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The guinea pig--who I never did properly name, as I was going to wait until I got her a friend and name them paired names--passed away while I was at class. Not unexpected, but certainly sad. Rest in peace, piggie. She was so pretty and sweet, and it's saddening to lose her like this. I haven't the faintest still how she got sick or what kind of illness it might have been. :( That's the end of owning guinea pigs for now. I'm definitely going to miss having them... They're so wonderful and sweet and cute, but I just don't want to risk more cycles of tragedy. I've had bad luck with guinea pigs the last few years despite my best efforts, and it's time to just step back from guinea pigs. Somewhere down the road I'm sure I'll own guinea pigs again, but for now I'm going to put all the guinea pig supplies away so I'm not tempted. It's not worth risking more heartbreak right now.

Been gloomy most of the day about Princess. It's just hard to think about losing her. Like I said, I'm trying to keep my attitude positive mostly, but...you know, it's still a sad situation.

Okay, unless Princess's situation changes for the worst, I'm not going to write more about the depressing pet situation for now. I'm determined to have an absolutely awesome time this weekend and, in the meantime, just take good care of Princess and enjoy spending time with her.

Thanks to everyone who has offered their sympathies. I really appreciate it. ;; Losing one animal and getting a dire diagnosis on another in twenty-four hours is rough.