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Junior Guinea Pig
I've had the most awful night and am still in shock. My little boy Xerxes has passed away, completely out of the blue. He was fine yesterday evening when I gave the pigs some extra veggies. Then I stayed up stupidly late to watch a film (glad I did now) and when I got in to bed (I am staying at my parents for xmas so the pigs are in C&C cages taking up the whole bedroom floor) I heard the weirdest piggy noise and knew straight away somethign was wrong. Got up to find Xerxes dragging himself along the floor but with no control of his body, just kept falling on his side. It was heartbreaking to watch. From things I've read on here, I'm guessing he had a stroke. I wrapped him in a blanket and held him to keep him warm and he passed away in my arms. I still can't believe it, he was less than a year old and perfectly fine just a few hours ago. I'm glad I got to hold him before he went and make him comfortable but devastated that there was nothing I could do. He was a funny little pig, very adventurous and on the go constantly. Poor little man. RIP Xerxes.