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Guinea Pigs Gone to the Rainbow Bridge |
January 2003 - March 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
Hamtaro was a sweet little baby girl.
she had loved to cuddle and I had barely gotten to know her. I had gotten
her for almost free from a pet store where she was diseased and had half
an ear missing. I tried to nurse her back to health, before I could even
get her to the vet, she died in a warm cage nuzzled under some cloth I
had
given her to cuddle in. She was too good for the life
she had been dished out from the abusive pet store. I wish I had gotten
to her sooner. I love my baby Hamtaro. <3 <3 <3
Mommy's Little Monster passed away April 14th 2003 of Lymphosarcoma.
He was my 1st rescue baby after a dog attack wiped out every one in my herd except Harvey! I never thought I would lose you so young my little guy, you would have been 3 in November!!! Mommy misses you, hope you and Harvey (2/19/2001) are living it up in GP heaven...mommy will see you soon!!!! Romaine all around... Lisa
My little girl has gone to be in a better place. All the times we spent together will not be forgot. She was sick but now she is well. I've cried a 1000 miles and will cry 1000 more but the hurt will never go away. I know Goldie is now taking good care of you and I will see you both again some day. So until that day I will always love you. You are sadley missed.
I Love You.
Michael
You came into my life as an innocent Valentines day present in 2000 but will stay in my heart forever. Named after the famed Chicago Bear's running back Walter Payton. The sad irony is you died before your time of the same fate only three short years later. The pain is still hard to take or understand however I will remember all the great things that made you "The Torino", standing on your hind legs when the food came, your dolphin like wek, your indie alpha male attitude, escape artist, your little pink tongue yawns, the noise you made when you drank water,how you clicked your teeth for food, and how you loved your chin scratched. The last time I saw you, you were standing on your hind legs looking at me in the wake of a relationship turmoil. It is sad and I am truly sorry I was deprived of your last month of life on earth by others. I just wish you could have hung on long enough so we could have been reunited. As your name sake said when he was dying, may god bless those who that were unkind to both of us anyway.
My undying love
Paul
Lila was the sweetest, prettiest, smartest piggy I have ever had. I knew from the moment I saw her as a tiny baby that she was going to be perfect. She was the best pet I have ever had.
She was a wonderful classroom pet to my second graders as well. They will be crushed by the loss.
My little Lila-bell, I am so sorry I was not there with you. But I know that you know I was trying to do what was best for you. I thought you were strong enough to make it after the surgery, but it was too much for you. I am so sorry I put you through it. I hope you know that I was thinking about you the whole time. You were never alone.
I know that Abby, Franny, and your little sister Snowball will take good care of you, wherever you are now. I will never forget you, my most special piggy ever. It won't be the same without you. I love you so much.
Allyson
his name was cuddles died of heatstroke i miss him my little man he will be in my heart forever rest in peace my baby no one could ever replace you i cried a million tears and i know nothing can bring you back to me but im with you
love mummy
alyce
I wanted to tell Fluffy how much I loved him but when I got home he had already crossed the bridge. I cried a lot until I realized that tears won't help at all. So on Saturday we buried him in the prettiest place I could find, in a little piece of land by a stream.And so it was my little piggy had crossed the bridge and life would never be the same.It was even harder because I'd already lost my dog Bisi.My little piggy lived to be two years three months one day. Good by my Fluffy.
Cole (age 8)
On September 29th 2001 my 7 year old orphan guinea pig passed away. She was a white peruvian baby who had been abandoned. Her owner had no time for her and she was receiving no food or attention as her relatives had died too. On my birthday I received her and I remember it as a very happy day. She lived a long and happy life, full of joy and we even bought her a little friend who is still alive called Geri. Also unwanted!
To our sweetest and most beautiful baby Charlotte. I remember the day i saw you in that cage sitting all alone. I remember how I couldn't decide on a name for such a wonderful guinea pig. I thought of many but then I decided on Charlotte. The perfect name. I can remember when you were ill and I panicked and as I was only 10 then I rang the ambulance for animals. They understood and instead of putting you on an operation table for a dangerous operation we put you back home on antibiotics. I can remember how I would build you cages in the summer, little obstacle courses for you and Geri to get through. You loved that! I remember how I taught you tricks and jumps. You were so clever. I remember how whenever we took you out of the cage Geri was in tears screaming for you. Yet when you died it was ok. Geri seemed to understand. Geri loves you as if you were her mother. I can remember how wherever you went Geri would follow on your heel. She refused to let you out of her sight!
Charlotte we just want to tell you how much joy and laughter you brought into our lives. You helped us see what love really is. Forever Charlotte. We will miss you.
Lots of love from your 13 year old
owner who misses you dearly - Kat xxxx
PS. Geri misses you and she sends her love!
I went to sleep last night and awoke
to find a bridge before me of Rainbow design.
