Guinea Pigs Gone to the Rainbow Bridge |
May 2002 - October 2003 |
It is said that when we lose a friend, there is a new star in the sky at night. On these cold, bleak Winter nights I look up, and through my tears I see the stars of a constellation twinkling in the sky. I hope your spirits run free, dashing and playing in meadows of sweet timothy grass, with cool waters to sip and sweet fruits to nibble and play with. May you have places to explore, treats beyond measure, and cardboard to nibble.
To all our gentle beloved piggies, we will always love you.
- T. Green, 1996
I got my Bennie October 15th 1998 and he passed away on October 11, 2002. he was a brown teddy bear guinea pig, and that's what he looked like a little brown bear with little brown leather like ears. I miss him everyday. I don't think there is a moment that goes by I don't miss him and pray he could be back with me. He got me through so many things. I got him one year after my father had passed away. The house needed life again and that's exactly what he brought to it....life. I always found a comfort in him - and unconditional love that no measurement could possibly count. He had such a personality. He would come when I called his name. Follow me around the house. Squeak as loud as he could when he heard my voice. If I went into the kitchen he knew it was snack time and rattled his cage and squeaked as if to remind me not to forget about him. The night before he passed, not knowing this was the last time, I held him through most of the night and stayed with him. When I woke up in the morning he was gone, and at that moment my heart broke. He was my baby boy and I loved him. We placed him under my father's fig tree, a special place in my heart. My sister told me about the rainbow bridge and it eased my heart to know, yes I will see him again when it's my time to go home.
Until then rest well Bennie, my baby boy - Mamma will see you when she gets there. I love you with all my heart and soul and miss you everyday. I will never forget how you changed my life.
I LOVE YOU FOR ALWAYS
I MISS YOU FOR EVER
AS LONG AS I LIVE
MY BABY YOU'LL BE.
In his honor I have adopted another guinea pig who was unwanted. His personality and look is quite different from Bennie's. But all the love I had shared with Bennie could not end in vain. So this new little guy (whom I found out has the same name as my father) has joined our family. I know he is not my Bennie nor ever will be, my little boy is irreplaceable. But maybe, just as Bennie brought life into the house after my father died, so will he.
Angela
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Oreo, I could never have enough time in my life to really count all the ways I love you. Your brother Jo-Jo sent you to me a few wheeks after his trip across the rainbow bridge. I knew you were the angel piggy sent from heaven because you had the angel wings on your back end. When the lady picked you up and you wheeked for your life to get away from her, the sound reverberated off of the walls! I knew you were going to be a character from the start! From day one, you kept me alive. You gave me a reason to wake up. You gave me so many reasons to hurry home each night. We loved to watch so many shows on Animal Planet together. Reading the Guinea Pigs' Daily Digest together.. Even on your last day, I took you downstairs for a run in the living room. You of course put on your show. Pacing up and down on the couch until you found the perfect spot to JUMP onto the floor because you wanted to run. Of course you were okay. You knew what you were doing! I don't know what happened to you as you were drying out from your bath as always and when I tried to get you to go downstairs in the carrier for a carrot treat, you were already making your trip. I tried to get you to come back to me. I'm so sorry that you left me. You were only 2 and a half years young. We were robbed of so many more years together. I will never EVER forget you, my sweet piggy. You are always my gift from God. Your pictures will remain up, your stories will go on and the tears of missing you will always flow. Mommy misses you terribly and hopes that you are having fun with your brothers Jo-Jo and Rumble. I am wearing your necklace every day to remember you. You are in my heart forever. Thanks for choosing me to be your Mom. I am eternally thankful that YOU chose ME. You are my saving grace and my blessing from God.
Piggie Hugs and Kisses,
Britt & Brownie "Pumpkin Pig"
My baby, best friends, and brother to Harry,You will be sadly missed by Katie, Matthew,Liz,Geoff, Anne(granny) John(gramps) Ryan Jamie,Nan!,A.Sue,Claire and Paul. I will love you forever and see you over the bridge. We will all miss you forever especially katie your mummy xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Harry was a lot better than any one he liked to get on with things. If he wasn't licking he would be playing wiht my mni skateboard, or Henry. He had a new playmate, Percy. He was loved by all the family especially his Daddy (Matthew). R.I.P. see you over the rainbow bridge Harry.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
On September 28th our lovely piggy sow Coco went to the rainbow bridge. It was very sudden. We did not know she was ill. We got Coco and another sow Sundae as companions for Pinky after her sister passed over the bridge. We only had her a year and a half. But we loved her very much. She left us with 4 beautiful children who we still have. May we see you again our beautiful girlie girl.
Renee, Dave, Mark, & Becky (Slaves)
Pinky, Sundae, Penny, Patches, your Children Theodora, Sunshine, Oreo,
& Blackie
You have been with us for three years.
You have traveled to Califoria, Utah, Missouri, Illinoise, and Nevada
with us.
You were our first child and the one that brough us joy.
The way you chirped, purred, and wheated at us when we came home from
work.
The tug a war games you played with the carrots we fed you.
