Good Bye Lola

Lola was our spunky and fat guinea pig who was the other half of Git. Lola was a little ball of fuzzy fur when I bought her from a pet shop 4 years ago. She was small and afraid. She was 3 years old when she joined our Creator this morning. She now lives in heaven with her other babies.

It took me a while to break the news to my daughter who has been through the ordeal of losing her pet Sheepy on 28 July, 2008. This is a part of a pet-owners' experience - dealing with a loved pet.

We will all miss our fur ball named Lola. She was the naughtiest and bravest cavy we ever had. Git will miss you a lot Lola. Go and play in your heavenly meadows with your other kids now . You've brought so much joy in our lives and we will forever be grateful. We will always love you...

(Dec. 2006 - Feb. 22, 2010)

Monday Party Games - Guess How Many *Contest*

This is the very first time I am running a contest here. It's quite basic, no frills, just a guessing game. This is not your normal Monday Party Games series where I feature a good flash game to play. Let's see if you can tell how many guinea pig/s is/are there in the cage.

Joining is very simple:

1. Guess how many.
2. Leave the answer in my comments area.
3. STRICTLY ONE ENTRY ONLY. No duplicate of comments please. If by chance you wrote another one, I will strike off the 2nd and will consider your first comment as the entry.
4. You must have a Paypal account.


Prize:
US$ 5.00 and 2 weeks 125 x 125 ad spot in all my blogs: It's My Party, The Fashop and In My Home.

This will run from December 8 to 15 only. I will choose the winner through Random.org and will be announced the next day.

Goodbye our dear Sheepy

Letting go of someone, even a pet, is so hard to do. We were not ready to say good bye to Sheepy but deep inside I knew we had to. My heart is not strong enough to face losing someone and I categorize my pets in that area too. Sheepy had to say good bye this afternoon. What's more heartbreaking was the call I got from my crying princess. My daughter has always been a strong kid. She doesn't cry in front of us. I have not seen her cry because of someone nor something. She's just steadfast unlike me. I wear my heart in my sleeve.

I know this was inevitable. The moment I saw his condition last night, I could tell it wasn't good. I tried my best to give Sheepy the comfort even for the last few hours he had. I guess it was his time. I never knew why he suddenly got ill when he was only 1 year and 2 months. He was our dear, gentle cavy.

I don't know if I did the right thing by giving my daughter pets to take care of. I was just teaching her how to be responsible to another living thing. I know that giving her company in the form of our 5 guinea pigs will make her a compassionate and responsible kid. I didn't mean to expose her to this kind of reality. I didn't want her to see the pet suffer and worse, die under her watch. I feel so hurt seeing her cry. Last night, she fell asleep crying and when I came home from work this afternoon, she was crying again and this time, all I could do was to assure her that our Sheepy is in heaven now sans the suffering. At her young age, I know it will be painful to accept that the pet you have taken cared of will one day leave. She still has to grasp the concept of life and death but I hope I did the right thing by giving her pets to love and care.

My heart is breaking right now. I just hope I will be able to console her with the fact that she gave Sheepy the best love a guinea pig could ever have.

So long Sheepy, sleep tight. We are happy that you have been a part of our lives. You will be missed.(Sheepy: May 3, 2007 - July 28, 2008)

Sheepy

Just as I was exuding with great happiness because of my nice blog template, I learned that our dear guinea pig pet, Sheepy has fallen ill. He is exhibiting the following symptoms of serious illness like deep breathing, lethargy, risen and puffy fur, eye discharge and loss of appetite. I called the vet right away because I couldn't take him to the clinic anymore as it's late. The doc advised me to force feed him with water laced with sugar and to apply eye ointment to clear the discharge. My daughter has fallen asleep crying because this is the first time for her to see our beloved pet having a hard time breathing. My heart aches to see my daughter get hurt and same goes to my pet Sheepy. I just wish he get's better. I can't afford losing someone so dear to us. Please help me pray for our little Sheepy to get well. We love him so much...