Way too soon

[Mother Hubbard]

I’m pretty devastated this morning.
My beautiful Casper went off to get neutered yesterday. I found him this morning still biting his cover.
He’d had pain meds, 2 injections for gut mobilisation and I’d syringe fed him and he had finally started pooing through the night. Odd as it sounds he is indeed the first pig to be neutered in the pad. He was living alone following the death of his dad, Gibbs and I wanted him to have a really full life. I’m pretty devastated. Wish I’d never put him through the ordeal and he would be alive now, doing exactly what his dad did every time the door opened, Greeter of The Pad.

 

[Truffolo]

That is very hard, I am sorry to hear you have lost your beautiful Casper. You were only trying to do what was best for him. Such a sad, difficult thing to deal with. Some piggies sail through neutering, but for some the op is complicated. It is so sad that just as he was looking better, he passed. Sending comforting thoughts

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

I'm so sorry! It's always devastating to loose a piggy after an operation, especially to neuter.
But you have to keep in mind that you did it out of love for him. He would have been so happy living with a sow and most piggies don't have any troubles being neutered.
Sending big hugs!
Sleep tight sweet Casper!

 

[Claire W]

I’m so very sorry for your loss (((hugs)))

Sleep tight Casper x

 

[YvonneBlue]

So very sorry that you lost Casper after his neuter op. You were doing the right thing for him, so that he could live his best life. Please don't blame yourself, sadly he probably had an underlying health condition that no one could have known about. Sending you a big hug. xx

Sleep tight little fella.

 

[Wiebke]

I’m pretty devastated this morning.
My beautiful Casper went off to get neutered yesterday. I found him this morning still biting his cover.
He’d had pain meds, 2 injections for gut mobilisation and I’d syringe fed him and he had finally started pooing through the night. Odd as it sounds he is indeed the first pig to be neutered in the pad. He was living alone following the death of his dad, Gibbs and I wanted him to have a really full life. I’m pretty devastated. Wish I’d never put him through the ordeal and he would be alive now, doing exactly what his dad did every time the door opened, Greeter of The Pad.

HUGE HUGS

I am so so sorry. It is one of these things that is extremely hard to walk away from.

Try to be kind with yourself - you have done this to give him the happiest of boar lives. What you never have control over is the outcome. You can only ever buy chances and every now and then they won't come off. It's not your fault; just the random short straws in the cosmic lottery. These are the ones you can never foresee and never avoid.

I have my own little box of eternal piggy regrets (that is where Begw is resting right now as the latest one I wish I could have done more for); it's for the lessons I have learned the hard way, the misjudged decisions etc. and the piggies who have paid the price in pain or an early death when things didn't work out like planned or happened out of the blue.

But I have managed to change the opening device to the box: while I cannot undo what has happened, I can pay forward and help other piggies to avoid repeating those lessons. By now I have helped tens of thousands of piggies that way so I have found a constructive way to deal with it.

Please try not to feel too guilty and concentrate on the happy moments you have shared with Casper.

We are here for any hugs that you need - whenever.

 

[weepweeps]

I’m so sorry @Mother Hubbard. Sending you massive hugs.

 

[h_and_piggies]

Sorry for your loss. You made the best decision you could putting Casper’s needs first. He knew he was loved. Sleep tight Casper x

 

[munchmonster]

I am sorry to read your heartbreaking news. The call of his friends at the bridge was too strong but he would have known he was treasured. Take care of yourself through the grief.
Sleep well Casper

 

[VickiA]

I am so sorry @Mother Hubbard that you have lost your gorgeous boy. Please do go gently on yourself as your decision to neuter him was made out of love for him and wanting the best for him. You were giving him the chance of a life with a sow partner and you weren’t to know the outcome. Sleep tight gorgeous Casper & huge hugs to you xx

 

[rhymer]

So sorry.
Sending you massive hugs.
Sleep tight little Casper.xx

 

[Merab]

I am so very sorry to read this.

You gave Casper a great life and were still doing your best for him.
Be gentle with yourself as you grieve.
Holding you in my heart

 

[Mother Hubbard]

Thank you everyone it means so much and whilst I type, tears are rolling down my face on Xmas morning thinking about what I could have done. But wise words resonate from your comments above and I’ll do my best to carry on, I’m proper bruised from the experience and like usual will tell myself the positives.
Thanks guys x

 

[eileen]

I'm so sorry for your loss.x