Betsy
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Sorry David I'm not rich! I already have 6 men in my life (my OH, my 3 sons, a brother and a the best Father in Law EVER) so I really don't need another! Oh and 2 more if you want to count Dennis and Christian!
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We Are On Lock Down - Sudden Deaths
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David Piggie Lover
Senior Guinea Pig
It's ok but I appreciate your honesty.
Flutterby
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That is good news and I do hope I am not going to speak out of turn here Ruth - I personally would wait a little longer than November, I am thinking of you in all this and I feel we have a good enough relationship to talk openly. You have been through so much emotional trauma, loss and pain, I really feel for you and everything you have been through. Grief is a horrendous emotion and you need time to process it, distractions will only get you so far - I have learned the hard way on this the past couple of years and I have only really started to deal with my Dad's death over the summer.
I think maybe a few months of consolidation would really help you and also let the piggies you have settle amongest themselves without any changes, they have also been through so much losing their friends.
I just want everything to go okay for you in the future with your piggies and for you to suffer no more pain.
Of course you are free to tell me to Sod off
Hugs
Lee
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I'd never tell you to sod off Lee. I completely understand and agree with were you are coming from. I am so scared of adding more pigs. I am going to speak to my hubby work and ask them to hold them until Christmas and I'll pay for their care needs. I need to make sure both half of my herd are safe, the ones at home and the ones waiting xx
Janice C
Adult Guinea Pig
You don’t have to feel that there’s any need “ to understand”. I’ve always found it a lot harder saying goodbye when my pets pass over than I have losing Mum and Dad although I loved them dearly. I feel it’s because our pets are 100% reliant on us for their every day care whereas the people in our lives have a wider circle taking care of them.xx
David Piggie Lover
Senior Guinea Pig
Thank you and so True.
LizzyHoy
New Born Pup
@Flutterby I don't post on here very often but I saw this thread and wanted to let you know how sorry I am that this has happened.
My guinea pig Toni died from pneumonia a few years ago (she's the one in my profile picture). If I remember rightly I noticed on the Friday that she was eating slower than my other guinea, which was strange, but that was the only change. The next morning I took her to the vet and she was so ill that the vet wanted to put her to sleep pretty much immediately - there wasn't even time to go home and bring my partner in to say goodbye. So my experience with pneumonia is that my guinea went from fine to seriously ill in about 24 hours, max of 48 hours. And the only sign I did spot (the slower eating) was the sort of thing that you would normally "keep an eye on" rather than a cause for concern. I hope that all the other posts on here have reassured you that there was nothing you could have done, but if you still have any doubts I hope my experience helps a bit. I also asked the vet about it (as I was also worried in case I could have done more) and they said that even if we had caught it slightly earlier it might not have made a difference, it could have just extended her suffering.
Although it is a horrible experience for you the fact that it was so sudden means your piggies hardly suffered. From the pigs' perspective it was better than having something over a longer period of time, with you having to decide whether to keep going with intrusive treatment which wouldn't be guaranteed to make them better. Hopefully that gives you some comfort, but nevertheless it must have been a terrible shock and it will probably take a while for you to move on, which is very understandable.
My guinea pig Toni died from pneumonia a few years ago (she's the one in my profile picture). If I remember rightly I noticed on the Friday that she was eating slower than my other guinea, which was strange, but that was the only change. The next morning I took her to the vet and she was so ill that the vet wanted to put her to sleep pretty much immediately - there wasn't even time to go home and bring my partner in to say goodbye. So my experience with pneumonia is that my guinea went from fine to seriously ill in about 24 hours, max of 48 hours. And the only sign I did spot (the slower eating) was the sort of thing that you would normally "keep an eye on" rather than a cause for concern. I hope that all the other posts on here have reassured you that there was nothing you could have done, but if you still have any doubts I hope my experience helps a bit. I also asked the vet about it (as I was also worried in case I could have done more) and they said that even if we had caught it slightly earlier it might not have made a difference, it could have just extended her suffering.
Although it is a horrible experience for you the fact that it was so sudden means your piggies hardly suffered. From the pigs' perspective it was better than having something over a longer period of time, with you having to decide whether to keep going with intrusive treatment which wouldn't be guaranteed to make them better. Hopefully that gives you some comfort, but nevertheless it must have been a terrible shock and it will probably take a while for you to move on, which is very understandable.
David Piggie Lover
Senior Guinea Pig
Hello. Sorry to hear about your Toni. lovely message to Ruth. xx
Flutterby
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