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Guinea Pigs Gone to the Rainbow Bridge |
December 2001 - May 2002 |
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
Forinda passed away in 5/18/2002. She developed a sudden case of abdominal distension and although the doctors worked valiantly to save her, she just couldn't hang on. She died at the hospital, but the doctor was with her and was very gentle.
Florinda was our "naughty girl". When she was young her hair went everywhere, but her spirit and spunk was amazing. She would stare down the dogs and cats and wrestle with the dogs for her carrots. She would lay on her back in our arms, and fall asleep just so peacefully. She knew her name and would look us right in the eyes when you talked to her. She was remarkable!!
Florinda is now over the bridge, where everything is beautiful and the dandelions are plentiful. Her husband Big Al was waiting for her when she got there, he adored her and left us first. Their friend Patches is there to play with. We can close our eyes and see them popcorning in the greens. We know that we will see Florinda, Big A I and Patches again someday, but until then we will keep them in our memory. We miss Florinda, and we love her so!!
Steve, Sue and the Piggies
One day, we went to the pet store, and this little Furbaby picked us out to bring her home! She was three weeks old, and cute as could be. She was our pride and joy, filling our lives with happiness, love and joy. We can still hear her banging her water bottle when it was apple or grape time! M.J. loved to run around in our piggy-proof bathroom, playing Hide and Seek, or just walking around, cooing and clucking the whole time! She loved to be held and brushed, and never stopped making happy little noises! She will always be in our Hearts and Thoughts We miss her Kisses, and her Love We will always Love you Forever Love, Mommy and Daddy
I just came back from Maine when my mom spilled the news. I cried and cried myself to sleep a few nights after. I miss her .Rest In Peace Coco, I'll See You Again.
Death of the nameless babies.
My guinea pig Scampy was induced and gave birth on the 7-3-2002,to 2 dead babies. There exact date of death is unknown. One was black and white, the other was red and white. Their death has devastated me. and especially Scampy(she has just been lazing around since the death.)
We had another piggy named GPzilla for about three years and he died on Oct. 12,1997. Missed his squeak so much that we had to get another. This time we got a little girl, she was such a lovable, longhaired piggy girl. Very spoiled and loved spending time under her daddy's t-shirt in the evenings. Been very healthy until last month, she got a cold and the vet gave us antibiotics, other mods and used the vaporizer. She got over the cold and then last week we thought she was just being picky about her produce and on Sunday she couldn't eat. Took her to the vet Monday morning, they took x-rays as there wasn't any obvious signs. The conclusion was renal failure, took her home and we were feeding her via syringe. Tuesday (yesterday) she just wouldn't eat and by late afternoon she started having seizures, called the vet and he advised that we put her to sleep so she wouldn't suffer any more. It was such a difficult task, we love her so much that we had to do what was right for her. She is buried next to GPzilla, under the Norfolk pine. Today is the first day without her, it's so difficult. Thank you for letting tell my story, this helps so much.
Aloha,
Cora & Terry from Maui
Last night, March 15, 2002, our Guinea Pig Chester, lost his 2 week battle with a sickness the vet said could be pneumonia. Chester was given to us by somebody that was just going to abandon him and since then he became an integral part of our everyday lives. He was always there to give a squeak when you would enter the room and he had the cutest smiling lips. He will be missed forever.
Tiffany and J
Pip was my fifth guinea pig. He was a surprise. We had bought his mother, Desiree, when she was very young to keep our matronly guinea pig, Chalmette, company. Imagine our surprise when Pip miraculously appeared one morning without warning. We had no idea Desiree was pregnant. From the very start Pip was special. He was not afraid of anything. He wasn't arrogant, but he was full of himself. He was a charmer and especially enjoyed charming females, human and guinea pig, with much more success with the former than the latter. He was also my best friend.
I would put him on the couch under a towel, and he would be content as long as I was sitting there. If I got up, he would come out and squeak loudly. We had 5 1/2 wonderful years together. I'll miss the boy, and I can't wait to see him again when I cross the bridge.
