Monday, November 03, 2008

Lokai Filipowicz 2005-2008


It's been 2 years since the passing of his brother, Bele, who, annoyed by Lokai's laid-back attitude, used to chase him around the cage and bite his bum. When Bele died I was pregnant with William, perhaps that pregnancy and this one sent out airborn hormones that are harmful to Guinea Pigs. Someone should really do a study.



Yesterday, William wanted to play with Lokai, but I was busy doing laundry and told him "another time". Now there will be no other time.

I filled up Lokai's dish yesterday and noted that the bag of food was almost empty, but I forgot to buy more. Now I don't need to, so I guess that's good. In fact, Lokai's death solves a problem. We have been trying to give him away to a good home. We haven't been able to give him the attention we should, and I knew it would only get worse when baby #2 came along. Lokai has always been so robust and healthy-looking that I was sure that he would live at least another year, and that he could make some other owner very happy.

I'm a terrible pet-owner, that much is clear. When I saw that he was dead, part of me thought "oh good, no more cage-cleaning", and that made me feel even worse. Lokai was a good pig. He deserved better.

2 comments:

Becca said...

Aw Jen, You guys were great owners to this pig. Honestly it was his time. Its sad, but it's true.

You've never heard a pig so happy to get a treat :D

Hugs to you. I'm sorry he passed while you were pregnant again.

zydeco fish said...

At least you didn't eat him, like they do in parts of South America... But, seriously, sorry to hear that the pig has passed on.

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