We are devastated
I feel so so sorry for you and your daughter. Thank you for letting us know about bananas. I hope she doesn't blame herself for too long. Perhaps telling her that you also didn't know how bad bananas were, and that she fed them out of love, and that you know she loved your pigs. You could tell her that guineas are delicate in many ways and you know she never meant anything but good. But stress again how no one in the house feeds the pigs anything not on the list. I think having a list by the cage is a good idea.
Adopting two new pigs would be a good way to heal, and maybe you could stress to your daughter how you are saving the new pigs and giving them a good life with you.
This is truly so sad, and it is terrible that it happened while you were having your own health problems.
Adopting two new pigs would be a good way to heal, and maybe you could stress to your daughter how you are saving the new pigs and giving them a good life with you.
This is truly so sad, and it is terrible that it happened while you were having your own health problems.
SMS,
I'm very sorry for your loss. There's normally guilt when we lose our family pets, but this must be so traumatic.
I want you to know, based on your experience, I will be reviewing with my husband how to care for our pigs. I would hate for an uplanned situation (like you had) cause him to guess at what is required. Prior to this, his only interface with them is holding them during impaction cleaning or nail clipping, waving his fingers at them and saying "Hello Hamsters!". I will also follow this up with a printed guideline.
You have shared a very personal tragedy, but also brought to light something that could happen to any of us.
Your family is in my thoughts.
I'm very sorry for your loss. There's normally guilt when we lose our family pets, but this must be so traumatic.
I want you to know, based on your experience, I will be reviewing with my husband how to care for our pigs. I would hate for an uplanned situation (like you had) cause him to guess at what is required. Prior to this, his only interface with them is holding them during impaction cleaning or nail clipping, waving his fingers at them and saying "Hello Hamsters!". I will also follow this up with a printed guideline.
You have shared a very personal tragedy, but also brought to light something that could happen to any of us.
Your family is in my thoughts.
Yes, it's a very good idea to make sure the whole family is educated. My husband feels terrible. I've shared a lot of what I've learned here with them, but obviously not enough.
My daughter has been reassured it's not her fault. She did it with my husband's approval, so she'll be okay.
My daughter has been reassured it's not her fault. She did it with my husband's approval, so she'll be okay.
I didn't know that could happen. I have only given it in small amounts before because my piggies don't like it that much, but I had no idea that could happen.
You should tell your daughters how many people on GL didn't even know that could happen.
You should tell your daughters how many people on GL didn't even know that could happen.
- ShadowBlasko
- Supporter in '05
Funny, our piggies don't care much for bananas, but get a section of banana ~peel~ (usually one banana peel split between 8 piggies per week... sometimes twice a week) and they love them.
I'm terribly sorry for your loss, and I have been in both situations before. As the one who didn't know, and the one who was trying to comfort another who didn't know.
I would not have thought that amount to be dangerous. I can't help but to think there was a mitigating or aggrivating factor involved.
I'm terribly sorry for your loss, and I have been in both situations before. As the one who didn't know, and the one who was trying to comfort another who didn't know.
I would not have thought that amount to be dangerous. I can't help but to think there was a mitigating or aggrivating factor involved.
Oh, I'm so sorry :( I'm glad I found this post though. I was just about to feed my guinea pig part of a banana. I took it out by the time I found this, and he only ate a bit, so basically, you could have just saved the life of Gus.
Thanks, and I'm so sorry, that must have been so sad :(
Thanks, and I'm so sorry, that must have been so sad :(