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Katchina's_human
 Post subject: Good Bye Little Buddy
PostPosted: April 25th, 2010, 7:08 pm 
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My "Big Pig" was put to sleep on friday :sad:
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He got VERY skinny very fast so off we go to the exotic specialist and she diagnoses him with Guinea Pig Wasting Syndrome, similar to CWD in deer. Its caused by a virus and it is uncurable. One can provide pallitive care through force feeding and pain control etc. but I thought he was already in too bad a shape and he was suffering. Sad to lose this little guy, we had him for 4 years.

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Marchadors
 Post subject: Re: Good Bye Little Buddy
PostPosted: April 25th, 2010, 7:56 pm 
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I'm sorry Stacey. It is just as hard to lose the little critters as the big ones. I think you made the right decision. It doesn't sound like he would have had a very good quality of life with that disease.


I'm going to move this post to Rainbow Bridge.

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Red Gate Farm
 Post subject: Re: Good Bye Little Buddy
PostPosted: April 25th, 2010, 9:04 pm 
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Sorry to hear about your little critter friend.

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Whisper of the Kiva
 Post subject: Re: Good Bye Little Buddy
PostPosted: May 9th, 2010, 1:57 pm 
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I'm so sorry to hear about your loss of that cute little guinea pig! I so love them too. Too sad! :bawl:

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Katchina's_human
 Post subject: Re: Good Bye Little Buddy
PostPosted: May 10th, 2010, 6:33 am 
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Thanks guys, I think my other pig is pretty lonely now. He's getting lots of attention now that he's an "only child"

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