[Gpdd] [RAINBOW BRIDGE] Condolences for Buttercup

[DebJonSara at aol.com]

Jenn
 
We were so very sorry to hear that Buttercup had departed for The Rainbow  
Bridge. I think most of us here have been in that same agonising position of  
having a very poorly piggie and being unable to syringe feed it properly or  
administer other treatments we hope may save them, and we all feel for you. As  
has been said here many times before, sometimes it is just Their Time and we  
have to let them slip away and be glad that they are no longer in any  
discomfort. It never gets any easier, and whether the departure is expected or  not, 
it always breaks our hearts and we are deeply saddened. I often wonder why  
guinea pigs were made so fragile when they are such wonderful, harmless, giving  
creatures. I have a really nasty gander at present, and they can apparently 
live  for 50 years or more, and I am forever asking myself, why can't guinea 
pigs have  such a long life expectancy, and be more robust. I find myself 
wondering  whether maybe it is precisely that - they steal such a major part of our  
hearts even when they are with us for so short a period. If they stayed with 
us  too long, our hearts would become completely engulfed by them and we  would 
find life impossible in the absence of such an exquisite little  friend when 
they eventually went to The Bridge. 
 
But then I think of my beloved little disabled piggy, Cherub, who was only  
with us 5 brief weeks, and I think she stole a greater part of my heart than 
any  of my other furbies ... so I guess that cannot really be the answer to the  
mystery.
 
Anyway, please know that all over the globe there are members of our  special 
gpdd community who understand exactly what you are going through and are  
reaching out to you across the miles to give you comfort and try to ease the  
pain a little. Buttercup is popcorning in that luscious meadow at The Rainbow  
Bridge, and she knows that you loved her as much as any slave ever could.
 
Debbie (and the 11 Dolly Mixtures)