Our guinea pig is quite poorly at the moment. I noticed at the end of last week that she was hobbling a little, then that she wasn't eating as much as usual. A. got home not a moment too soon on Sunday night, as she's really gone downhill since then. He's keeping her supported with extra food, fluids, some antibiotic, and painkiller (as she seemed to perk up a bit yesterday when he administered the latter).
I don't think there's much more we can do for her, and I'm doubtful that she'll recover. She is, after all, a very elderly guinea pig. Their average lifespan is 6-8 years, and she will be 7 in September. Just want to keep her as comfortable as possible. But it's hard to watch your pets, when you know they're not well.
*sigh*
* EDIT: 5.00 PM *
Just got home...found her in her little box. She's gone.
I really need to stop coming home and finding dead animals, you know?
:-(
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