what have i done?
Update: Andy is doing fine. I am sure I panicked a bit more than I should have. Looks like all she needed was some peace, quiet and some rest. We are all very grateful!
i think it is very possible that when i wake up tomorrow morning, i will be responsible for the death of a family pet.
the girl was at her ballet class, the boys were taking a shower and i was taking a time out to read my new rachel ray magazine when i heard a loud crash, a scuffle and then the most horrendous screeching. i ran out of my room to find my dog holding andy the guinea pig in his mouth!!! i still shudder to think about it. luckily he is trained enough to drop whatever he has on command…
poor andy, she was so frightened and cried and cried. guineas can be very loud for such small animals. there were no puncture wounds but she did not look good. and the truth is she still doesn’t. even though i can’t see injuries i am worried because she fell from and out of her cage when the dog knocked it over and and then had to endure being carried around like a rag doll. what worries me most is that we actually have 2 dogs. these two are always rustling over ‘toys’.
after getting the dogs outside and calming andy, i cleaned her cage and let her back in to hide in her house but she didn’t move. she just lay there…not moving. breathing but not moving. we left her alone to regain a sense of security but when i checked on her a little bit ago and she did not look well. i think she has a hurt leg. she was moving but not much and with great effort and struggled to do so.
and it’s all my fault!!! see, i let the dogs in because it was getting cold outside but i did not check if the bedroom doors were closed. it is a cardinal rule in this house that the dogs do not come in unless all bedroom doors are closed. i didn’t check and they got in to my daughter’s room.
i feel so horrible. all i want to do is grab my blanket and sleep on the floor next to her cage so that i can keep an eye on her. i am so afraid that andy won’t be with us in the morning – i don’t think i will be able to deal with that very well.
Oh no.
I never even got to see Andy before.
Hopefully he’ll be alright… if worse comes to worse you can always blame my brother. 
Seriously though, hope all goes well. Don’t beat yourself up about it… you didn’t mean for it to happen and we all make mistakes.
Oh my…what a heart hurting experience. Hope Andy’s okay! Funnily enough, my word verification? HOPE
We had a guinea pig too & you wouldn’t believe how durable they are. We have 4 dogs & someone let them in, forgeting that Vinnie was running loose in the living room getting exercise. He flew (not kidding here!) under the couch & started screaming so loudly the smaller dogs backed off! LOL He was about 2lbs but he let them know HE was boss! We kept him in a small wire dog kennel in the living room & if the dogs stuck their nose in it to “check” him, he’d squeal at them to back off. He was ADORABLE & it broke my heart when he died.
Hello…Man i love reading your blog, interesting posts ! it was a great Sunday