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I lost a guinea pig today, RIP Mortimer (Left)....
It's kinda surreal. I'm not totally distraught, I just haven't lost a pet in a long time. ...and I was in the kitchen eating breakfast with voln and talking about his old guinea pigs were when they died and how I read in a book that guinea pigs don't have long death bed battles and that they go suddenly and quickly. Andrew confirmed that with his experience since he's had them before. At that point I noticed that Mortimer (left) who usually jumps out of his igloo and meets us at the door enthusiastically... wasn't. He was in his igloo. Maybe he was just sleeping... *poke... poke... ... ... poke*
He was only between 2 and 2.5 years old and guinea pigs usually live around 5-6 years so he was only midlife. I have no idea he was even sick. It was a complete shock.
I can't lie, he was my favorite. He was always excited to see you. So curious about the world. The first to bolt out and try to explore everything around him. He was also a fearless food tester. He's go into anything we put in front of him *nom* first, then ask questions later... even a raw piece of garlic... which he soon regretted by trying back away quickly from the flavor in his mouth. He wasn't afraid of leaping off of coffee tables and beds if it meant he could explore land around him, and he'd usually make little squeaky noises with every step as he pittered-pattered across the floor. He had no problem eating out of your hand, often eating so fast he'd end up choking on the food, heh. He was so non-violent with the other guinea pigs and friendly we even thought about breading him so that sense of adventure and docility might go on to the next generation, but we never got the chance.
According to the book, it's best to replace deceased guinea pigs quickly, especially if they've lived together for a long time. So, tomorrow we have to go out and look for another cavy to keep Chunky (right) company. I doubt we'd ever REPLACE Mortimer.
RIP Mortimer "Morsel" Guinea Pig III. I'm not a Christian, but where you are now, the whole world is made of Timothy Hay.
Okay... I am distraught...
He was only between 2 and 2.5 years old and guinea pigs usually live around 5-6 years so he was only midlife. I have no idea he was even sick. It was a complete shock.
I can't lie, he was my favorite. He was always excited to see you. So curious about the world. The first to bolt out and try to explore everything around him. He was also a fearless food tester. He's go into anything we put in front of him *nom* first, then ask questions later... even a raw piece of garlic... which he soon regretted by trying back away quickly from the flavor in his mouth. He wasn't afraid of leaping off of coffee tables and beds if it meant he could explore land around him, and he'd usually make little squeaky noises with every step as he pittered-pattered across the floor. He had no problem eating out of your hand, often eating so fast he'd end up choking on the food, heh. He was so non-violent with the other guinea pigs and friendly we even thought about breading him so that sense of adventure and docility might go on to the next generation, but we never got the chance.
According to the book, it's best to replace deceased guinea pigs quickly, especially if they've lived together for a long time. So, tomorrow we have to go out and look for another cavy to keep Chunky (right) company. I doubt we'd ever REPLACE Mortimer.
RIP Mortimer "Morsel" Guinea Pig III. I'm not a Christian, but where you are now, the whole world is made of Timothy Hay.
Okay... I am distraught...
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