All of my piggies (and rats, chinchillas and hamsters) have been sent to rainbow bridge this way. How horrible for you and the poor piggy @Guineahelpneeded Hope your poor girl is in no pain and passes peacefully. If not definitely agree that an emergency vet trip is needed x
Beautiful name for a piggie and a good age, she's obviously had a lovely life with your family. I have a 7 year old boy too and they can be such sensitive souls it will be difficult enough dealing with whats happening now whilst also thinking ahead about the impact on children. There will be lots of support available when the time comes & little ones are very resilient (more than us sometimes!).Thank you. She's called Bear. She's been such a wonderful pet. Got her when my 7year old was a toddler and they're best friends. He's totally heart brokenshe licks him like a dog, comes when called, does tricks. Very very sad x
Yes I wouldn't go for that being told I couldn't be there with the piggie.
I’ve not been in with my babies when they’ve been put to sleep using gas and then injection but always ask to see them when they’ve passed. It normally doesn’t take long for them to pass that way. I can understand why you’d be worried after witnessing your other piggy.
It is definitly neccassery, I Havnt had a guinea pig put to sleep yet. But with gerbils they gas them to knock them out, and then put an injection straight through the heart. Sorry to pop up out of nowhere, I alerted furryfriends teas to the thread
It costs £80 for cremation now at my local vets. Last year (sorry no, 2018) when my Poppy the chinchilla was put to sleep it was £25. They changed cremation firms so seemed very steep after the last people. But I’ve got a shared garden so can’t bury them and like to have them back with me.
Sorry your son is so upset x
One vet near me offered to let us off for free after we had a gerbil put to sleep, the vet actually said she respected someone actually getting a gerbil pts. They don't normally see it or do it
I had to pay the vets for her to be put to sleep too (think around £35) but that was just for her ashes.
I bet they had to look it up in a book or the Internet. I still payed for the pts job. But it's was about £30. I Bury all of my animals, I am running low on space though now. Thee must be about 15 nowI had to pay the vets for her to be put to sleep too (think around £35) but that was just for her ashes.
Yeah some vets really don’t see teeny beasts very often, my local vets saw a lot of rats but when I went in with Hamm (my rehomed dwarf hamster) they said barely ever see them. Trying to work out doses for his recurring ear infection caused them stress!
That’s nice of your vets though
) and was always down the local vet with something. She was the nicest vet ever and very often didn't charge me for appointment, just for medicines. Then unfortunately I've known other vets who are very money oriented and uncaring. When I was quite young I worked with a vet on a Saturday. Some of the things I saw going on were truly awful and was shocking... The poor owners paying for "care" would be shocked too. If I was more confident like I am now I would of reported it. Its the same as childcare places I've worked, seen shocking lack of care and worse. I now never blindly trust that someone who works with animals or kids actually likes them!
I know what you mean, I get the same vibe when I've been to my local pets at home in Northampton, the vet there doesn't seem interested in small animals atall, he doesn't handle them well, has to look through a book to see what to do. He tried telling me gerbils only live to 2 years old so mine must be old at 2. When they live to 3 or 4. I started arguing with him about it, was pure cringe. Luckily now, I'm using the best most caring vets I've ever spoken toSome vets are genuinely caring. When I was a teenager I had lots of pets (still do to most people!
When Jess had an infection down below and I had to see a vet I wasn’t too keen on at my local vets she told me I needed to separate her from Rupert and keep her alone ‘as it would only get worse!’ They’d been together over two years and were for another four after that, she was fine after antibiotics, nothing to do with Rupert and their ‘loving times’! Never saw the vet again as always asked for someone else!
Hope she passes peacefully. If anything changes then definitely follow the advice from previous links that people have posted for you or find another vet you can get to, although I know you don’t really want to.
Yea I wouldn't have see her again, we us guinea pig owners ourselves, know better than alot of vets about day to day care, they know the treatment sides of things. Good vets know both
Yes she feels very cold even tho she's wrapped up and in my warm room. I have to watch very carefully now to catch a small breath so it won't be long x
For you both.