A Sad Day in the Lives of Two Cavies
(and their humans)
08 Mar 97
Hi. This is Wheeker. I don't usually write much. I usually do all of the eating and Sundae did all of the writing. But since she can't take on the writing anymore and I'm the oldest, it's my job to tell you about what happened a few days ago.Wednesday began as a very normal day. We got our food and treats in the morning and mama went off to work in a hurry. Well, Sundae wasn't her normal self. Most of the time she just sat in the corner being cranky. You see, mama had been giving her this medicine for a week and she didn't like it. Truffles and I didn't dare bother her.
Mama came home from work early and took Sundae to Dr. Jenkins. Mama thought she wasn't doing as well and wanted him to look at her. Mama came back happy and told us that Dr. Jenkins said Sundae was getting better. We were all relieved. Sundae ate a little and took a nap.
That night, mama took Sundae out to give her her medicine. While she was taking her medicine, Sundae started shaking. Mama tried to calm her down, but she saw that something was wrong. Mama put Sundae in with us and I could tell that something was really wrong. Mama called the vet and asked her to come in to examine Sundae. It was after hours so the vet had to get called in special-like.
Mama came home crying and told us to send happy thoughts to Sundae. She was going to have surgery that night. We sent our happy thoughts to Sundae and hoped she would be back in the morning. Dr. Davidson then called mama and told her that Sundae was too weak for surgery that night and that she would be treated with medicine. They would do the surgery in the morning if Sundae felt better. A few minutes later, Dr. Davidson called and told us that Sundae passed away.
I will really miss my friend. She taught me all the things a cavy needs to know. Now all I have left of her are memories. Here is a tribute from one of the people who knew Sundae the longest, our mama
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The Circle of Life Continues
08 Mar 97
Life does go on. We went out to
look at cavies today after Wheeker
posted about Sundae and we found
this beautiful girl that captured
our hearts immediately. We are
still grieving for Sundae, but we
are also happy to announce
the arrival of our newest
family member. She is currently
nameless, but as you can tell by
her picture, she definitely is not
without lots of personality. She
currently lives alone since we do
not know the condition of her
health. She does look very
healthy, though.
She is quite fearless ...
except when a car
passes by. Then she
hides under my leg.
She does not know
that the grass is
supposed to be eaten,
but I am sure that
when we let her run
with Wheeker and
Truffles that she
will soon take their
lead and start
munching. She has a
good head on her
shoulders. She is
inquisitive, but she
also is wary about
the things around her.
She is not very comfortable
sitting in our laps, but she
tolerates it well. She likes
to bolt like most baby cavies,
so we have to be on the alert
so she does not jump off onto
the floor.
She is about a month old and
weighs 330 grams (11.6 oz.).
We appreciated all of the
names you suggested for
Truffles. If you would like to
give name suggestions for this
little jewel, please e-mail
us at buddies@buddies.org.
