Wildcavy
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Grace the Magickal passed away today.
After her partner, Picckalo, died last November, she seemed a little off. We thought it was loneliness, and introduced her to Dr McCuy. They got on very well, but then Grace started to lose weight. We took her in, and her teeth were a bit overgrown, so we had them floated. She was bright, but continued to lose weight. Further tests revealed a thyroid issue and a small mass on her thyroid. We treated her with thyroid meds. Unfortunately, she went into a slow spiral over two months, with the thyroid problem affecting her appetite, which led to her being unable to manage hay, which created further problems with her teeth. Despite two months of assisted feeding and being doted on by Xopher in particular, her weight dropped from nearly 1100 grams to 700 grams. Last night, she let us know that she was done with the fight, three months to the day from when Picckalo passed on. We brought her to our vet for a final goodbye. Xopher and I held her as she crossed to Rainbow Bridge, to be with Picckalo, and to greet Oink and Triton as well.
I cannot thank all of you enough who brought her on the pig train from Kansas to Pennsylvania, where we picked her up and brought her to DC. She went from being a cast-off from a family who dropped her on her head, causing the loss of one eye, and who deemed her a monster and abandoned her at the vet. We saw a silken abby-sheltie cross, brindled, and with hair so glossy that the red picked up light like a glass fiber and reflected her energy back to us.
Grace showed a particular love for Sigur Ros and Radiohead, and a surprising dislike of Morrissey. She and Picckalo fell in love immediately. It was the easiest pig-match ever. And Dr. McCuy paced the length of their cage this morning, wheeking for her. We had her in our lives for 18 months, so she was probably about 2.5 or 3 years old. Much too young to say goodbye.
There has been a lot of pain and loss in our lives the past couple of years, both human and cavy, but Grace truly brought grace, and I am grateful to know her and to carry her spirit with me until we meet again.
[MENTION=19120]Hhbean[/MENTION]
[MENTION=23091]Els9547[/MENTION]
[MENTION=19024]lemonham[/MENTION]
[MENTION=19945]Xopher[/MENTION]
After her partner, Picckalo, died last November, she seemed a little off. We thought it was loneliness, and introduced her to Dr McCuy. They got on very well, but then Grace started to lose weight. We took her in, and her teeth were a bit overgrown, so we had them floated. She was bright, but continued to lose weight. Further tests revealed a thyroid issue and a small mass on her thyroid. We treated her with thyroid meds. Unfortunately, she went into a slow spiral over two months, with the thyroid problem affecting her appetite, which led to her being unable to manage hay, which created further problems with her teeth. Despite two months of assisted feeding and being doted on by Xopher in particular, her weight dropped from nearly 1100 grams to 700 grams. Last night, she let us know that she was done with the fight, three months to the day from when Picckalo passed on. We brought her to our vet for a final goodbye. Xopher and I held her as she crossed to Rainbow Bridge, to be with Picckalo, and to greet Oink and Triton as well.
I cannot thank all of you enough who brought her on the pig train from Kansas to Pennsylvania, where we picked her up and brought her to DC. She went from being a cast-off from a family who dropped her on her head, causing the loss of one eye, and who deemed her a monster and abandoned her at the vet. We saw a silken abby-sheltie cross, brindled, and with hair so glossy that the red picked up light like a glass fiber and reflected her energy back to us.
Grace showed a particular love for Sigur Ros and Radiohead, and a surprising dislike of Morrissey. She and Picckalo fell in love immediately. It was the easiest pig-match ever. And Dr. McCuy paced the length of their cage this morning, wheeking for her. We had her in our lives for 18 months, so she was probably about 2.5 or 3 years old. Much too young to say goodbye.
There has been a lot of pain and loss in our lives the past couple of years, both human and cavy, but Grace truly brought grace, and I am grateful to know her and to carry her spirit with me until we meet again.
[MENTION=19120]Hhbean[/MENTION]
[MENTION=23091]Els9547[/MENTION]
[MENTION=19024]lemonham[/MENTION]
[MENTION=19945]Xopher[/MENTION]