A saddening event occurred today. My 8 year old guinea pig Bongo passed away. She was the grand old matriarch of the house out living all of our other pets. We purchased, or rather, adopted her from a shabby looking pet store where she was penned with two other larger rowdy guinea pigs. Her little her ears looked like they had been nibbled, she was small, and terrified. We brought her home and put her in an aquarium with wood shavings (we quickly found out this would not do and that she needed a different environment). She had many friends over the years which included; Sana, Runt, and Scratches.



Bongo had been ill, but due to her age we knew it was likely her time. Her popcorning had all but stopped by her seventh year but she still was wheeking and happily munching on food up until her final day. She was very special and it is odd to think that she won’t be with us anymore.