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my 2 guinea pigs have passed away and i am absolutely heartbroken and devastated.

lialooszoo

lialooszoo

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i lost my two baby girls this afternoon and i am absolutely mortified and devastated. all my guinea pigs are housed outside as we don’t have enough room for them inside. i literally had a conversation with my mum earlier on today that we were going to have to bring them in now that it’s getting too cold. we had picked up more hay and got vegetables from the shops and i got home, let my dog out, heard the girls squeaking for food and i thought to myself, let me help mum put the food away and sort some things out and i’ll feed them. i cut the veg ready for all my guinea pigs went down to their hutch and i had no welcome from them. i instantly got scared as they usually race to greet me. i looked around and found them both laid beside each other dead. my heart completely dropped. they were alive and in less then 2 hours they were gone. i am truly truly heartbroken. i never wanted to house guinea pigs outside as i know it’s no life for them and now my worst fears have come true. the girls did have hay and they did have a thermal hutch cover as well but that didn’t do anything. i can’t believe it. please if anyone has guinea pigs housed outside this winter, please let my mistakes be a lesson. please bring your guinea pigs inside this winter because they will die like mine have. the love i had for my guinea pigs was unmatched. i will never own guinea pigs after this again, my heart is completely destroyed and i absolutely hate myself.
 
lialooszoo said:
i lost my two baby girls this afternoon and i am absolutely mortified and devastated. all my guinea pigs are housed outside as we don’t have enough room for them inside. i literally had a conversation with my mum earlier on today that we were going to have to bring them in now that it’s getting too cold. we had picked up more hay and got vegetables from the shops and i got home, let my dog out, heard the girls squeaking for food and i thought to myself, let me help mum put the food away and sort some things out and i’ll feed them. i cut the veg ready for all my guinea pigs went down to their hutch and i had no welcome from them. i instantly got scared as they usually race to greet me. i looked around and found them both laid beside each other dead. my heart completely dropped. they were alive and in less then 2 hours they were gone. i am truly truly heartbroken. i never wanted to house guinea pigs outside as i know it’s no life for them and now my worst fears have come true. the girls did have hay and they did have a thermal hutch cover as well but that didn’t do anything. i can’t believe it. please if anyone has guinea pigs housed outside this winter, please let my mistakes be a lesson. please bring your guinea pigs inside this winter because they will die like mine have. the love i had for my guinea pigs was unmatched. i will never own guinea pigs after this again, my heart is completely destroyed and i absolutely hate myself.
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Oh sweetheart, I am so sorry for you and your lovely guineas and I genuinely feel your loss because…

TRIGGER WARNING - this is not a happy story

I haven’t shared this story before but on August 6th 2022 I lost my beautiful boar. I had three girls and a boar who are indoor pigs. They have their own room with cages that they can get in and out of. I had fenced the girls off from Ponkie, and Ponkie had free range of the room and would rumble around their enclosure because he was THE stud muffin ❤️
We invited our neighbours round and they brought their dog. I had shut the door to the piggie room and we were having a nice time. The next thing I know is that I can hear the dog barking upstairs. We rushed up and I found my beautiful Ponkie in the jaws of the dog - she was sitting on the bed with him in her mouth like a chew toy. My neighbour and I tried to get her to let go but she wouldn’t, Ponkie gave a massive sigh and just died. There wasn’t a mark on him and he had evidently died of terror. Obviously my sows were terrified too.

To this day I think of Ponkie and I try to comfort myself in that he was being brave and protecting his sows until the end. We later found out that the ‘carpenter’ who had fitted all our new doors had failed to align the catches on them so it was easy for the dog to just push through.

I was and still am utterly heartbroken by this and lialoozoo, I genuinely feel your pain.

If it helps, and it did help me, check out The Ralph Site. It was set up by an emergency trauma vet who lost his cat, Ralph who was run over. He takes you through the processes of guilt and grief. One of the things that he said stuck with me (to paraphrase) - your beloved pet has no concept of longevity of life or mortality, but when he/she was alive, they knew that you loved them.
 
BabyBears said:
Oh sweetheart, I am so sorry for you and your lovely guineas and I genuinely feel your loss because…

TRIGGER WARNING - this is not a happy story

I haven’t shared this story before but on August 6th 2022 I lost my beautiful boar. I had three girls and a boar who are indoor pigs. They have their own room with cages that they can get in and out of. I had fenced the girls off from Ponkie, and Ponkie had free range of the room and would rumble around their enclosure because he was THE stud muffin ❤️
We invited our neighbours round and they brought their dog. I had shut the door to the piggie room and we were having a nice time. The next thing I know is that I can hear the dog barking upstairs. We rushed up and I found my beautiful Ponkie in the jaws of the dog - she was sitting on the bed with him in her mouth like a chew toy. My neighbour and I tried to get her to let go but she wouldn’t, Ponkie gave a massive sigh and just died. There wasn’t a mark on him and he had evidently died of terror. Obviously my sows were terrified too.

To this day I think of Ponkie and I try to comfort myself in that he was being brave and protecting his sows until the end. We later found out that the ‘carpenter’ who had fitted all our new doors had failed to align the catches on them so it was easy for the dog to just push through.

