Tragedy from a piggie?

Question

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T"I'm not feeling too good I'm gonna lay down over here."

P"ok"

A few hours later

P"are you feeling any better?"

T"..........."

*T gets picked up*

P"Ok I guess I'll see you later"

P"Why is she crying is there something wrong?I guess not he looks fine to me"

A few hours later...

P"MOMMY!Hey do you have T with you?""Well where is he?""WHERE IS HE?Are you hiding him behind your back?No...In your lap.....Let me down,let me down!T,WHERE ARE YOU?!?This isn't funny,seriously where did you go?""Why isn't anybody telling me what's going on?"

Today my Guinea pig died from what we believe to be organ failure.My other Guinea Pig is still confused and searching for his friend.I know it might seem kind of stupid but this is how I imagine his thoughts would go if they had the same train of thought as us.My only question is how can I get over this?I miss my little fella!I've also read that animals suffer from separation anxiety and can even die from it.How can I make sure I don't lose my only other piggie?I feel utterly distraught at this moment.

Answer 1

If your little man has seen his friend die, chanes are he knows what has happened. Give him some time to come to terms with this.

When my dog died it took our other dog about a week before she came round.

Take P out of his cage and keep him with you, give him lots of attention and treats, and he shouldn't have too many problems with seperation anxiety. He will probably be depressed for a few days, but he should come out of it.

Answer 2

Aww. I'm sorry. I wouldn't worry too much about your other piggie though. My dog pined (refused to eat) for my cat when she died, but he started eating when he was hungry and was back to his usual self within a few weeks.

I'm sure the situation will be similar with your piggie. He'll be sad and he might pine for a little while, but eventually he'll forget.

Maybe you could give him extra hugs untill you get another piggie?

Good luck! Sorry for your loss.

Answer 3

get another one.

Answer 4

That's so sad...... I know for a fact that they do get depressed when their friend dies or goes away. I guess the only thing you could do is try to play with the piggy more. Or you could get another one. Cheer up,though. There's gotta be a piggy Heaven,right?