Tragedy Strikes...Again

[munchkin]

I am just devistated. Two nights ago tragedy struck our family. My 14 year old daughter's AC shorted out and caused a fire in her room. Thankfully the actual damage was minimal and the room can be fixed. The problem? All our smoke detectors are wired into the house electricity. When the ac shorted out, the breaker to her room tripped. By the time the smoke detector in the livingroom sounded the room was full of heavy black smoke. While my husband extinguished the fire, I got all the animals out of the house. we spent the day at the vets getting everyone checked over. All the dogs and cats were fine, the gerbils needed a bath, but were in good health. ( it is strange to watch a gerbil getting a bath.) Pucker had to be bathed also. We think that he stuck his rump in the opening of the hidey house to keep the smoke away from Checkers, as they like to share a house. Checkers was in perfect health. Pudgey, who was just 6 months old was having a great deal of trouble breathing. My vet, a wonderfully caring man, put him on IV fluids and an oxygen tent to try and help him breath easier. Through the entire seven hour ordeal, my vet never left our side, monitoring pudgey's respiation every ten minutes. Pudgey passed away at 1:12pm yesterday afternoon. I know in hy heart that my vet did all he could. He even waived the bill for all the work he did on pudgey. It is still heartbreaking though. The boys seem totally lost without Pudgey. Though, I do have to say I am very proud of Puckers(age 1 year 2 months) who, in my opinion, saved checkers'(Age 3 1/2 months) life. We assume this because his entire rump was covered in soot but he was perfectly clean everywhere else. Pudgey will be sorely missed. For now, my boys are staying with a friend while we clean out the burnt wood. I don't want to take any chances. I just had to talk to someone who understands how it feels to lose a trusted friend and companion. Good-bye precious Pudgey. We shall never forget you.

 

[pigsnchins]

I am so sorry for your loss of your dear Pudgey. Puckers was certainly a hero, though, and I am very glad to hear the rest of your family is doing okafter this tragedy.

 

[VoodooJoint]

I am so terribly sorry for your tragic loss. I'm glad that Pucker managed to help save his friend. It could have been so much worse if they weren't such good buddies. Smoke inhalation is a terrible thing and once an animal gets too much it is nearly impossible to turn them around.

I hope all of your animals continue to improve and that you get your home and lives after the fire back quickly.

 

[emilycoco]

I am sorry to hear about pudgey and the destruction caused to your home..checkers and pucker would missed him greatly..hope your cuties would be OK after this ordeal.

 

[TheQueen]

Sorry to hear about Pudgey. Pucker certainly is a little hero! Thankfully the rest of your animals, you, your family, and your house are all okay. Everything can only get better now, right? Good luck to you.

 

[Tatalp]

I'm really sorry! It's great to her everyone else was fine, that seems pretty lucky!

 

[Skyenoir]

I am sorry to hear of your loss, that is sad... What a fantastic vet you have, that was nice of him to stay by Pudgy's side and waive the expenses in the end, too. I hope you, your family and animal family fully recover from your ordeal.

 

[Ly&Pigs]

I'm so very sorry.

 

[Wheekwheek]

I am very sorry for your loss hun. Way to go Puckers! Pudgey, you will be missed.

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[RubyPiggie2]

That's so sad that you lost Pudgey.. But kudos to Puckers for saving a life. It's so sad, especially since Pudgey had lived such a short life.

 

[LuvMyPiggers]

That reminds me of an article in Ferrets magazine called ferrets helping ferrets. A baby ferret was stuck the the other ferret got the owner. I am terribly sorry for your loss. This seems by far the worst way to lose a Piggie.

 

[suzilovespiggie]

I am so sorry. There has been so much loss lately. My heart is breaking with yours.
We too, had a fire. I had one small rodent at the time. We were lucky and not one animal died. It is the scariest thing to go thru.
Animals are heros. In the case of our fire, our firealarms like yours were wired in the electric, so they did not go off. My daughters german shepard kept jumping on her in bed and barking at her until she got up. We were able to get most animals out and the rest hid under my daughters mattress that was on the floor. My daughter closed all the bedroom doors on her way out. The fire chief said it saved the animals life.
On another note. Last summer one of our dogs dug tunnel to go in when it was so hot. I have a 120 lb pitbull named Reggie. One afternoon he would not let any of the other dogs near that tunnel. He guarded it all afternoon. It turned out there was a five foot mohave green rattlesnake in it.
Don't tell me animals cannot be heros. Even a GP named Puckers. Way to go Puckers!

 

[suzilovespiggie]

That reminds me of an article in Ferrets magazine called ferrets helping ferrets. A baby ferret was stuck the the other ferret got the owner. I am terribly sorry for your loss. This seems by far the worst way to lose a Piggie.

Here in AZ, a ferret was on the porch with a small child. The mother was there too. What they didn't know was there was a rattlesnake near the child. The ferret jumped in front of the child and put its body in the way of the snake.
The ferret took the strikes and saved the childs life. The ferret got a big write up in the paper and a hero's funeral.
Animals are wonderful. I wouldn't live life without them.

 

[Slap Maxwell]

How devistating. I am so sorry.

 

[Cherryrosed]

I am so sorry. What a stressful time for you. Puckers is a true hero!

 

[Furkidsmommy]

How very sad.

 

[Marlania]

Wow, I am so sorry to hear about all this...such a sad thing.

 

[munchkin]

Thank you all for your compassion. We buried Pudgey this afternoon in our mini pet cemetary in the lower field of our property. My husband got a beautiful red marble and is making him a tombstone. We are still heartbroken, but we go on. Pucker seems the most affected by the loss of Pudgey. He keeps running into pudgeys house looking for him. This evening when I went to my friends to check on them Pucker sat outside Pudgey's house wheeking like mad at me. It was almost as if he was asking me "where is Pudgey?" It broke my heart.
It should only take three to four days to repair the damage to the room, so the boys will be back home by Friday. I can hardly wait until they are back home. Though I am seriously considering waiting until Saturday, as the contractor is planning on painting Thursday. I am worried about the paint fumes. Does anyone know if they are harmful to Cavies? I really want my babies home, but I don't want to risk their health.

 

[amfeider]

they are harmful to us and probably to them. I am so sorry

 

[LuvMyPiggers]

If you think about it, it shows you the true meaning to getting yearly pig check-ups. If a pig dies, the cost is to it's friend.