The way you chased the dog and cat around the house always made us laugh.
You gave us joy and I hope that we gave you Joy too.
We miss you Murry, but we know that you are okay.
Love Mom and Dad
Oreo, or our Grumpy Old Piggie, as we used to call him, crossed over to the Rainbow Bridge at 6:30 p.m. on September 25, 2002. Oreo came into our lives when I was a single mom going to college. My daughter, Geo, saw him at a pet store and we immediately knew we had to make him part of our family. He was always a very curious and brave little soul, and fiercely independent. If he didn't want to partake in our planned piggie playtime, he let us know! But... on his own time and in his own way, when he wanted to be part of the family, he would casually saunter up to one of us and lay down right next to us. That all changed when I met my husband. Oreo loved Jon from the moment Jon came into his life. Jon and I would be lying down on the carpet doing my homework, and Oreo would immediately come lay down right between us and would always pay more attention to what Jon was doing. When Jon and I got married, and Jon came to live with us, we had our computer desks across from each other on opposite walls. Oreo would come out of his cage and lay down underneath Jon's desk and lay his little head on Jon's feet and go to sleep. After about a year, we brought home a female companion, Posh, for Oreo. They got along right away and Oreo immediately became Posh's defender and protector. If we tried to pet Posh, Oreo would immediately place himself between us and Posh and chuff at us as he corralled her under the ramp of their cage so we couldn't get to her. It was quite funny! In time, both Posh and Oreo would both come out play with us, but it was always grumpy ol' Oreo who would come and lay down beside one of us. Even in dying, Oreo stayed loyal to my husband, Jon. It wasn't until Jon came home from work and held and caressed Oreo, that Oreo finally took his last breath. We will miss you so much, our Oreo piggy...till we meet again!
Michelle, Jon and Geo
My baby,best friend and a beloved
brother to harry his guineapig companion went to the rainbow bridge on
Tues 17 th September 2002.I will remember him for ever lots of love and
hugs henry.
mummy(Katie aged 12)
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Sunny Boy we will miss your lovely face and your great personality. You never got along with your brother but we know you loved him. Your brother Patches and you were our special packages. Your mother was pregnant with you when we bought you. Penny your daughter will also miss you. You were one of Becky's (slave) favorites. Have fun at the bridge with Squeaky and Tiger face. We all will meet someday again.
Renee, Dave, Mark, & Becky (slaves)
Pinky, Sundae (mom), Coco, Patches (brother), Penny (daughter), Theadora,
Sunshine, Oreo, & Blackie
Remembering Squeaky and Tiger face at the rainbow bridge.
My Guinea Pig Kaos died on the 14th of August 2002.He was 1 year old and he was a cute little golden agouti.I was in tears when he died and buried him.He died of brain damage because his covers blew off his cage while everyone was a work and school and he got too hot and was suffering all afternoon while we were trying to cool him off (watering him with the hose).
Later on he died and i was in tears i hugged him until we burried him and now , because he died on a wednesday i put flowers on his grave every wednesday.Thank you for reading my heart-breaking story i'll never froget my little baby.even though he's not there i still like to talk to him cause he still might be listening up there.I love ya Kaos your the first sad thing thats ever happened to me.We miss ya and i can't wait till i can join my little Kay Babe and ofcourse when your best bud Sonic does too.Love ya Kaos and Sonic (except Sonic is still alive)
Love from ya very special loving
mummy
AimeeXXOO
Little one I wish we had more days together but our time with you was so short. You were small and kind and perfect in all your little ways. The clan misses you. We are greatful that even if for only a moment you were a member of our Piggy Family. We named you Beth for the world but child to our hearts. No matter how many years span between us when our time comes we will be waiting to see you running across the rainbow bridge so we can hold you again. You are our forever child.
Love
Mom and Dad
P.S. Little Girl sends a kiss...
You started it all for us, our first guinea pig. We bought you from a pet store because you were so cute. Joe picked you out from the box on the floor. We learned so much from you and met so many wonderful guinea pig slaves through the GPDD and other lists. We got you a friend who turned out to be a boar and uh-ho four little sow piggies were born. Taffy, your huspig died way too young and is remembered on these pages by Joe. Because of our love for you we went on to get more piggies to love. Now you have gone to join Taffy over the bridge. You were my special cuddle pig and I miss your soft snuggles so much.
Until we meet over the Bridge, love
always,
Dee and Joe
We knew you for just over a year, which turned out to be a fourth of your life, but it was still much too short. You loved us without question and let us love you. You made us smile, made us laugh, and even made us feel better when we were sad. Your soft long fur is still everywhere in the house. I smile when I get to work and find a long, white "Hammie hair" on my dark pants. If I close my eyes and brush the hair across my nose, I can still feel your fur as you snuggled up on my shoulder. You were always so cute when you would lay your head down and look at my husband as if to say, "Go away. She's mine right now."
We loved the way you would purr wildly and popcorn around your cage when we put fresh shavings in it, like a kid running through the big pile of leaves his dad just spent hours raking up. We always knew when it was time to give you your nightly snack of fresh lettuce and cucumbers, because you would squeak loudly. We called it "Lettuce-thirty."
