Gizmo,
I remember the first day I saw you. My father told me that a friend of his had a Guinea pig that had babies and he wanted to get me one. He wanted to get me one because I had gotten a very good report card. I was on my school bus the day I knew I was coming home to you, and I remember telling a friend I didn’t really want a Guinea pig, because they were some what annoying. But, when I got home and saw you,
my eyes light up.
The first time I held you, you climbed up to my shoulder and licked my chin. It was love at first sight. Everyday I had you in my lap. I would bring you into my parents room and we would let you run around the bed. But that all stopped when you peed on my moms bed spread…Everytime one of us would walk past your cage, you would jump up on your feet and squeak as loud as you could. Everyone loved you, you inspired 3 of my friends to get a Guinea pig themselves. But none were quite as loving as you were.
Zowie (My cat) would always stare at you, you would lick her and she would fall backwards off the table. I loved seeing you run around your cage. I loved how friendly you were. You would bite but only if we rubbed your chubby tummy. Then, one day you became ill. I called every vet I could, but only one saw Guinea pigs and he was about 2 hours away. I kept you by my bed side. You stopped eating and drinking. I cried so hard trying everything I could just to get you to sip. It was cold one night so I took the sheet off my bed and placed it half way over your cage.
I went to sleep praying you would be alive because my father had plans to take you to a specialist in the afternoon. I woke up around 6 am, and looked at you, your head was moving around I pet you, said I love you, and fell back asleep. I woke up and and said “Piggy!” like I always did…but you never moved. I shook your cage once…twice…three times..I opened it and touched your body…and fell to the ground in tears. You looked so peaceful, like you were sleeping. I kept saying it was a bad dream and I was going to wake up.
Gizmo, you were my best friend, you always cheered me up when I was sad. You listened to me and even wrapped your self around my neck, I always took it as a hug. You would lick my lips and chin and I took that as a kiss. You were my angel on earth and now your my angel in heaven. You will forever remain in my heart and in my thoughts. I love you. Mama
With all the love in our hearts,
| Gizmo |
| 25, Jan 2007 |
| Kaila Wilson |