Delicate matter: Saying goodbye

[Curlycritter]

Hi

Ive made the decision that one my piggies will have to be pts.. she is around 4yrs+ old now, and she has developed a growth on her neck, one on her lower back and a teeny tiny one on her head..

Now the back and head one arent a issue bothring her, but her neck one has grown very fast in fact I thought she just had a double chin for a while.. but no and Ive ckecked it isnt a abcess either..I didnt want to have her operated on as she isnt that "fit" as her other cage mates..Plus she has 2 more.. so i would eventually have to have the other 2 removed aswell..

so I figured when her time came where she cant live with it, to have her pts..I haven't left it as far as she cant do her normal behaviour.. as I didnt want her last few days being really uncomfortable with it.. she still eats, sleeps, just weeking is gasping now, not the squeek sound.. (probally as its on her throat)

I have thought and prepared myself for the day for about a week now..Although I am dreading it.. I knew this day would have to come sometime.

But question is, when I bring her back to bury her shall I let my other piggies say "goodbye" to her or not let them..

when I used to keep numourous amounts of rats I would bring them back to them to say their goodbyes, and they would snif, lick and groom the body.. then walk away as if they had said goodbye.

The only other time ive had anything like this is when I had another piggy with them but she died with them.. and they all stayed away from her body..so I don't know how they reacted..

I'm unsure what to do. :{ what do people think?


P.S Sorry I didn't know where to put this thread as it is kind of behaviour (piggy side)

Esther x

 

[Connie]

I'm really sorry that I cant help, but I didnt want to read and run. I'm very sorry for your loss

 

[Doeylicious]

When my Whiskey went to the bridge last October, we brought her home and let Noodles say goodbye.

Noodles wandered up to her and sniffed her, licked her a little, lay with her for a bit then went away from her. They had been together since 6 weeks old, although not sisters, and I felt it best Noodles knew what had happened.

It isn't the nicest thing to watch but I felt it was something I needed to do, it was on the advice from Pebble on here and also when you lose a horse it is common to let it's field mates say goodbye, if possible.

Well done on having the guts to face the situation and make the decision for your piggy before it becomes too late and she suffers - it's the hardest thing we as owners have to do, but we owe it to our pets.

~hugs~ x

 

[gogoguineas]

First of all I'm sorry you're going through this, it's a very tough descion to make.
Yes I would bring home the body. I had never heard this until last feb when peanut passed at the vets and this is what they advised. Fuzzy didn't seem bothered but at least he knew nature had taken its course and peanut hadn't just disappeared.

Good luck with whatever you decide xx

 

[twiams]

So sorry to hear, its such a hard decision to make, but knowing that it's the right one makes it easier.

I'm sorry there isn't more you can do.

I'm not sure how piggies deal with grief, well i know they get depressed but I'm not sure how they deal with a dead body and it could just make it worse for them.

I've never experienced piggy death. But i think i'd just bury her without showing them, it's what i'd prefer anyways.

So sorry for your loss again.
My thoughts are with you.

 

[Abi_nurse]

So sorry to hear of your piggie.

I think its a matter of opinion. I think it can be good to show companions, but others dont think so. Ive done it all my life with cats i have had and who have passed and i think i will do similar with my piggies if possible. My thoughts are with you when the time comes. Its so hard to let go, but you will know when the time is right and what to do.

Hugs.

x

 

[Curlycritter]

thankyou for your kind words everyone Well the herd is of 6 alltogether have been together for 1yr but she has a sister amongst the herd and they have been together forever.. so I think it is the best thing to do. x

 

[Wiebke]

I am so sorry for your hard decision.

I have and have not let piggies of mine say good bye to companions that had passed away (some of them pts). They always seem to know anyway and are rather subdued and quiet for a few days, but as they are a group, you won't get the pining so much unless one piggy was very extremely close. In my experience it hasn't made much of a difference either way, so it is perhaps best that you do what feels most "right" for you at the time.

I have found that leaving a cosy or towel with the slowly fading scent of a piggy that has passed away seems to help grieving piggies during their deep mourning period.

 

[sport_billy]

So sorry you've had to make this difficult decision. It is one we had to make over a year ago. We had to have one of our girls ' Pitch' PTS, afterwards we bought her body back to show to her sister 'Putt', Putt sniffed Pitch's body and then went and sat over the other side of the cage, we left Pitch's body in for a minute, then removed it. Putt was quiet for a day but coped fine.

So sorry once again you are really brave for making this decision, it is the final act of love you can make for them. Lots of hugs to you and wishing your piggie a peaceful passing to the Rainbow Bridge.
x x