My tiny freind passes away.

bbor · 02-01-2005, 01:40 PM

My little companion Oscar,a 5 year old guinea pig passed away on Sunday.My wife and i are very sad for losing this little guy.

Our little guinea had surgery last week to fix his teeth which had over grown and trapped his tongue at the back of his mouth.The vet did'nt know if he would survive the surgury but being the true fighter he was he came out of it o.k,but unfortunatly he did not eat after the surgury which is common.We had to hand feed him with a syringe and baby food for the last week but it just seemed that he did'nt have the will anymore.The last few days he seemed to pick up a bit but Sunday morning he was lying on his side which he never does,I took him out of his cage and held him for an hour.He coughed a few times and then went to sleep and did'nt wake up.

He will join his freind our dog Lady(who passed 2 months ago).They were the best of freinds as the dog really took a shine to this furry little creature.Lying in the sun together in front of the window with the Pig snuggled up beside the dog, it was quite a site to see.

My wife is very heart broken,to help her heal a bit i purchased her a "skinny" pig today(hairless guinea pig) he looks like a little hand held hippopotomus.
Of course,his name will be Felix.(Oscar and Felix...the Odd couple)

Goodbye Oscar
Goodbye Freind

Suicane75 · 02-01-2005, 01:42 PM

I'm sorry man, I feel for ya.

JeeberD · 02-01-2005, 01:44 PM

As my cat Halikilangi gets older (he's seven years old) I start to think more and more about how sad it's going to be when he goes. I never really had to worry about that as a kid, since it seems like the cats we did have when I was young wound up being given away when we moved.

Hopefully Kilangi has many more years with us.

I'm sorry for you, bbor my friend...

bbor · 02-01-2005, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JeeberD

As my cat Halikilangi gets older (he's seven years old) I start to think more and more about how sad it's going to be when he goes. I never really had to worry about that as a kid, since it seems like the cats we did have when I was young wound up being given away when we moved.

Hopefully Kilangi has many more years with us.

I'm sorry for you, bbor my friend...

What does that name mean?It is very unusual.

LoneStarGirl · 02-01-2005, 01:47 PM

I used to breed guinea pigs when I was younger. At one time I had ten of those little boogers in my bed room. They are the best small pets ever. I'm trully sorry for your loss.

General Mike · 02-01-2005, 01:49 PM

My condolences

DanGarion · 02-01-2005, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by LoneStarGirl

I used to bread guinea pigs when I was younger. At one time I had ten of those little boogers in my bed room. They are the best small pets ever. I'm trully sorry for your loss.

Did you bread them and then fry them up? What did you serve them with?

Sorry that had to be done.

bbor, sorry to hear about your guinea pig, we used to have a bunch of them when I was a kid, I liked them a lot. Other then a fish that died last year I haven't had any pets for awhile.

sabotai · 02-01-2005, 01:52 PM

A friend of mine had her guinea pig die a few months ago too. His name was Panda Bear because it looked like a tiny panda.

He lived to be about 4 or 5 too, which I think is pretty long for a guinea pig.

JeeberD · 02-01-2005, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bbor

What does that name mean?It is very unusual.

It's a Samoan name, but I really don't know what it means. I stole it from a safety who played for UTEP from '96-'97, Halakilangi Muagatutia. That dude played so hard and laid such vicious hits that he became my favorite player on the team...

Apparently he's still bouncing around the AFL2.

http://starbulletin.com/2004/07/24/sports/story2.html

bbor · 02-01-2005, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sabotai

A friend of mine had her guinea pig die a few months ago too. His name was Panda Bear because it looked like a tiny panda.

He lived to be about 4 or 5 too, which I think is pretty long for a guinea pig.

You're right Sab...Most guineas live till 4 or 5'ish.

BigJohn&TheLions · 02-01-2005, 01:55 PM

Sorry man.

I'm just afraid of the parody thread on this one...

FrogMan · 02-01-2005, 01:55 PM

bbor, that's sad...

