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I'm so gutted I can't stop crying she's at the emergency vet now & hubby just txt me to say the vet said she wouldn't last the day so it was the kindest thing to do. She's an indoor piggie and I miss her so so much this time last week her little face was peering at me. I have her sister fudge still and I don't know what to do x
 
Oh my heart goes out to you. I have just been in a similar situation with losing Sunrise, head-pig from a bonded pair. Like you, I couldn't be with her at the end and the decision to help her to sleep was made over the phone with a very kind vet. Like yours, she was an indoor piggy, and just days earlier from then she had also been happily peering at me from her cage/run.
It is absolutely heart-wrenching, but when the worst happens it's out of our hands, and the only kind thing left to do is make their final journey as gentle as possible. :hug:

I am now in the process of searching for a friend for my lone piggy. In some ways my heart isn't in it, but I don't want to leave her on her own.
My suggestion would be to give Fudge some time to get used to the idea that she is now without Truffle, but not too long and don't let her pine. If hubby can take Truffle home to let Fudge see her this is likely to make the process easier for Fudge (though not nice for yourself).

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Huge hugs to you. It's not always easy thinking ahead for the future of one piggy while you are grieving for another. And sometimes your head goes back and forth with decisions and back-tracks, as I am finding with trying to sort something out for mine!

Huge hugs to you :hug:
 
Thank you so much I'm really torn as to know what to do as I've loved these two to bits but really don't want anymore but I don't want fudge to be lonely either xx
 
It's hard.
One day we will all be faced with this type of decision, where we will decide that our current piggies will be the last ones in our homes, and unless we know of someone who will take them to continue the cycle we are faced with tough choices once we are down to our last piggy.
Do we continue the cycle reluctantly?
Do we rehome our remaining much loved piggy (I know that's hard to contemplate for many of us)?
Do we leave our remaining piggy to live out the rest of her life in the familiar surroundings and love of ourselves and our homes, but without a companion?

I think you need to see how she reacts to her own loss to decide which option to choose. If she goes down with grief the only option could be to find her a friend, and whether or not that's with you or to go and live with another lone piggy else-where is again, a tough choice.
She may be just fine though.

It's not nice having all of this going round in your mind at a time like this! :hug:
 
Your so right. Fudge has now seen truffle, had a wee on my floor went back in her cage and continued eating. I definitely couldn't rehome her though, she'll get lots of attention, I know it's not the same as guinea pig company. I'm struggling just now with not hearing my truffle shredding up brown bags and only having one piggie to feed breaks my heart. :-(
 
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I am ever so sorry about your loss. It always comes as nasty shock when there is nothing that your vet can do but end the suffering. It takes a bit of time to sink in and for you to get used to no longer seeing Truffles.

It is going to take a few days for you to get over the shock. Your first reaction is always to not want another piggy, but there are also adult guinea pigs up for adoption, so in the longer term, you could consider looking for a similar aged companion in time - although not this week yet while you are in a turmoil and as long as Fudge is coping on her own; she needs to do her own grieving over the next few days.

You are welcome to post a tribute to Truffles in our Rainbow Bridge section if or whenever it feels right for you.
 
Wiebke I miss her so much I just can't stop crying. I syringe fed her for the last 3 days and nights but I just knew in my heart she wasn't going to make it she was so thin the vet said she would have passed away over night or in the morning. She was the one that always sat looking at me and loved little neck hugs I can't believe she's gone xx
 
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Wiebke I miss her so much I just can't stop crying. I syringe fed her for the last 3 days and nights but I just knew in my heart she wasn't going to make it she was so thin the vet said she would have passed away over night or in the morning. She was the one that always sat looking at me and loved little neck hugs I can't believe she's gone xx
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HUGS!

It is so heart-breaking when you lose a hard-fought battle with a beloved pet. Please try to take consolation that you did all you could and that you didn't fail Truffle in any way even though you were not able to pull her through. Just let it out. The next days are going to be the hardest as it is sinking in, but you are constantly confronted by all your little unthinking routines with your loss afresh.
Unfortunately, there is no short-cut for the grieving process. You have to grieve as much as you have loved; it is the other side of the same coin. But we would be so much poorer and shallower without either experience.

I always imagine my RIP piggies as a little crowd of furry guardian angels looking out for my living piggies. That seems to help me, as it gives me a feeling that they are still with me even though I can't see and touch them anymore. ;)
 
She'll be buried in the garden next to my little cat alfie At the moment fudge is happily munching away on her hay we've been so lucky with her as she's 5years old and hasn't even needed to visit the vets whereas my poor little truffle always had problems. Thank you for your lovely words xx
 
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Hugest hugs to you. You have made the hardest, bravest and kindest decision a pet owner has to make because you loved your little girl so dearly. Popcorn free Truffle.
 
I know I have argued with myself did I do enough deep down I know I did and the vet was lovely she offered to keep her overnight but I knew in my heart it was too late I've never seen her look so ill. So far her sister fudge seems fine eating etc as normal she is a very independent in charge piggie I'm just finding it so hard even giving her some veg on a plate for one but she's loving it being able to tip the plate up and getting away with it lol. Thanks for your support xx
 
I am so sorry - I know I have this coming soon as my oldest piggy is over 6 and everyone else is only a few months behind - big hugs to you xx
 
Why do I still feel guilty about syringe feeding truffle. I should have known she was dying but instead I still tried 3 times during the night to feed her and she couldn't even swallow properly. I just can't get the picture of her little face wrapped in a towel out of my head it upsets me so much x
 
Don't blame yourself. You did everything you could to take care of her, and I'm sure she knew it. Sometimes we just can't do anything more...
Think that you were by her side syringe feeding her for days, and that's really hard to do. You did it because you really loved her and you wanted to see her fine again, so you are a good piggy mum. And it wasn't your fault.

I know that many things will come to your mind, some thoughts that will make you believe that if you had done "this" instead of "that" everything would be different. But the thing is, you didn't know what would happen. And you did the best you could, always having her in mind.

It's really hard, but try to remember better days. And think that she loved you and that I'm sure she knew how much you loved her.

Big big hugs to you.

Edit: I just remembered I saw this on facebook a while ago, and it helped me. It might help you too:

"I believe that there are many pet owners out there who have made decisions, sometimes on their own and sometimes with their veterinarians, which they regret. If you are one of those people, I want you to know that neither you nor your vet can know the future, and we all feel guilt when our pets leave us. We wonder if we could have done more or if we missed something important along the way. That is the guilt of loss.

All that pet owners and veterinarians can do is our best: try our hardest, ask questions, follow instructions and make what seems like the right decisions with the information and resources available to us. If we have done all that, then we have to put the guilt behind us, learn from our experiences and move forward.

That is what I wish I had said to the crying man. It’s what I hope I will say the next time I see guilt and sorrow in the eyes of the grieving family members of a lost pet. And I know there will be a next time, because pets just don’t live long enough."

(My Pet Died… and I Think It’s My Fault)

Popcorn free Truffle x
 
I'm so sorry. I've been there too, doing everything and trying so hard to keep them going only to lose them in the end. ((HUGS)) to you. I still think all the time of my Linney who I lost a year ago in January. It's amazing that such little critters take such a big part of our hearts.
 
Feel a bit better today I'm at work so tend to take my mind off it a little. I felt awful this morning only giving a treat to one piggie not two. The good thing is fudge still seems fine even popcorned this morning xx
 
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