Reluctant, uncertain what to do I heard a familiar voice "cross over the
bridge Acorn,
I've been waiting for you."
While crossing the bridge I am surprised to find I feel healthy again
and clear of mind.
At the end of the bridge by a field of hay he stood, my brother Skunk,
smiling, holding as many carrots as he could.
"Welcome Acorn, come play with me, we are happy to see you, come be free."
Acorn crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on July 21, 2002. We celebrated his sixth birthday 7/1/2002. He survived breast cancer, an arthritic back and the loss of his sibling like the strong little guy he always was. We miss both he and his brother but know they are together and playing in the fields across the bridge.
Be free "Bib."
Mee-Mee was our beloved black and white abyssian piggy.I purchased him for me son,at a store i worked at that also sold pocket pets(piggys,hamsters,fish,birds).I knew from the start that he was a special piggy.When I got home that day,I asked my son what he wanted to name him and he was 2 at the time and he replied,"mee-mee"so the name stuck to him.Mee-Mee became a big joy in our lives,he loved playing in his"criiter playpen"and running loose on the floor and following me everywhere.He was deffintly a momma's boy!He was a carrot lover,he could tell everytime that i opened the frigerator that he would get a carrot,and he would squeal in delight.He was a well mannered gentleman.He would let my two kids love on him and pet him.He was a alarm clock when it came to meal times,he would stand up on his cage and squeak five minutes in advance letting me know it was time to feed him!I miss him so much.He was with our family for almost three years.
Mee-Mee started to act funny january 20th 2003,he stood in the corner of his cage with his head bowed down,so i knew something was wrong,I seperated him from his wife"chucketia ,so I could observe him,he got worse,soon lost his appetite(very unusal for him)and his pulse started raising,he was loosing weight,he was just going down quickly and suddenly.I knew he was leaving us soon.On January 23rd 2003 after my kids went to bed,i checked on my Mee-Mee and he was shaking,so i picked him up from his cage,and sat on the couch with him,I was crying,and my husband was right beside me,we kept reassuring Mee-mee that it was o.k. to go on,and enter rainbow bridge,He snuggled his head in the crook of my arm and we kept crying and telling him how much we love him and i told him that he was such a special piggy and there will never be a guinea pig that means as much as he does to me.Slowly he started to get little shocks(his body jerking)it scared me,so i kept comforting him,then his feet looked like they were running in place,I read it on a website that this was common so i knew he was leaving.After that he was gone.I just broke down,that was the hardist thing i ever went through.But i think there was some comfort for me and him of him being in my arms.I miss the little guy so much,and such a part of my family&I's lives is missing.I burried him in our backyard,where i can see his grave when i look out the dinning room window,this spring,I am gonna plant beautiful flowers there!I made a memory picture of him and it is hanging above his "wife's"cage where he also used to reside.so everytime i cuddle with her,i can look up and see mee-mee and have wonderful memories of him.
There is something special about this,his wife" chucketia is pregnate,his legacy will live on.So she is carrying a special delivery.I am curoius to see if his offspring carry his special personalities.The following is the poem I wrote for his memory picture:
Mee-Mee,even though we are now apart,there
will always remain a special place for you in our hearts.Though it was
time for you to go,Always rember we will foever love you so!He truely
was special,I miss him so much!Mee-mee,mommy and daddy and the kids we
all miss you and want to thank you for being such a light in our lives.I
hope you have plenty of carrots and hay and someday we will see you again.
All our love Always,
Mommy,Daddy,Anthony,Mariah,Rocky&Chucketia(And offspring)
mee-mee,you are going to be a daddy,chucketia and I will raise them with love and i will metion to them how special their daddy was! We miss you little guy!
It's unbelieveable that you've been got almost a year. We still miss your beautiful little face. I guess it's because you were with us for so long and endured so many problems. You came into our lives soon after we lost Lucy and quickly became our little princess. You were alone in the early years and I believe you thought you were human. You came through two surgeries, one for bladder stones and another for skin cysts. We didn't know what we would do if we lost you, so we ended up adopting Franny and then Kramer to keep you company. You were such a trouper that you outlived both of them. By then you were so used to having pig company that we found Kirby then Otis to add to the family. When we built the "pig townhouse", we were afraid that you were so set in your ways that the change would be upsetting to you. To our surprise, you loved being next to your brothers! You were instantly Queen of the Condo. We knew that the last year or so, you were declining in health. Some days, you would sleep most of the day and we would assume that it was almost your time, but the next day you would be full of vim and vinegar. Just like your young self! You were always looking for the next tidbit of treats and demanding to be fed first. You loved to be sitting in someone's lap and being brushed! It was such a shock to come down on that Sunday morning and find your lifeless little body! We know you are at the Rainbow Bridge with all our pets who have gone before you - young again and whole. You will always be in our hearts and memories.
Love, Your Mom, Dad, Matt, Tiger, Kirby, Otis and L.P.(Little Pig Barney)
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