Let me tell you about a little Abbsyinian Guinea Pig named Swirls.
We brought him home in January of 2001
after the death of our beloved female rabbit Zorro
(cause she looked like she had a mustache).
She died of cancer and my son Michael saw Swirls the next day.
He was at our local feed and seed store and
had been for a few weeks
cause he was the runt of the litter and a little ugly
they said and no one wanted him but Michael did.
So we brought him to live with us.
Let me tell you being the runt a little bit ugly
as they said was not the case.
He grew into a beautiful little piggie
always squeaking for his carrots and timothy hay.
He loved to go outside and eat the fresh grass.
He loved to ride in the car.
He loved to get in the bed with Michael and
snuggle up and go to sleep.
We always knew Swirls (Whirly as we called him)
had a little something wrong with him.
He never got as big as most guinea pigs do.
Last year in 2001 December he got to where he couldn’t eat
and was not able to stand and walk
but we pulled him through we fed him mashed bananas and grapes
and I mashed his pellets with a little water.
The vet said he had a congenital heart problem and
he was surprised he survived at all
well he didn’t survive this time I tried so hard
but there was nothing that could be done for my baby this time.
He died here at home of congestive heart failure at 5:00 pm May 1 2002
in the arms of his beloved boy Michael.
He is being cremated today so we can spread his little ashes
over the field he loved to go to with Michael
and walk on his little leash.
He is in heaven now with our beautiful girl Zorro;
my heart is so heavy my furry babies.
Swirls your mate Carrot misses you
but no one cried harder than your boy.
Someone said to me he’s just a guinea pig
but I can tell you that little boy taught me more about forgiving
than any one ever has.
And how to live life the best you can no matter
what your limitations and he wasn’t just a GUINEA PIG
he was my child and Michael’s best friend.
Run Run Run my little piggie your heart is well now.
Run with Zorro tell my best friend Shirley
to save a place for me too
She’ll feed you till I come and Michael comes wait for us.
Whirly man please we love you forever Whirly bell.
Margaret
| Swirls |
| Margaret Easley |