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Guinea Pigs Gone to the Rainbow Bridge |
May 2007 - March 2007 |
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
Whitey crossed the Rainbow Bridge while I was on a business trip :( I had Whitey 5 years. I adopted Whitey when he was 2 from a pet store as an unwanted pig with his girlfriend Longhair, who passed 2 years ago. Whitey lived on, with his new girlfriend, Ivana Carrot. Anyone who watched Whitey knew he was a gentleman! He always let the girl pig have the house and share his carrot. No pig loved his carrots and hay more than Whitey, who would hold up the carrot proudly and parade around with it before eating then napping in a bundle of hay. Whitey made it to the ripe old age of 7, which is old for a pig! He had a happy life and lived in a lot of fun places, he used to be a Penthouse Cosmopolitan Pig overlooking Penns Landing in Philadelphia. He will be buried in the backyard with carrots growing above him :)
~Derek
OtterJust to say goodbye to our guineapig "Otter " you were such a star. Always friendly to every guinea you met.You had the cheeky character which made you so special.Still squeaking till near the end.We remember you for your charming ways and your huge love of dandelions and carrots.
Sleep tight luv
~Helen & Luke xxxx
My dear baby Ozzie - you were in
my life only a short while, but your wonderful spirit will live on until
the end of time.
It was through fate that I first saw you, cowering in a corner in the
pet store. I wasn't planning to buy a cagemate for my already existent
guinea pig just yet; I was already in contact with a breeder, and was
deciding on the breed I wanted. But I walked into the Pet Store on April
18, only to buy guinea pig food and hay, but you caught my eye. So,
that day I walked out of the store with more that hay and pellets. I
walked out with a friend.
You had my heart from the beginning. You stole Stanley(my other guinea
pig)'s heart as well - and all of his carrots!
It broke my heart to see you sick with pneumonia. It brought me to tears
just watching you struggle to breathe. You were prayed for by all who
knew you. At the Vet Clinic, all the staff crowded around the examination
table, fawning over "the adowable wittle piggie in woom one".
You had everyone's hearts wrapped around your tiny paw. No one will
ever forget you.
I cried for hours after you passed over the bridge. I will never forget
you. No one will.
I love you, my little baby boy.
I will always love you.
~Rachel
SQUIRT
Squirt was a handsome
feisty pig. He was a fighter and a survivor. Our Squirt lived six years
and in those six years he endured five surgeries. Three for gallstones
which had to be removed, and were the size of peanuts (he had passed
a couple of little ones on his own), one for removing a tumor in his
teet, and the last surgery he had on May 7th 2007 was to cut back his
molars and he had to be put under in order to do that so the vet could
get back in his mouth. He couldn't eat because they were too big. Squirt
did make it through the surgery, though a few hours later He passed
away. He had also jumped off my lap by being startled and had his front
teeth knocked out twice from jumping on the floor. I had to grind his
carrots up for him and put them in a bowl so he could eat without front
teeth. It was one of the times I knew he wouldn't try to bite me. :)
Squirt used to tug and pull at my shirt if I were holding him and he
had to go to the bathroom. He was a sweetheart. He was very unique and
we loved him so much and he managed to live six long years having had
so much trouble. Once we made a Christmas card with Squirt on the front
in a little Christmas box with a Santa hat on. We have lots of great
memories of Squirt. One time my husband and I were fussing with each
other and being loud in the same room where Squirt was and all of a
sudden he starts saying...WEET WEET WEET, as loud as he could and we
both stopped and laughed. I'm sure he was telling us to shut up.
He was a trooper and we will miss him something terrible, but we are
also glad that he no longer has to suffer from any more physical problems.
When I first bought him, I told my husband that he wouldn't cost anything
but just feeding him. haha. He turned into a $3000.00 guinea pig but
having him in our lives was priceless. He had the will to survive and
we were going the distance with him. At least I feel like we tried to
do for him all we could.
Well Love you Squirt. We will always love you and you have a special
place in our hearts.
We buried Squirt in our back yard on 5/7/2007.
We hope you're running around in a field somewhere having all the carrots,
parsley, and romaine lettuce you can stand. Remember that you were cared
and loved for very much, little man.
Love,
~Tonia & Chad
Brocky
May 2002 - May 2007
Today our dear little Brocky passed away after being poorly for a couple of weeks. He stopped eating and the vet found that his back teeth were badly overgrown, so he had an operation to have them trimmed down. Unfortunately he still had problems taking his food afterwards and eventually stopped eating altogether. We tried everything and fed him some prescribed food mixtures, but he never fully recovered and passed away peacefully in his sleep early on the morning of the 14th of May. I suppose his age was also against him.
Brocky was a delightful little Dutch piggie, with grey and white colouring. He was very gentle, loving, kept himself immaculately clean and loved nothing better than to curl up in his blanket on the sofa while we watched TV, especially in his later years. We will miss the little chap dearly, but at least it is comforting to know that he will now be reunited with his friend Oliver (who could be a bit bossy!) on the Rainbow Bridge, who passed away a while ago. They were litter pals, who we had from babies in 2002.
Lots of Love forever,
~Paul and Jill
RufusYou were my first piglet (maybe why I loved you so much!!) and a present to me from daddy…honestly the greatest present I've ever received…you were perfect!! All black, soft, smooth, shiny and beautiful in EVERY way…you were always making me smile, always making me happy, and always making me proud to me your mommy. You were a handsome little chap, and your personality and character would never go unnoticed when you were in the room… even though you were sometimes a little grump, I think this just made us love you more!!
The way you would 'oink oink' whenever we came through the front
door, your way of saying 'hello', or 'oink oink' when the fridge
was opened, 'feed me please!!', the way you would cuddle up in your
favourite spots, stretch out, yawn and fall asleep (especially on
your favourite fluffy cushion!!), the way you loved having your
cheeks and ears tickled, and the way floor time made you so happy…you'd
easily wear yourself out from jumping around to much (well except
the times you were feeling lazy and would just jump straight back
into your house!!)… just a few of the special things we're
going to miss about you and never forget.
The day you became poorly was hard to face, because I think we knew
deep down that you weren't going to recover…although I know
you tried & fought for breath right up until the end where you
slipped away in our arms on your favourite cushion. Watching the
sparkle in your eyes disappear was heartbreaking, I didn't want
to let you go…especially not just two days after your 1st birthday.
We did everything we could to save you…&always everything
we could to make sure you were living a happy, special little life.There's
so many memories that we share about you…they will always be
remembered. Our little piglet who was so special…we love you…and
miss you even more.
Thinking about you always…love mommy & daddy
'oink oink!!' xxxxxx
~Natalie
SpazzThe day before Super bowl we got 2 happy guinea pigs. Squeakers and Flatop. Then another day we got one more Ginger pie aka GP and then we just couldn't resist Getting her adorable sister, Spazz. We had all of them for about 3 weeks.
Then one day coming home form shopping on a Sunday we knew something was wrong with Spazz. He was holding very still, wouldn't eat and made frightful squeaks, we called trying to find a emergency hospital for guinea pigs when we found one, she was already gone, what upset us the most is that we didn't know what caused her death, but know we know because Squeakers is now sick, she is at the vet right now with pneumonia, now were just afraid that the other 2 will get it
We miss you Spazz, we miss you're squeaking, pop corning, and racing around.
And for Squeakers hold in there
(picture in order from left to right) Squeakers, Flatop, Spazz (our little ginger pie is not in this picture)
~Love, Brittany
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