[Gpdd] MISC: For Corrine

[ellen garrison]

From: elmga at hotmail.com
To: gpdd at gpdd.org
Subject: [Gpdd] MISC: For Corrine
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:27:19 -1000



Dearest Corrine,


I am apalled, and felt faint, that a vet would do that to a guinea pig, I have never heard of that before, to cut off a penis because there is a stone in it.  I have been reading a bit about Peter Gurney's suggestions with guinea pigs.

  I know that cranberry juice (pure-no sugar) is the best for them in need, that it helps dissolve stuff (I think) in the urinary tract like it does in people.  I will read up on that and also I think he said that boiling your own barley water from pearl barley and giving them that will help since it is a demulcent.  I am not British although my ancestors were, but I do recall the song from Mary Poppins (which I loved) by the kids, Jane and Michael Banks, of their Nanny specifications:  "and never smell of bar-ley wa-ter"....well, I guess it works...

 I have great empathy and my heart goes out to you for your loss of Snowy Bear.  I know how it feels to love a guinea pig with all your heart.  They do not live in the physical world very long and there is a reason for that. 

 I do not want to get too spiritual here but I do believe in reincarnation and that the animals do not have any problem going in and out of the physical world.  Humans do tend to, however, but we do not have to have such a problem with it. 

 Whee as humans seem to be cursed with passion and reason.  If your passion is animals like mine is, what goes along with it is an intense emotional, nurturing state of being.  

 When my Li'l Guy was, as the vet said, 'critically dying', I had come home from work late at night, and found him convulsing etc. I called the vet who said try to make him comfortable, what did I have in my medicine cabinet? not too much.  I ended up giving him a tiny bit of something I had, to take away any pain...it was like he went to sleep.  I just did not believe he had crossed over.  I thought I could have done something more.  He was at least 6, maybe 7.


I always think it is important to know of the best vegies for guineas and --as with ourselves--remember that none of us are immortal here on planet earth.  The spiritual giants state that if we want to affect our pets health in a positive way, then just think good thoughts when you are around the animal, about anything. 

 Humans tend to become very attached (I know I was), it makes it so hard to let go.  Corrine, I do encourage you to grieve about Snowy Bear, and hope you know that Snowy Bear was lucky to have you.  When they are ready to go to Rainbow Bridge, there are just some things that we have no control over.  Like me and all the others on the Gpdd you did the best you could with your beloved piggie.  Snowy will forgive you and of that I am certain.  It is the hardest for us who have the human condition to allow us to forgive ourselves...but we can do it, and all will be better because of it.  It is our choice.
 
Love,
Ellen and Guineas 10, in memory of Li'l guy Antonio and Gin Gin

 

P.S. I honestly know how you feel when you think you murdered your little boy but you didn't and I am so sure he wants you to forgive yourself.  We need you in this world.  Tons of guinea pigs need our help.  Eventually we all move on, but for now, please try to consider the ones that are still here, and that they can give you love as well as you can to them.  I know it isn't easy.  please just try to reach for the best feeling thought you can find on the subject.  Sorry i am so late sending this
 
 

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