Guinea Pig Papa
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- May 12, 2015
- Posts
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- Joined
- May 12, 2015
- Messages
- 387
First, I need to get this out.
I am absolutely heartbroken over Scooter. Just as much with him (and maybe more so) as all of my other pigs. I'm having nightmares and the like over his passing.
That said, it's too soon for me to have another pig. Too soon for ME, that is. Leo is a different story.
I can already tell he'd begun the grieving process. Sleeping all day. He'd come out for pellets, some hay and water and go back to bed. Disinterested in most treats, almost every day without finishing his pepper slice. He hasn't wheeked, or made much at all in the way of happy noises. When I pick up the piggy carrier, he loses his mind because he thinks Scooter has come home.
I know exactly how he feels.
So I did some looking and found a Lunkarya boy who's 14 months old and needs a forever home. I was told he was a very sweet boy who enjoys being held. I was sent one not very good pic and I said yes anyway. I picked him up Saturday afternoon.
I felt like a ghoul. I still do. Every single time I hold this little guy I feel as if I'm betraying Scooter. It's going to take a long time to move past that. I don't even have his ashes back yet and there's already a new pig here and it feels horribly wrong to me.
We have to move on, for Leo's sake. And for this little guys sake, too. He needed a home. He got one. I was out and as I was strapping down a Dodge Caravan and with only the one lousy pic I saw, a name popped into my head.
Simon.
So, Simon it is. He IS a very sweet boy who doesn't mind being picked up, doesn't mind being held and likes being petted. Once he's had a few days to adjust he will be getting a good haircut so he isn't so much of a floof which will be much more comfortable for him, and easier for me to manage.
So without further adieu and my inane ramblings, please meet Simon.
I am absolutely heartbroken over Scooter. Just as much with him (and maybe more so) as all of my other pigs. I'm having nightmares and the like over his passing.
That said, it's too soon for me to have another pig. Too soon for ME, that is. Leo is a different story.
I can already tell he'd begun the grieving process. Sleeping all day. He'd come out for pellets, some hay and water and go back to bed. Disinterested in most treats, almost every day without finishing his pepper slice. He hasn't wheeked, or made much at all in the way of happy noises. When I pick up the piggy carrier, he loses his mind because he thinks Scooter has come home.
I know exactly how he feels.
So I did some looking and found a Lunkarya boy who's 14 months old and needs a forever home. I was told he was a very sweet boy who enjoys being held. I was sent one not very good pic and I said yes anyway. I picked him up Saturday afternoon.
I felt like a ghoul. I still do. Every single time I hold this little guy I feel as if I'm betraying Scooter. It's going to take a long time to move past that. I don't even have his ashes back yet and there's already a new pig here and it feels horribly wrong to me.
We have to move on, for Leo's sake. And for this little guys sake, too. He needed a home. He got one. I was out and as I was strapping down a Dodge Caravan and with only the one lousy pic I saw, a name popped into my head.
Simon.
So, Simon it is. He IS a very sweet boy who doesn't mind being picked up, doesn't mind being held and likes being petted. Once he's had a few days to adjust he will be getting a good haircut so he isn't so much of a floof which will be much more comfortable for him, and easier for me to manage.
So without further adieu and my inane ramblings, please meet Simon.