Julia Rafferty
Junior Guinea Pig
- Joined
- Dec 27, 2017
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So I got my first piggies a week before Christmas. On Christmas Day one of them passed away and I was devastated. Then I got a new one who had ringworm and has given it to my current piggie. I am honestly so worried about them that I cry for hours while trying to fall asleep. There cage is at the foot of my bed and if the stop shuffling around I hop up to check on them. I feel like am doing nothing right. It doesn’t help that my family says I am doing something wrong and that is why I have only had bad experiences. I post a lot because I am scared for them. Every time they popcorn and bump into something I tense up, scared they hurt themselves. I have had a lot of pet die in the past year. Two hamsters, the cat I grew up with, and my first guinea pig who j only had for a week. I just feel so helpless and I sleep with a tissue box next to me because I cry so much. If they do much as squeak, I run to them to check on all of their basic needs. I just feel like a bad piggie mom. I really need some words of encouragement before anxiety and fear completely takes over me. I just love my piggies so much already and I don’t know what I would do without them. Is caring about them this much normal and is being this stressed as a new piggie owner normal. I know this isn’t really about the pigs, but to me it is. I feel that if I know I am doing something wrong, I can take care of them better. It has been requested that to stop the over excited pop Corning I should do floor time but like I said, they have ringworm and I don’t really want to get it as we are still waiting for medication. Is this just me being selfish and should I just suck it up and put myself in a position of possibly getting ringworm. I just need some help coping with the fact that my piggies are sick and there is not much I can do. I know it is probably nothing but it is always on my mind. I honestly don’t really care if I get ringworm at this point, I care that my piggies are happy and healthy. But at the same time I can’t risk getting my family sick. I just have no clue what to do and am stuck. My pigs mean the world to me and I would appreciate any advice. Sorry for the length by the way.
And honestly just writing this made me feel a bit better and I stopped crying and worrying for a moment!
And honestly just writing this made me feel a bit better and I stopped crying and worrying for a moment!