Re: Maxine passed away this evening :' (

On Thu, 8 May 2008 14:25:50 -0700 (PDT), Scorpio <mwhitney@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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sang the following hymns:

>On May 9, 8:58 am, GuinG...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
>> Unfortunately my guinea pig Maxine passed away early this evening. My
>> mum found her this afternoon lying on her side very still. I picked
>> her up and cuddled her in my arms. For the next few hours her
>> condition deteriorated and she started to breathe noisly every 10-15
>> seconds or so. After about 30 minutes of this, her breathing slowed
>> down and eventually she just stopped breathing and died.
>>
>> I was there with her till the very end lying next to her, holding her
>> paw and stroking her back to help comfort her in her final moments. I
>> hope she did not suffer in any way, but I have to say I did find the
>> noisy breathing distressing although her body was very relaxed during
>> this time. She also had her eyes open, but I think she may have been
>> unconscious because when I put my finger over her eyes, she did not
>> blink they were just glazed over.
>>
>> When she died I kissed her on the cheek and shut her eyes. I told her
>> to go be with Josie (my other guinea pig that passed away) and not to
>> be scared.
>>
>> I'm glad she is at peace now, but I will miss her so much.
>
>What a lovely tribute you have written here for her....
>
>This is a difficult newsgroup sometimes. It seems every week we are
>saying goodbye to someone's little darling...
>
>Megan

Indeed. One of the reasons I don't come here a lot no more. Not that I
did. But I read it regularly. We all want to share our loss because we
damn well know what that's  like. These animals are just too damn
adorable and loveable. I don't know of any animal where the sadness of
loss is so tightly and evenly matched to the joy of having them.


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Verger

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