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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 18:34:15 GMT
Hi!
My first guinea pig has died suddenly aged 5 years old. She (very gradually, with years, not suddenly) became skinnier, ate slightly less, looked... older. But she was still running around, playing, and was happy to receive food. The only real issue was that she had lost her voice recently.
I'm really bothered about how she died... Warning, graphic description!
She was happily going around her business when she made two painful sounds. I've picked her up and she twitched once, then started twitching more and more. I've put her down in the cage and she immediately fell to her side. Got up and started running around really fast but twitching and occasionally falling. She managed to go to the corner of her house (which was her safe place) fall down just as she would when she was healthy, and after some more convulsions she died.
My biggest fear was that she had choked and I could've saved her, but I could not feel anything in her throat or see anything in her mouth, her lips didn't change color (like I've read somewhere) or anything. It was just so strange how she had the strength to run and was dying at the same time :''(
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Post by indiana on Jul 7, 2014 19:21:56 GMT
I might be wrong here but it sounds more like a fit than choking. Guinea pigs are prey animals so will run to their safe place to avoid looking like an easy target for predators.
I'm really really sorry for your loss. Hope you're okay.
Indiana x
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Post by 3piggles on Jul 7, 2014 21:57:50 GMT
I'm really sorry Popcorn free, little one. I had a pig go that way. Most of what seems like a seizure or thrashing about is just how the body shuts down for them. Some have actual seizures. Some just stop. It's never easy to watch
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2014 11:11:55 GMT
I've read about guinea pigs a lot before, but not about death in particular. The sources often seem to disagree, but given your experience and what I've read it does indeed seem she has died of old age (/related issue). Some of them grow old sooner and she had all the symptoms of old age and no symptoms of illness/discontent. She was probably as happy as a grandma can be, as I was to share time with her! Thank you, and take care of your little ones I find comfort in knowing that many animals will find owners who will love them and take care of them as you do.
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Post by 3piggles on Jul 9, 2014 18:07:06 GMT
You are quite welcome. We don't know the genetic history of our pigs, and as with humans and all animals, some seem to be genetically stronger than others. Age really has nothing to do with how well all the internal organs are doing. So sad when they go, and sadder when they are younger ♡
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Post by jolovespiggies on Jul 10, 2014 18:02:16 GMT
I am so sorry to hear of your loss love and agree with our friends, I think it sounds more like a fit. We have all witnessed something similar at one time or another love and it is very hard to watch. I hope you are OK.
Hugs JO xx
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Post by SiLamb on Jul 19, 2014 16:50:49 GMT
I'm so sorry for your loss.
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Post by faafaa on Jul 23, 2014 13:21:43 GMT
I agree that it was probably a seizure. Poor thing. Poor you! I lost a very young pig that was fine one moment and gone the next, he was less than 6 months old. Death is never an easy thing. You can take comfort though in the fact that you gave your baby a wonderful life. That is all we can ever ask for. I am sorry for your loss.
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