u/Sad_Strain_1724

I hope it's okay to vent here, last year I had two devastating losses - my guinea pig chouchou who died from a cancer that came out of nowhere and his cage mate smore who got sick from pneumonia a month after.

After they passed I've had some health issues with my other guinea pigs come up (I have 7 they thrive having buddies) and now my oldest Bambi, one he was really close with is sick.

I'm posting here because not a lot of people realize how death can be traumatic - and how fragile guinea pigs are and one health issue can become problematic in a very short time.

I did everything right, she got seen by a emergency vet she has medication and a follow up soon.

But I feel like my heart is fighting for its life and I'm so scared if she doesn't pull through in time.

I'm just getting flashbacks to the weeks I would come home during my lunches at work to take care of chouchou and how helpless I felt.

I hate not being in control of these situations and I feel like if I lose her too it's going to throw me right back into this horrible greif I've been battling.

I have no one else I can really talk to who understands how servere this is, or rather I also don't want to stress out the people closest to me.

I've been praying every night for her recovery and unfortunately if things don't pull through you'll see me posting on here again.

My heart goes out to other people who have to go through these things, owning pets isn't easy to me it's just like having a sick baby at home that could die from even small infections.

Hi guys I'm posting here again for reference my dad is around 73-74 he's had a very slow decline over the years that has been really hard to watch.

My question is pretty simple and the awnsers might vary- just a few days ago he had a really bad fall.

I think he's at the near end stages of dementia, I feel lucky because he didn't break a hip but he did hit his head a bit and fracture 3 fingers.

His mental state before this was like that of a toddler, he would roam around the house ,he was able to stand, eat and he can't communicate very well but could still form words.

Now it seems like he's declining - my mom is his primary caregiver since I work during the day and I live with them.

My mom says he's still wobbling a bit and does teeter over but he's having trouble eating some times.

I gues I'm just getting really anxious that his time might be coming soon, we are making sure he gets food and water but he's been laying down most of the time.

I guess I'm asking for advice from people who's loved ones passed and if this might be the beginning of the end.

I've been very communicative with my mom and encouraging her to lean on me for support, she's been tending to him and socializing with him.

I knew this was coming but my body is having that shock of "woah this is it..." in a way of shock.

So I guess I'm looking for advice if possible and what to expect now.