I was and still am utterly heartbroken by this and lialoozoo, I genuinely feel your pain.

If it helps, and it did help me, check out The Ralph Site. It was set up by an emergency trauma vet who lost his cat, Ralph who was run over. He takes you through the processes of guilt and grief. One of the things that he said stuck with me (to paraphrase) - your beloved pet has no concept of longevity of life or mortality, but when he/she was alive, they knew that you loved them.
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i am so sorry for your loss, this has really touched me and my sister. thank you so much for sharing it really does mean a lot to me. i will check out their site. my thoughts are with you and your guinea pig ponkie. i am so so sorry you had to bring up the trauma of your story just to comfort me- i really appreciate it, it doesn’t go unnoticed. ❤️
 
lialooszoo said:
i am so sorry for your loss, this has really touched me and my sister. thank you so much for sharing it really does mean a lot to me. i will check out their site. my thoughts are with you and your guinea pig ponkie. i am so so sorry you had to bring up the trauma of your story just to comfort me- i really appreciate it, it doesn’t go unnoticed. ❤️
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You are welcome, it was tough to write about it but it helped, thank you❤️
 
BabyBears said:
I just wanted to show some solidarity in grief and it comforts me too by sharing this. You definitely have to check the site out (I’m not a sponsor of it 🙄). But in my really dark days I found it very comforting and affirming.
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I am so sorry for your loss.
I hope you can find peace in the fact that your girls had a loving and fun life.

I know my words cant change how you feel, but please try not to feel guilty. You can go over all the ifs and the buts, but all I can tell is that you were a fantastic and loving owner, but mistakes and accidents do happen.
Try to remember all the good times and all the fantastic, hilarious moments you spent together.

Pet loss is hard, and a lot of the time isolating because (especially in small pets), their deaths and our grief is often overlooked, because they are “just a pet”. Please know we will always be hear to listen and give support, no matter the circumstance.

Your girls knew nothing but love and care, and my thoughts are with you at this hard time.
Human Bereavement: Grieving, Processing and Support Links for Guinea Pig Owners and Their Children
 
piggl said:
I am so sorry for your loss.
I hope you can find peace in the fact that your girls had a loving and fun life.

I know my words cant change how you feel, but please try not to feel guilty. You can go over all the ifs and the buts, but all I can tell is that you were a fantastic and loving owner, but mistakes and accidents do happen.
Try to remember all the good times and all the fantastic, hilarious moments you spent together.

Pet loss is hard, and a lot of the time isolating because (especially in small pets), their deaths and our grief is often overlooked, because they are “just a pet”. Please know we will always be hear to listen and give support, no matter the circumstance.

Your girls knew nothing but love and care, and my thoughts are with you at this hard time.
Human Bereavement: Grieving, Processing and Support Links for Guinea Pig Owners and Their Children
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thank you so much for your kind words, they mean more than you know. ❤️
 
I’m so sorry you lost your girls. Such an awful, terrible shock for you. You sound like such a caring owner. Please don’t hate yourself. They are together forever over the bridge.
 
Aw I'm so sorry, how sad - what's shock for you! Please know it sound slime your guinea pigs were SO well cared for, unlike many we have in at the rescue.
RIP little ones, they are over the Rainbow Bridge together now 🌈❤️
 
Wheekallweek said:
Aw I'm so sorry, how sad - what's shock for you! Please know it sound slime your guinea pigs were SO well cared for, unlike many we have in at the rescue.
RIP little ones, they are over the Rainbow Bridge together now 🌈❤️
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thank you so much, you’re so sweet ❤️
 
Aw I’m so sorry for your losses 😞 Please don’t blame yourself. You are a very caring owner and your girls knew how much you loved them. It was a tragic accident that couldn’t be foreseen.

A few years ago, my piggies were out free ranging in the hallway. I fell unconscious down the stairs and landed on Emma who was in the wrong place at the wrong time 😞. I like to think that she at least died instantly and didn’t suffer and the same would have happened to your girls.

I blamed myself and the guilt eats me up everyday but I know she had a happy life up until that tragic accident and it was an accident.

Take good care of yourself x
 
I am so sorry. Please try not to blame yourself it was a tragic accident. I hope one day you will feel you can have piggies again, you are such a caring owner.
 
Claire W said:
Aw I’m so sorry for your losses 😞 Please don’t blame yourself. You are a very caring owner and your girls knew how much you loved them. It was a tragic accident that couldn’t be foreseen.

A few years ago, my piggies were out free ranging in the hallway. I fell unconscious down the stairs and landed on Emma who was in the wrong place at the wrong time 😞. I like to think that she at least died instantly and didn’t suffer and the same would have happened to your girls.

I blamed myself and the guilt eats me up everyday but I know she had a happy life up until that tragic accident and it was an accident.

Take good care of yourself x
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i am so very sorry for your loss, thank you for sharing your story, it must have been hard for you to write it out. thank you so much for your kind words, it doesn’t go unnoticed. ❤️
 
piggieminder said:
I am so sorry. Please try not to blame yourself it was a tragic accident. I hope one day you will feel you can have piggies again, you are such a caring owner.
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you’re so sweet, thank you so much it means the world to me ❤️
 
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