Rip My Piggy Peanut

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I know this is very late, but my piggy Peanut crossed over the rainbow bridge at 8:17 PM, on December 5th, 2016, after a fight with pneumonia. I still have her sister, Cali, and on Sunday we are bringing her to a rescue for an introduction with another piggy! At exactly 8:17 PM every night, I say a prayer for her. She is buried in my backyard and has a gravestone with her name and pretty rocks in a heart shape around it. I am still very angry with her vet, she gave her an x ray which I believe shortend her lifespan. Looking back, they knew she wasnt going to make it, yet I was charged $300 worth of meds, and none of them we used. They did call the next day to check on her, and I was at Starbucks at the time. I just broke down bawling and completely lost my craving for a Frappuchino. I can't go back to that Starbucks location without crying. I know I'm crazy, but please no hate, she was my baby and I loved her so much. I have 3 framed pictures of her in my room, and several hundred more on a hard drive. She had a beautiful, red, silky coat and big, curious eyes. I miss how she'd fuss when I picked her up, how she'd crawl behind my neck and hide under my hair during cuddle time. Now, for 3 months, I have only 4 times gone for 24 hours without thinking Cali is dying. I usually weigh her daily (nothing abnormal), have nightmares where she dies, and use around 80% of my phone battery daily searching things up if she sneezes once, or pees in the wrong place, or has one abnormal poop. When I wake up my first thought is "Is Cali alive?!?!" I poke her when she's sleeping to make sure she's breathing. Is this all normal? RIP my sweet baby girl. Momma loves you and always will.
 
I'm so sorry. Grief is very real for anyone we love, whether that be our pets or other people in out lives, and it can be made that much worse by thinking about what went wrong and what could have gone differently, which can only be done in hind-sight. Most times guinea pigs are fine with x-rays (I assume hers was done under anaesthetic - most are), it's hard to know in advance sometimes whether a treatment will be too much for the piggy.
Please try to remember that she had a quality life while with you, she was loved, she had your companionship and that of Cali, and a happy life.
I think it's natural too to feel really worried about things going wrong with others when you've had a loss. Caution can turn into fear.

It will fade, really it will, but no-one can tell you how long it will take and there's no right or wrong in grief. If it gets overwhelming and you feel like you cannot do the day to day things you would normally do then please do seek some grief counselling.

The loss of a pet can hit really hard, you are not alone on here!

Massive hugs to you :hug:

Popcorn at the Bridge sweet little Peanut xx
 
I'm so sorry for your loss. It's heartbreaking to lose a piggy. We form such bonds with them and when they pass they leave big holes in our lives. The grief is real. You are not alone - we understand this on the forum. You gave a wonderful life to a happy piggy. Never forget that.
Popcorn free Peanut xx
 
Thanks guys. I'm pretty excited for this coming weekend because we may get a friend for Cali. I will still always love Peanut and love this new piggy just as much as i love Cali. All hopes the introduction at the rescue go well!
 
I am very sorry you lost Peanut, you obviously shared a lovely bond with each other.

There is no one way to grieve for loss, we all experience a different journey, but you will come out the other-side and your pain will be replaced by happy memories of Peanut. I cant add anymore to Critter's post above. Huge hugs and I hope the search for a new friend for Cali goes well.

Sleep well little one

RIP Peanut
x x
 
I'm sorry for the loss of peanut, losing a animal you love is really hard :(
Congratulations on the new piggy member of your family Paisley :)
 
I wanted to update, we had to return Paisley yesterday because all of a sudden, whenever Cali saw Paisley she'd go after her rumblestrutting and mount her. We think Cali can happily live as a single pig due to this.
 
Yes your crazy, but we all are regarding our piggies.
Sometimes it takes a long time to process the grief & then the guilt, which is part of grief.
Sorry for your loss
Sleep tight Peanut,
Popcorn over the rainbow bridge.
 
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