As crazy as this may seem, us having to put to sleep our little dog, 9 years ago, was the sign to my wife that she felt ready to have a child. The dog was having epilepsy seizures and would sometime start shaking in the middle of the night. She gave him some medication for a while before he got to be in too much pain... We still miss ToTo... We got two amazing kids, you can't compare to that, but everytime I see a picture of ToTo, I feel sad...

FM

bbor · 02-01-2005, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by FrogMan

bbor, that's sad...

As crazy as this may seem, us having to put to sleep our little dog, 9 years ago, was the sign to my wife that she felt ready to have a child. The dog was having epilepsy seizures and would sometime start shaking in the middle of the night. She gave him some medication for a while before he got to be in too much pain... We still miss ToTo... We got two amazing kids, you can't compare to that, but everytime I see a picture of ToTo, I feel sad...

FM

Unconditional love......No matter what you do pets will always love you.It is hard to replace.

JonInMiddleGA · 02-01-2005, 01:58 PM

Condolences on the loss of family pet, there's nothing quite like 'em, and the impact they can have on our lives is still astonishing to me sometimes. Astonishing, but undeniable AFAIC.

FrogMan · 02-01-2005, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bbor

Unconditional love......No matter what you do pets will always love you.It is hard to replace.

very true. We had taken class with him, brought him down from a very dominant nature to a neutral one. He was walking by pulling on the leash at first, to walking without pulling, right in step with me. Poor little thing. We now have a house and some sort of backyard. I hope someday we'll have another, bigger dog, like a labrador or golden retriever. The wife says she still sees ToTo too much to own another dog, and it's been 9 years. Maybe when the youngest kid will be like 5 or 6, we'll see...

FM

Crapshoot · 02-01-2005, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Condolences on the loss of family pet, there's nothing quite like 'em, and the impact they can have on our lives is still astonishing to me sometimes. Astonishing, but undeniable AFAIC.

I'll second this. Im sorry bbor - I can't imagine what life would be like without the dogs I have known in my life.

MikeVic · 02-01-2005, 02:10 PM

Yeah, it's the downside of owning pets. I think I'll stop one day just because of the sadness you undergo when they die. But the happiness outweighs the sadness I would think...?

I had three guinea pigs at one point. Sad day when they died.

Honolulu_Blue · 02-01-2005, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbor

My little companion Oscar,a 5 year old guinea pig passed away on Sunday.My wife and i are very sad for losing this little guy.

Our little guinea had surgery last week to fix his teeth which had over grown and trapped his tongue at the back of his mouth.The vet did'nt know if he would survive the surgury but being the true fighter he was he came out of it o.k,but unfortunatly he did not eat after the surgury which is common.We had to hand feed him with a syringe and baby food for the last week but it just seemed that he did'nt have the will anymore.The last few days he seemed to pick up a bit but Sunday morning he was lying on his side which he never does,I took him out of his cage and held him for an hour.He coughed a few times and then went to sleep and did'nt wake up.

He will join his freind our dog Lady(who passed 2 months ago).They were the best of freinds as the dog really took a shine to this furry little creature.Lying in the sun together in front of the window with the Pig snuggled up beside the dog, it was quite a site to see.

My wife is very heart broken,to help her heal a bit i purchased her a "skinny" pig today(hairless guinea pig) he looks like a little hand held hippopotomus.
Of course,his name will be Felix.(Oscar and Felix...the Odd couple)

Goodbye Oscar
Goodbye Freind

Condolences to you and the wife, bbor. It's always hard losing a family pet. I had a dog for 15 years. Got her when I was 5 and she was around until I was in college. I was crushed when we put her to sleep. That was over 10 years ago now and I still get sad thinking about it.

I think buying a new pet pretty early on is the way to go. We bought a dog from the pound two weeks after my dog died. It worked out incredibly. The new dog, Sergei (yes, named after you think he's named after), is great, if a little spoiled.

