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Dot Has Crossed the Rainbow Bridge

Published: 7/30/2014 | Author: HappyCavy | Updated: 11/1/2017

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Dot has crossed the Rainbow Bridge

THIS IS PART #2 IN A 3 PART SERIES:

PART 1: Dot’s Sudden Guinea Pig Health Crisis
PART 2: Dot Has Crossed the Rainbow Bridge
PART 3: Obituary Tribute to Dot the Guinea Pig

Learn About Dot’s Story

Read our first notice of Dot’s health problems here, then catch up on her life on HappyCavy on the Dot tag on the HappyCavy Guinea Pig Blog.

At approximately 7:40pm Pacific Time on July 30, 2014, Dot the guinea pig passed away.

The onset of her issues happened quickly, within 24-48 hours. At this time, her death is thought to have been caused by a combination of a neurological condition, cancer, and/or infection, and, ultimately, bloat. (Edit 08/08/2014: Her cause of death was later identified as an aggressive form of lymphoma.) Euthanasia was administered at DoveLewis Animal Hospital in Portland, Oregon, after it was clear that her body was shutting down.

A necropsy will be performed by the HappyCavy Family vet, Southwest Animal Hospital. Hopefully, this can shed light on what was wrong with little Ms. Dot.

The Humans feel fortunate to have been able to care for Dot for the two years since she arrived to her Forever Home. She has brought laughter, cuteness, and a strong sense of independence to the HappyCavy herd.

We will miss her fussiness, we will miss her smiles, and we will miss her chubby butt.

But, above all, we hope she finds peace across the Rainbow Bridge.

You are free from your broken body, Dot.

We love you.

– The HappyCavy Family

Webcam Offline Notice

As is tradition when a HappyCavy guinea pig passes away, the webcams will be offline for 1 week beginning tomorrow, Thursday, July 31, 2014 to grieve for Dot. The webcams will resume to regular broadcasts on August 8, 2014.

If you feel compelled, please feel free to leave your condolences to Hammy, Feebee, Buttercup, and The Humans in the comment section below.

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HappyCavy has been online since June 2009 with Hammy and Piglet. In October of 2009, a sweet, fuzzy cavy named Bitsy joined the webcam broadcasts.

Feebee and Buttercup were welcomed to the HappyCavy Forever Home as friends and co-conspirators in January 2011. Dot joined us on July 2012. Winnie and Rosie joined on February 8, 2015 and June 6, 2015, respectively. Sisters JuneBug and Baby Roo joined August 16, 2019, and Dollie came to us on February 15, 2023. Annie was the last pig to arrive on December 17, 2023. Find out more about the HappyCavy guinea pigs.

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