Reincarnation
Options
For tiny tasha the underpig
I know you could
stay timid and fuzzy forever,
waiting by the Bridge, but consider the possibilities:
Be a woodchuck.
Steal the snowpeas from my garden.
We would have shared them anyway.
Consider flight-
Come back to me in the spring,
glossy black and white
with a glorious rose on your breast.
brink from my birdbath.
Eat from my feeder,
full as my heart for you.
Be a monk seal
and ride the wild waves.
I'll save up the money
to come wave to you
from the beaches.
And I can still
meet you at the Bridge:
You be my human,
I'll be your friend-
World ever green,
World without end.
(6 March 2002
Bethany, Connecticut, USA)
I miss poor Oreo. She was the cutest guinea pig in the world! I will never forget it, November 1 01 she passed away. We got her from a pet store she was pretty big and we really didn't know how old she was. The reason she died is having her first litter of babies, it was the saddest day of my life!.. I will always remember Oreo.. but i know she's not suffering anymore so that makes me happy
Courtney
I lost Sissi, on June 2, 2001.1 can never replace her, for she was unique. I never had a picture of her, regrettably. She intuitively told me to draw a picture of her. I am an artist, who hadn't drawn in years. She rekindled my talent. I still feel her presence, at times. The day she died, I felt her instruct me to write this letter. Here it is:
"LETTER FROM SISSI MOPSY WHINER"
Don't cry so hard, it was time for me to go. I really didn't want to leave
you. I'm sorry, I left so abruptly tho'. Should have forewarned you.
I've come to say, how Heaven is. And, will be waiting for you. It's like no place, you've ever known. God is really good to me. He's cleaned my cage. Given my favorite foods. But not much time to spare. He says, I have to be patient. That one day, you'll be here.
I just left you, this morning. Missing so, your loving care. Nobody, no human, will ever love me, as you did, and I won't forget you. Please hurry up to me. A lot of other animals, are joined already, with their loving owners. Others are like me, deprived and lonely.
Don't be sad, you'll see me again, it won't be long. I'll always be your little girl, your little guinea pig. I love you so...
Sissi
To ease my pain, since losing her, I keep a journal, on Sissi. In it are my drawings of her, and I write, to her, hoping she hears me, from up in Heaven. I still have this strong bond, with her. How I miss, Sissi...
Vi Shimko
28.12.2001
I don't really know what to say about this little guy except he was the best pet I have ever had and the best friend anyone could ever ask for. I got anohter guinea pig but I still think of Zilch everyday.
Thanks, Ky
I lost my boy yesterday. He was my Frist Guinea Pig and so well behaved and sweet I became a total slave. He was a rescue we believe to have been over 5 years old.
We were at the vet where I work and he just went downhill within an hour, took a seizure and went to the bridge. I do have one of his babies, 16 month old Chocolate and Zoe, his daughter, lives with my sister-in-law. I just want him to know how much I will miss him and his kisses and his love. I know he is in a good place with all the green peppers and broccoli slaw he can consume.
Lisa
This is a picture of my bqby, Sepia, who died at 3 1/2 years old on December 15th, 2001. I went away to college and had no idea she was so sick. She just stopped eating for a month but we kept her alive by force feeding her with a syringe. She was like a daughter to me and it hursts so bad that she is gone.
Stephanie
...joined our home in July' 01, passed over rainbow bridge on 28.12.01.
She was a sweet & affectionate little squeaker and we miss her terribly. She fell ill a few days ago and passed away on the 28th of Dec. She should be at rainbow bridge right now.
Missed and loved always by her owner, family and little sister, Pickles.
God bless.
Penelope was one of the first guinea pigs I ever owned. She was pregnant when I got her and at such a young age I was worried for her, however, she gave birth to a beautiful litter of 4 with no problems whatsoever and was a wonderful mother.
Penelope became ill very suddenly but after a week of treatment from the vet and being fed by me she seemed to get better and start eating on her own again. Unfortunately a few days later I came home and found her taking her last few breaths. At least I was with her to comfort her in her last moments alive.