Karlifornia · 02-01-2005, 02:14 PM

I had a guinea pig named Venus once. It was really annoying. I can't remember what the hell happened to it. I figured I would only have pets that didn't squeal 24/7. Sorry for your loss, though.

Honolulu_Blue · 02-01-2005, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

Yeah, it's the downside of owning pets. I think I'll stop one day just because of the sadness you undergo when they die. But the happiness outweighs the sadness I would think...?

It's interesting, my new landlord actually stopped owning pets because she became too depressed when they died. She does a ton of volunteer work with the local animal shelter, but refuses to actually own any pets.

Honolulu_Blue · 02-01-2005, 02:16 PM

I had guinea pig named Badger. I forgot what happened to him. My fondest memory of the little fella was when he fell asleep on my chest when I was watching a Lions game on Thanksgiving. The Lions can beat by the Chicago Bears. The game went into OT and the Bears returned the OT opening kick-off for a touchdown.

bbor · 02-01-2005, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

The new dog, Sergei (yes, named after you think he's named after), is great, if a little spoiled.

Not Klima??

Honolulu_Blue · 02-01-2005, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bbor

Not Klima??

Sergei. Sergei Fedorov.

samifan24 · 02-01-2005, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bbor

Not Klima??

Petr Klima?

Franklinnoble · 02-01-2005, 03:46 PM

I had to put one of our dogs down last weekend. It had only been "my" dog for three years, but my wife had it for 15. She (the dog, not my wife) was old, starving, wouldn't eat, couldn't walk, couldn't do anything but defacate on herself at the end. Not good times.

Swaggs · 02-01-2005, 04:01 PM

Sorry to hear about losing your pet. It is always tough.

CamEdwards · 02-01-2005, 04:03 PM

sorry to hear about the loss of your pet, bbor. We've got two hamsters at home, and my son's going to be crushed when they die.

BigJohn&TheLions · 02-01-2005, 04:20 PM

This thread should be titled I Want You To Say Goodbye To My Little Friend...

Loren · 02-01-2005, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

I had to put one of our dogs down last weekend. It had only been "my" dog for three years, but my wife had it for 15. She (the dog, not my wife) was old, starving, wouldn't eat, couldn't walk, couldn't do anything but defacate on herself at the end. Not good times.

We're at this point with our female great dane, its pretty depressing and the husband is quite depressed over it. Horrible decision to make, everytime we're with her she's all almost happy acting and wont eat nothing but REAL food now..but refusing to get up, so i dont think there's much we can do, but it seems and not that i think it SHOULD be easier but it just seems it would be easier if she was always BLAH acting so I could justify putting her down more. This will be the third girl we'll be losing since we've been married its unfortunate this breed doesnt have longer life spans

Eaglesfan27 · 02-01-2005, 06:27 PM

My heartfelt condolences.

Glengoyne · 02-01-2005, 07:48 PM

My condolences. It really is tough to lose a pet. I lost a parrot once, and that was brutal. I had hand fed him since he was two weeks old, and he essentially died because I forgot to close a window before leaving town. It got cold and windy, and he just didn't make it. Well in any case.

Sorry to hear of your loss. Don't dwell on it long, and have fun with felix. He deserves it, and so do you.

illinifan999 · 02-01-2005, 07:54 PM

I recently had a scare with my 19 year old cat. Keep in mind he is never outside alone, ever. He's an indoor cat. One night he snuck out somehow, and we didnt know. Wake up the next morning and he isnt anywhere to be found. We search the house, our neighborhood for over 5 hours. It's about 4:00 in the afternoon and we decide to take a little break. He's been outside alone since around 10:00 the previous night. We eventually find him hiding under a neighbor's patio at around 6PM. 19 years old, deaf, never been outside for longer than 10 minutes and he somehow stayed alive and we got him back. I'll miss him a lot when he's gone.

korme · 02-01-2005, 08:25 PM

My cats both weigh 15-20 pounds and are 13 or 14 years old. I don't want them to pass, it will be the saddest of times. I love my cats.

