I never thought this day would come, my baby Fred is no longer in my room singing his lovely songs. I used to look forward to coming up into my room every day and every night for the past 8 years knowing he would be there, happy to greet me. Well I noticed this past month Fred had not been eating his carrots and recently stopped eating his huge plate full of food. He left his cucumbers, romaine, tomatoes, apples, hay, and pellet food untouched.
Food was his favorite thing in the whole world and so were my fingers. I cried to my mother so we decided to take him to the vet. What I thought was minor was major, Fred had a tumor in his throat and that is why he was not eating and would not eat in the future.
This is why the vet told us it would be best to put him to sleep and not make him suffer. I wanted everything to be OK and I prayed to god it wasn’t true, but it all made perfect sense. I held my baby Fred as I said…”I love you soo much, you meant so much to me, you were more than I could have ever asked for in a pet, my responsibility, something to call my own, my child” I held him close to my chest and my mother and I kissed him goodbye.
This was his last sleep but never my last cry. Everyone loved Fred…he was the best guinea pig I could have ever asked for. I gave speeches about Fred in school, we used to tan in the backyard together, he used to eat my mothers hair, and before my two golden retrievers died Bethany and Petey, Fred used to ride on their backs. Fred had a leash and we tried to go for walks but he never moved from a grass spot.
I used to gel his hair, and I found my mother singing to him throughout the years. She sang songs by Madonna like the song “I fell in love with a beautiful guinea instead of the word stranger. He was a huge part of the family and a huge part of my heart. I love you Fred always and forever, your mother Kerry. I miss you so much.
Ill never forget you, Fred.
| Fred |
| 24, Feb 2004 |
| Kerry G |