Hello orgers...

My guinea pig, Camilla, passed away last night. She was seven years old and died suddenly, although she was very calm and peaceful until the end (I suspect she had a stroke, which is fairly common in older piggies). I got to be with her in her final hours, petting her and keeping her comfortable.

I know she was only a guinea pig, but she really ment a lot to me, she was one of my first pets, and my first pet to pass away. Thank goodness I still have her healthy cagemate Charles to keep me company.

I'm thankful at least, that she seemed to go without pain, and I can say that she lived one of the best lives possible as a guinea pig (I resuced her when she was eight months old).

Anyway, just thought I share... for my closure sake anyway.

I'm sorry.

Is 7 years good innings for a guinea pig? sounds like a long life she had

My sister liked to keep rats, but they don't live very long at all

aww so sorry. i had a guinea pig when i was growing up. bandit bacon. she looked like she had a bank robber mask on her face...what a personality. i always wanted a memorial tattoo of her as a angel...

she loved the cherry in a cherry pie...i remember she tossed on but in the air and it hit her on the nose..haha. she used to do backflips in her cage. if u put her on the floor she'd hid under the couch and come out and lick your toes.....

Sorry for your loss.

I cried when I lost my rabbit.

sorry for your loss. r.i.p. camilla

Pigs are so cute, I always wanted to have one as a pet . I can imagine how you are feeling .

I had a guinea pig when I was a boy

best pet I ever had, his name was Oscar

when he died, it was hard on my entire family

he was way more than "only a guinea pig"

just like I'm sure yours was

I'm so sorry to hear about Camilla passing away. I've lost pets in the past too, and know how hard it is.

TeenPr1nceChick said:

Hello orgers...

My guinea pig, Camilla, passed away last night. She was seven years old and died suddenly, although she was very calm and peaceful until the end (I suspect she had a stroke, which is fairly common in older piggies). I got to be with her in her final hours, petting her and keeping her comfortable.

I know she was only a guinea pig, but she really ment a lot to me, she was one of my first pets, and my first pet to pass away. Thank goodness I still have her healthy cagemate Charles to keep me company.

I'm thankful at least, that she seemed to go without pain, and I can say that she lived one of the best lives possible as a guinea pig (I resuced her when she was eight months old).

Anyway, just thought I share... for my closure sake anyway.

I had one and loved him so much. He died in 2002 and I cried like a baby so don't worry if others only feel it's just a guinea pig. When I petted him through his long hair, he always purred like a cat, stretched his legs backwards and laid on my lap like a satisfied lazy sausage. He got ill and I patched him up a year long and sometimes think I should never have done that. The veterinary didn't charge me anymore in the end, so many times I was there. They're supercute and vivid. Hope you feel better in time

Intense said:

TeenPr1nceChick said:

Hello orgers...

My guinea pig, Camilla, passed away last night. She was seven years old and died suddenly, although she was very calm and peaceful until the end (I suspect she had a stroke, which is fairly common in older piggies). I got to be with her in her final hours, petting her and keeping her comfortable.

I know she was only a guinea pig, but she really ment a lot to me, she was one of my first pets, and my first pet to pass away. Thank goodness I still have her healthy cagemate Charles to keep me company.

I'm thankful at least, that she seemed to go without pain, and I can say that she lived one of the best lives possible as a guinea pig (I resuced her when she was eight months old).

Anyway, just thought I share... for my closure sake anyway.

I had one and loved him so much. He died in 2002 and I cried like a baby so don't worry if others only feel it's just a guinea pig. When I petted him through his long hair, he always purred like a cat, stretched his legs backwards and laid on my lap like a satisfied lazy sausage. He got ill and I patched him up a year long and sometimes think I should never have done that. The veterinary didn't charge me anymore in the end, so many times I was there. They're supercute and vivid. Hope you feel better in time

Your post is really touching and I can feel the love you had for him, but that is just wrong to say .

ZombieKitten said:

Is 7 years good innings for a guinea pig? sounds like a long life she had

My sister liked to keep rats, but they don't live very long at all

Yeah they ushually live anywhere from 4-8 years, so seven was really good.

zaza said:

Don't bury her at the pet sematary.

She's buried in my yard, under a small evergreen tree.

orger said:

I had a guinea pig when I was a boy

best pet I ever had, his name was Oscar

when he died, it was hard on my entire family

he was way more than "only a guinea pig"

just like I'm sure yours was

I'm sorry you lost your beloved animal friend.