Sharpieman · 02-01-2005, 08:34 PM

Sorry for your loss, it always sucks when pets die. I have 2 cats too shorty, one is like 15-17 pounds and he's lived the longest of all my pets, he's only he's only 10 or 11 years old though. It will be so sad when he's gone, he's one of my best friends.

Eaglesfan27 · 02-01-2005, 08:55 PM

I also have 2 cats. They are brothers who are both about 15 pounds but very lean. Fortunately, they are only about 20 months old, but I know Mrs. Eaglesfan and I will be very sad when the day comes that they die.

bbor · 02-02-2005, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by illinifan999

I recently had a scare with my 19 year old cat. Keep in mind he is never outside alone, ever. He's an indoor cat. One night he snuck out somehow, and we didnt know. Wake up the next morning and he isnt anywhere to be found. We search the house, our neighborhood for over 5 hours. It's about 4:00 in the afternoon and we decide to take a little break. He's been outside alone since around 10:00 the previous night. We eventually find him hiding under a neighbor's patio at around 6PM. 19 years old, deaf, never been outside for longer than 10 minutes and he somehow stayed alive and we got him back. I'll miss him a lot when he's gone.

WOW!...19...that's great.Your cat must be something really special to have lived so long.

CHEMICAL SOLDIER · 02-02-2005, 01:07 AM

As an animal lover I am sorry for your loss. They really do become a part of the family.

illinifan999 · 02-02-2005, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by bbor

WOW!...19...that's great.Your cat must be something really special to have lived so long.

Yeah, we've been blessed with long living cats. The first one died of cancer when he was 14, the other one's body just stopped working when he was 17, and this one thinks he is still a kitten. Of course he's developed a meow that is similar to a baby being beaten.

condors · 02-02-2005, 06:55 AM

sorry for your loss

02-01-2005, 01:44 PM	#3
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	As my cat Halikilangi gets older (he's seven years old) I start to think more and more about how sad it's going to be when he goes. I never really had to worry about that as a kid, since it seems like the cats we did have when I was young wound up being given away when we moved. Hopefully Kilangi has many more years with us. I'm sorry for you, bbor my friend... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

02-01-2005, 01:47 PM	#5
LoneStarGirl College Starter Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Little Rock, AR	I used to breed guinea pigs when I was younger. At one time I had ten of those little boogers in my bed room. They are the best small pets ever. I'm trully sorry for your loss. Last edited by LoneStarGirl : 02-01-2005 at 02:01 PM.

02-01-2005, 01:49 PM	#6
General Mike Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The State of Rutgers	My condolences __________________ Boise Stampede Continental Football League Jacksonville Jaguars GM North American Football League Nebraska Coach FOFC-BBCF Rutgers & Washington coach Bowl Bound-BBCF

02-01-2005, 01:55 PM	#11
BigJohn&TheLions College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New York	Sorry man. I'm just afraid of the parody thread on this one... __________________ In the immortal words of a great alcoholic, "Can't we all just get along?"

02-01-2005, 01:55 PM	#12
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	bbor, that's sad... As crazy as this may seem, us having to put to sleep our little dog, 9 years ago, was the sign to my wife that she felt ready to have a child. The dog was having epilepsy seizures and would sometime start shaking in the middle of the night. She gave him some medication for a while before he got to be in too much pain... We still miss ToTo... We got two amazing kids, you can't compare to that, but everytime I see a picture of ToTo, I feel sad... FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

02-01-2005, 01:42 PM	#2
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	I'm sorry man, I feel for ya.

02-01-2005, 01:52 PM	#8
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	A friend of mine had her guinea pig die a few months ago too. His name was Panda Bear because it looked like a tiny panda. He lived to be about 4 or 5 too, which I think is pretty long for a guinea pig.

02-01-2005, 01:58 PM	#14
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Condolences on the loss of family pet, there's nothing quite like 'em, and the impact they can have on our lives is still astonishing to me sometimes. Astonishing, but undeniable AFAIC. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

02-01-2005, 02:10 PM	#17
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Yeah, it's the downside of owning pets. I think I'll stop one day just because of the sadness you undergo when they die. But the happiness outweighs the sadness I would think...? I had three guinea pigs at one point. Sad day when they died.

