Before leaving this morning Mum told me Eddie was looking rough. I was kinda asleep at the time and didn’t really register. So although I did do some piggy shopping today in order to clean them tomorrow I didn’t check on them. Mum found Eddie dead this evening, and as I’m adding straw to the others in case cold was a factor, I found Bonnie dead. I suspect Eddie’s “lumps” (abscesses) had spread, either into his lungs or similar, and Bonnie probably died from acute obstruction of the urethra by her tumour. Which is what I thought would kill her but I didn’t expect it so soon.
Seems like both died in crisis (i.e. fairly quick though not necessarily peaceful). Had I checked on them I would probably have either found Eddie looking ill or dying, and Bonnie looking normal or dying, in which case I either would have done nothing, or I would have had them put down. I still feel like I’ve let them down though.
George is looking better. Poppet thinks I stole/kill her companion.
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