Penelope was always quite a shy pig but once on your lap she loved to snuggle. She is the first guinea pig I've lost and will be very sadly missed. Rest in peace Penelope, I will never forget you.
It's been 10 days since Jelly Bean has passed away. She died having her 4th litter. You see Jelly Bean also was the first black american I have ever had. I found her in a pet store one day, went in to buy fish food and came out with a little black american sow. She was way too young to be away from mom. I guessed her at maybe a week old. I took her home bottle feed her for another 2 weeks. In the first year that I showed her she double granded. That girl won more show and trophys then all my other piggys ever did. New Years day she died, 5 hours after having her 4+h litter. My friend said maybe she died because I didn't breed her enough, I thought one litter a year was enough. Still don't know what happened or what went wrong. I may never know. All I know is I REALLY MISS HER. Thanks for being there rainbow bridge now maybe thing will start getting better.
Tammy
Especially her five-minute warnings before dinner time. She learned to be very vocal and demand that dinner be served. She was also a well travelled little piggy, having made several trips to Ohio and Buffalo NY to visit family. She was also a regular attendee at the New England Guinea Pig picnics in Westfield MA.
This dawn of a new year, I lost one of my most cherished friends, and family member of 4 years. My lovely Chauncy is now part of all that beauty that surrounds us, and yet, is so elusive to us.
Chauncy was special to my family in so many ways. She was the first companion animal my husband and I aquired when we first met. She was brought back to a pet store after having been dropped and no longer wanted by the people who bought her. We saw her, and instantly knew she wanted us, and we her. Because of the misinformation from the pet store personal people, we were told she was a male, (hence the name Chauncy!) They were blessedly mistaken, and we were able to watch HER pregnancy, delivery, and 4 cuddly daughters!
All but one of her daughters found other homes, we kept the youngest, to stay with "mommie" as she was aptly nicknamed. Of all the things she taught us, we will always be struck by her gentleness. She was the most gentle of blessed little beings I have ever known. When I see her daughter. Winter, now alone in her cage, I hope for the courage to adopt another companion for her, as she has never been without her very special mother. Still, I know she will feel as we do, no one will ever hold that special place in our hearts and minds, as gentle Chauncy. The universe has been so very good to us.
Debra
As Christmas eve arrived my beloved cavy "Piggy" passed away, crossing over the rainbow bridge. For the short time she was on this earth she brought much joy into my life with her chirpy personality and the way she played with her sister "Brownie". The many wonderful moments we shared will forever remain in my memory. "Piggy" will be sadly missed by all who loved her. Rest in peace.
Peter Ching
Yesterday we lost our cherished guinea pig Carson . He was 5 years and 4 months old. He had been very healthy, even bouncing back from surgery in May to remove a bladder stone. Yesterday he stopped eating in the middle of his breakfast salad, ignored his apple and celery pieces, and even walked away from the timothy hay. Soon he became lethargic, then limp in his cage. I wrapped him in 2 warm towels, and my husband and I hurried to the vet's. I held him close against my chest and kept stroking him, saying all the loving words I always spoke to him. I knew he was dying but I was determined that he would go with his last aware moments being of "mama" holding and loving him, even though my heart was breaking. He told me one small squeak, and I am sure that is when he crossed to Rainbow Bridge.
Carson and I bonded right away when he was 6 weeks old. That bond grew stronger and more beautiful over the years. We had our own language, and ways of communicating. He loved being rocked in the rocking chair; more as he grew older. I framed the Guinea Pig Rainbow Bridge poem and have it on the wall beside my computer. I also have a small picture of him in an animal frame on the computer desk. They are soothing, although those of us who have lost our beloved babies know that the void they have left in us will always be there. I do believe that their souls are part of ours, and will give us comfort. I often told Carson while I was rocking him "we will always be together, just in a different way sometime." Every time, he looked at me with eyes that were not just those of a little guinea pig. It seemed as if they contained ageless wisdom and depths I couldn't even begin to understand. One day I might, when we cross the Rainbow Bridge together.
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