02-01-2005, 02:14 PM	#19
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	I had a guinea pig named Venus once. It was really annoying. I can't remember what the hell happened to it. I figured I would only have pets that didn't squeal 24/7. Sorry for your loss, though. __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

02-01-2005, 02:16 PM	#21
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	I had guinea pig named Badger. I forgot what happened to him. My fondest memory of the little fella was when he fell asleep on my chest when I was watching a Lions game on Thanksgiving. The Lions can beat by the Chicago Bears. The game went into OT and the Bears returned the OT opening kick-off for a touchdown. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

02-01-2005, 03:46 PM	#25
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	I had to put one of our dogs down last weekend. It had only been "my" dog for three years, but my wife had it for 15. She (the dog, not my wife) was old, starving, wouldn't eat, couldn't walk, couldn't do anything but defacate on herself at the end. Not good times.

02-01-2005, 04:01 PM	#26
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Sorry to hear about losing your pet. It is always tough. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

02-01-2005, 04:03 PM	#27
CamEdwards Stadium Announcer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burke, VA	sorry to hear about the loss of your pet, bbor. We've got two hamsters at home, and my son's going to be crushed when they die. __________________ I don't want the world. I just want your half.

02-01-2005, 04:20 PM	#28
BigJohn&TheLions College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New York	This thread should be titled I Want You To Say Goodbye To My Little Friend... __________________ In the immortal words of a great alcoholic, "Can't we all just get along?"

02-01-2005, 06:27 PM	#30
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	My heartfelt condolences. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen. Last edited by Eaglesfan27 : 02-01-2005 at 08:53 PM.

02-01-2005, 07:48 PM	#31
Glengoyne Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Fresno, CA	My condolences. It really is tough to lose a pet. I lost a parrot once, and that was brutal. I had hand fed him since he was two weeks old, and he essentially died because I forgot to close a window before leaving town. It got cold and windy, and he just didn't make it. Well in any case. Sorry to hear of your loss. Don't dwell on it long, and have fun with felix. He deserves it, and so do you.

02-01-2005, 07:54 PM	#32
illinifan999 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: VA	I recently had a scare with my 19 year old cat. Keep in mind he is never outside alone, ever. He's an indoor cat. One night he snuck out somehow, and we didnt know. Wake up the next morning and he isnt anywhere to be found. We search the house, our neighborhood for over 5 hours. It's about 4:00 in the afternoon and we decide to take a little break. He's been outside alone since around 10:00 the previous night. We eventually find him hiding under a neighbor's patio at around 6PM. 19 years old, deaf, never been outside for longer than 10 minutes and he somehow stayed alive and we got him back. I'll miss him a lot when he's gone. __________________ Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding"

02-01-2005, 08:25 PM	#33
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	My cats both weigh 15-20 pounds and are 13 or 14 years old. I don't want them to pass, it will be the saddest of times. I love my cats.

02-01-2005, 08:34 PM	#34
Sharpieman Greatly Missed. (7/11/84-06/12/05) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Palo Alto, CA	Sorry for your loss, it always sucks when pets die. I have 2 cats too shorty, one is like 15-17 pounds and he's lived the longest of all my pets, he's only he's only 10 or 11 years old though. It will be so sad when he's gone, he's one of my best friends.

02-01-2005, 08:55 PM	#35
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	I also have 2 cats. They are brothers who are both about 15 pounds but very lean. Fortunately, they are only about 20 months old, but I know Mrs. Eaglesfan and I will be very sad when the day comes that they die. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

02-02-2005, 01:07 AM	#37
CHEMICAL SOLDIER College Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Henderson, Nevada	As an animal lover I am sorry for your loss. They really do become a part of the family. __________________ Toujour Pret

02-02-2005, 06:55 AM	#39
condors College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	sorry for your loss

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