I'm glad you still have Charles.

PunkMistress said:

I'm sorry you lost your beloved animal friend.

I'm glad you still have Charles.

yeah, Charles is my baby. He really loved Camilla... they had the sweetest little piggy romance going on.

sorry to learn of your loss.

Serious said:

Intense said:

I had one and loved him so much. He died in 2002 and I cried like a baby so don't worry if others only feel it's just a guinea pig. When I petted him through his long hair, he always purred like a cat, stretched his legs backwards and laid on my lap like a satisfied lazy sausage. He got ill and I patched him up a year long and sometimes think I should never have done that. The veterinary didn't charge me anymore in the end, so many times I was there. They're supercute and vivid. Hope you feel better in time

Your post is really touching and I can feel the love you had for him, but that is just wrong to say .

if you would have seen him, he made himself so long he looked like a sausage but I understand what you mean. I always kept it decent

My veterinary told me back then that I would be surprised what people did with pets and where they kissed them... she got guinea pigs and other pets with lipstick down there bleh

Intense said:

Serious said:

Your post is really touching and I can feel the love you had for him, but that is just wrong to say .

if you would have seen him, he made himself so long he looked like a sausage but I understand what you mean. I always kept it decent

My veterinary told me back then that I would be surprised what people did with pets and where they kissed them... she got guinea pigs and other pets with lipstick down there bleh

co-

Intense said:

Serious said:

Your post is really touching and I can feel the love you had for him, but that is just wrong to say .

if you would have seen him, he made himself so long he looked like a sausage but I understand what you mean. I always kept it decent

My veterinary told me back then that I would be surprised what people did with pets and where they kissed them... she got guinea pigs and other pets with lipstick down there bleh

WHAT!!!

TeenPr1nceChick said:

ZombieKitten said:

Is 7 years good innings for a guinea pig? sounds like a long life she had

My sister liked to keep rats, but they don't live very long at all

Yeah they ushually live anywhere from 4-8 years, so seven was really good.

My friend is babysitting some guinea pigs at the moment, she just asked me if I knew about whether they can drop dead of fright - she has been tip-toeing around them. I've not heard that they were particularly fragile like that, but then I know nothing about them! Is it true?

PunkMistress said:

Intense said:

if you would have seen him, he made himself so long he looked like a sausage but I understand what you mean. I always kept it decent

My veterinary told me back then that I would be surprised what people did with pets and where they kissed them... she got guinea pigs and other pets with lipstick down there bleh

WHAT!!!

yep, she loved her dogs to death and we talked about the immense love people have for their pets but many people crossed that line, she found lipstick everywhere (and these are female owner, with men you can't even see it).

ZombieKitten said:

TeenPr1nceChick said:

Yeah they ushually live anywhere from 4-8 years, so seven was really good.

My friend is babysitting some guinea pigs at the moment, she just asked me if I knew about whether they can drop dead of fright - she has been tip-toeing around them. I've not heard that they were particularly fragile like that, but then I know nothing about them! Is it true?

they make some sort of "broop-ing" sound when they're afraid. Mine was always alone through the day so he was afraid of sounds and gestures so I was always quiet with him but when he stayed over at my husband's family during the holidays (3 kids) he got rid of being afraid very fast.

Intense said:

Serious said:

Your post is really touching and I can feel the love you had for him, but that is just wrong to say .

if you would have seen him, he made himself so long he looked like a sausage but I understand what you mean. I always kept it decent

My veterinary told me back then that I would be surprised what people did with pets and where they kissed them... she got guinea pigs and other pets with lipstick down there bleh

WTF? That is just gross!

Intense said:

ZombieKitten said:

My friend is babysitting some guinea pigs at the moment, she just asked me if I knew about whether they can drop dead of fright - she has been tip-toeing around them. I've not heard that they were particularly fragile like that, but then I know nothing about them! Is it true?

they make some sort of "broop-ing" sound when they're afraid. Mine was always alone through the day so he was afraid of sounds and gestures so I was always quiet with him but when he stayed over at my husband's family during the holidays (3 kids) he got rid of being afraid very fast.

Some guineas might be like that... mine were pretty shy when I adopted them, but then I started playing music around them (fairly quietly of course) and they loved it... they would start popcorning to the beat! It was really quite cute