I miss you, Guinness.

Guinness was my first guinea pig. Having taken care of the guinea pigs at my place of work, I decided to get one of my own. I got him in mid-October 2006. He was a pet store guinea pig, and at the time, I did not know about the potential health problems a pet store guinea pig may have. Now I know and will never get another from a store ever again!

Well, his underlying illness took him away from me last night--New Year's Eve 2006. As of today, I'm just so sad. I got him hoping that I could make a happy home for him with me. As far as I knew, he was happy. He would climb up the side of his cage to greet me and he would "talk" with me... He even did as much the last few hours of his life, so I never suspected that anything was wrong with him.

He never acted as if he were ill. I never knew anything was wrong! I took him to the vet for check ups, I gave him fresh food, veggies, and water everyday. He had floor time and lap time... I thought I did everything right! But I failed him, apparently. He's gone away from me and God, I miss him so much! But I know that he's happy and healthy where he is now.

I miss you, Guinness. I love you.
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