Goodbye Biscuit

[Catherine]

Someone dropped Biscuit off at the reptile centre because they didn't want him any more. They had two guinea pigs  but the other one died before it could be dropped off. It probably died of malnutrition, perhaps scurvy. I took Biscuit home right away. He was so thin I wasn't sure he would make it. With good feeding he became a chubby little piggie and was quite happy. It was sad to see him age so fast, but I am sure what he went through had an effect on his health.

Even when you know it is coming you can never be ready to find a pet has gone.
We had three good years together and now he can rejoin the girls who gave him a happy family life. 
I am so used to him talking to me when I am cooking. The kitchen is suddenly very quiet.