacefully. I hope she was not in pain the last couple days. I've had her for basically half my life and I've been feeling a bit depressed about this situation. It just feels so quiet and empty at home now. Rest in peace Peep
A couple days ago she stopped pooing, and she would only pee a couple times a day. We fed her critical care which helped with the poo but she stopped peeing completely. Last night at 3:00am I took her on her little bed to feed her critical care and water in hopes of overcoming this and noticed she felt a bit weak and limp. I was starting to get worried so I woke up my mom and no longer than an hour later she passed away. She suddenly kept moving around but it looked horrible because she was weak and could barely move. I'm not sure what was going on but we took her on her bed to pet her and calm her down, she started opening her mouth a few times and that was it, she passed away.
It feels so empty at home now. I had her since I was 12 and I'm now 19. I don't feel like I could ever have another pet. Peep was irreplaceable. She would lick you on your nose, she was always super happy and alive despite out-living three of her pig friends during her life. We ended up not getting another friend for her but she had a ton of attention especially this last year because I was on a waiting list for school. It's still super hard to believe this happened because she always overcame illness. I knew she was getting old but I kept trying to ignore it. At least she didn't die alone in her cage. I hope she did not know what was happening and went peacefully. I hope she was not in pain the last couple days. I've had her for basically half my life and I've been feeling a bit depressed about this situation. It just feels so quiet and empty at home now. Rest in peace Peep