When we noticed that you were having trouble breathing and you wouldn't even squeak or purr, we knew something was terribly wrong. We spent an hour looking through the Yellow Pages and calling animal clinics to find someone who would treat you on a Wednesday evening. We finally found someone, on the other side of Houston, but we would have driven even farther if it would save your life. You didn't complain as we bundled you up and drove you to the vet; you even snuggled up with me as we waited for the vet to come in and see you. I just kept praying that you would get better.
After we got you back home, with an antibiotic shot and a poor prognosis, you lasted less than an hour before you laid down your head and took your last breath. I wailed with sorrow all night, my husband just as devastated as I. We always knew you would not stay with us forever, but it still hurt, just the same.
You will always be in our hearts, and we will always love you. We miss you very much, Hammie, and we hope you are having lots of fun playing with all your piggie friends in Heaven. What a wonderfully noisy place that must be!
Save a snuggle for me, Cutie!
Kari, on behalf of Martin and the kids (Robbie, Jonathan, Scott, Holly, Abbie, and Christopher)
I got my little Binny Piggy in March of 2001, along with her daughter, Sprout. She had a good life; all the attention she could dream of with me and my friends and family. She died while I was at camp on July 6, 2002. God I miss her. She was my first little pig and I suppose that's why the blow was so hard. Binny's at the Rainbow Bridge now, eating all the red bell peppers and cucumbers she can. I hope she can wait for me until I get there.
In Memoriam of Binny Baby, aka Sweetheart, Chaos, Comrade, Tweety, Hunny Bear, and a thousand other names.
Every day I miss you, I can almost see your cute little face peering up at me from your big cage. I can almost feel your little pink tongue moving over my face, and then you would nibble on my nose. I remember the day that I first saw you, at a friend's house. You squeaked at me as I stroked you, and I fell in love with you. It was summertime, and you had been living at my school for the past year, but not in any of my rooms. I hadn't seen you before, but I had heard of you.
I wanted to take you home with me, from my friend's house, but I didn't ask. My friend loved you too, but later that summer, her parents said she had to give you away. I was so excited the day I brought you home in the cat carrier. I put you in your new cage, and you instantly fell in love with the litter box. I loved putting grapes in the little hole in your fur that was on top of your head. You were so cute when you threw that grape up in the air.
I spent time with you for barely a year before you got sick. I noticed that you weren't eating, and you layed around too much. I tried my best to keep you alive, but that very night you died. I miss you terribly and visit your grave often. The two new piggies that now live in your old cage can never make up for the love that you gave me. I love you forever and I miss you, Squeaker.
Rachel
I have the sadness of adding Princess Pig's best friend my other piggy Gizmo. Giz like P.P. used to make me laugh when I didn't want to she helped me get over P.P.'s death then two days after I lost my beloved Princess my Giz got sick with the same thing I rushed her to the vet and she hung on for a week more, When yesterday June 2 she like P.P. died in my arms with her little nose trying to make me laugh. My home is so lonely now with out the loving squeaks they used to give me. But when time come and my devastated heart heals I will get 2 more piggies to make me smile again but I will never forget my loving Gizmo and Princess Pig they were my first piggies they won't be my last.. I know that God saw how much P.P. was missing Giz so he asked her to join her best friend. So now when I go too heaven I know I'll see my babies waiting with all their loving squeaks and warm snuggles for me but I want the world to know how much love they gave me and how much I loved them.......Mommy loves here piggies very much and misses them with all my gentle loving heart and I can't wait till we are together again. Mommy loves her Princess Pig and her Gizmo more than I can ever say and you'll always be here in my heart and mind..... Till we can be together again bye-bye my sweet loving babies..... We miss you both, Mommy and your big human brother Ihian
She wasn't with me for long but she was loved very,very much... Her name was Princess Pig and I adopted her about a month ago.. So I don't have a picture of her yet but that doesn't mean I didn't love her with all my heart. She helped me through the separation I just went through with my husband. Her gentle kisses when I was crying brought me great comfort. She would tickle me with her little whiskers making me laugh when I didn't feel much like it.. So when I discovered her Sunday morning sick and having a hard time breathing I was truly scared. I hurried to dress and was lifting her on to a blanket to rush her to the vet when she shuddered and took her last breath... I was crushed beyond measured... I felt so bad that I hadn't noticed that she was ill. But my son reassured me that the last few moments of her life was spent in the gentlest and most loving hands possible.So this goes out to my sweet loving best friend. Mommy loves you even now and misses you with all her heart... I'll be looking for you when I get to heaven to hold and love once more.
In loving memory of Princess Pig born ???? scurried across the Rainbow Road on May 27,2001
Gone but never forgotten.Love even more today than Yesterday.....
Mommy loves you my P.P.,P. Kandi
We only had Snickers for a month after buying him from a pet store. He developed an abscess in his ear and cheek that could not be cured and had to be put to sleep. He was our first piggy and we are very sad that he didn't stay with us long enough. We buried him in the backyard today. We will miss him every day.
Amy and Emma
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