forum Goodnight, My Lovely Guinea Pig

Started November 18, 2018 by Deleted user

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I’m really sorry about your guinea pig…
I hope you feel better soon

Thanks Fluffy

Thanks for the part in your user, too. It’s really nice.

Yep :)

I’m so sorry

I'm so sorry Emi.

Thank you guys.

It's my honor, Emi…

I wanted to share something though.

I took out my other 6/MO (who is as healthy as can be, as far as I can see) who suddenly really loves me. He let me snuggle him and he licked my fingers and ran around and chewed on my necklace. He seemed really happy. And that cheered me up a lot. I love seeing my pigs happy.

But a couple minutes ago, I was holding him in my arms. He was laying down as pigs do and was just sleeping. And he was vibrating a little, which means he’s purring.

And you know

That gave me a deep sensation of happiness I haven’t felt in a while.

So whenever someone asks you what the point of a guinea pig is, tell them this story.

I will, my darling… Thank you, Emi…

That sounds amazing… I’m glad you’re feeling happier, Emi!

That's good Emi.

We're glad for you, Emi, I offer you my support…

Yeah. It was wonderful. Did I mention he didn’t let me do that before? It was a change I really needed.

That's good. They're very sensitive creatures.

Good.

I didn't know guinea pigs could purr! That's so cool!

Animals can sense stuff, the day my dog died my cat followed him around, rubbed up against him, and purred. She normally avoided him.

They can purr it's very cute…

I didn't know guinea pigs could purr! That's so cool!

Pigs have two different meanings for purrs. Their louder purr is called Rumble Strutting, and it’s mainly in boars (males) to show dominance.
The other is the ‘I’m happy’ purr. It’s more of a happy vibration, much less of a noise.

Awww!! My cat just sounds like a lawn mower when she purrs. She also vibrates. It's really cute but she hisses more than she purrs.

Yeah. My boys rarely vibrate, mainly because I just had major changes in their caging and environment.

Oh. I'm sure you keep them very well, Emi…

I don't know much about guinea pigs except that they're very cute! My cousin has one and he's so adorable!

I meant to do this awhile ago but here it is now ☺️

Awww

Thank you, Castiel!

You’re welcome!
I hope the background isn’t too much, and I just felt I needed to do something to memorialize Algernon

The background’s perfect, thank you. I’ve saved the picture.

You’re welcome, I’m glad you like it!

whoa that's so good!

Are you okay now?

I know how hard it is to lose a pet, especially a guinea pig. They have a special way of getting to our hearts.
I lost my guinea pig back in March 2017, but my Mum didn't particularly want me to get another one. He looked a lot like your Algernon actually except he was a Himalayan (he hadn't developed a black nose but he had dark ears). His name was Loki (although I was going to originally call him Yeti).
I have a silky chicken now, but it just isn't the same.

Hey there. Yeah, I’m doing a lot better now.

Thanks for understanding. I have two other pigs, though, and I’m not expecting to lose them as soon as I did with Alge. I’m keeping a close eye on the pair and making sure they have what they need to be healthy and somewhat happy (their cage is kinda small for two boars).
He sounds very pretty. How old was he, if you don’t mind me asking?