[Gpdd] RAINBOW BRIDGE: Millie

[Goodwoodfairy13 at aol.com]

Thank you to those of you who offered your condolences for Millie. When I  
took her to the vets to be cremated I had a long chat with one of the nurses  
there who has a lot of experience and many piggies of her own. She told me  that 
she has only once seen a similar case of "chewing" where she found one of  
her own piggies had died and her cage mates had chewed off her toes. She feels  
(and I think I agree) that when a close group unexpectedly loose a cage mate 
and  the piggy in question is not removed quickly (due to the unexpected nature 
of  the death and regular cage checks not being until a little while later) 
the  surviving piggies may try to rouse the deceased piggy and, in their 
distress,  inadvertently cause physical damage. When I did find and remove Millie 
her cage  mates immediately checked out the area she had been in and were 
visibly happier,  so I'm quite sure that her lying there had been quite distressing 
for them,  which would support the nurse's theory.
 
My condolences go out to all of you who have lost your beloved babies  too.
 
Lindsey slave to Caleb, Pixie, Sammy, Summer, Rusty, Isis, Tilly, Djinn  & 
Stumpy xxx (Pippa, Sophie, Millie, Kimi, Pitch & Mitch gone but never  
forgotten!)