The tiny little guinea pig I loved more than anything I had ever met before is gone. Mortimer passed away today in Jason’s arms while I was with him via video calling. He was one and a half years old having been born on December 1, 2017.
Mortimer was a lethal white guinea pig. He was born blind, deaf, with only 1 tooth, and with a head tilt. When we got him at nearly 7 weeks old he weighed only 59 grams and he had already had a brush with death that we brought him back from. He grew and thrived once he made it to our home and he captured the hearts of so many.
Despite his numerous challenges he was the happiest guinea pig I have ever met and I loved him with every bit of my heart. He was happy when he got food. He was happy when I held him. He was happy to be petted.
Mortimer taught me a lot about how to live a full and happy life, but without him I am truly at a loss for how to continue on. Mortimer made me smile. Mortimer made me laugh. Mortimer taught me about the depths of love that one could feel.
I’m not okay. I’m not sure when I will be okay again or if I ever will, but I know Mortimer wouldn’t want me to let this loss consume me. I have to believe that he would want me to continue to save others like him. For that reason I am asking that you donate to gofundme.com/thepipsqueakerydentalfund or paypal.me/thepipsqueakery in his honor.
I don’t know how to be okay today, but I do know that I have to do something good with this grief. Something good in his memory.
Mortimer, I love you more than I knew I could love. I will never stop missing you and I will never stop loving you.