A Final Farewell to Fat Ivan

Ivan in his "casket"


Bella laying Ivan to rest.


Sophie starting the burial.


Hannah taking part in the burial.


Mia taking part in the burial.



Fat Ivan, the beloved family guinea pig, passed away last night after a week long battle with a respiratory infection. It is so very sad watching the girls grieve for him {especially Sophie - the animal lover}, but they are beginning to understand that death is also a part of life and that he is not suffering anymore. Today we had a little memorial service for Ivan and buried him in our garden in the front yard. Hannah gave a lovely prayer {amidst sobbing sisters} asking God to watch over him, love him and to let him run around, squeak and play with his friends.
It was so sweet.

A sick guinea pig

It's a very sad time at our house right now; Fat Ivan, our black guinea pig who has been with us for 3.5 years is very sick right now. The vet office told us there's not a lot we can do - either he gets through this, or he doesn't, but it's really out of our hands. Sophie is taking it especially hard; she is the animal lover in our family. We talked about how all living things die eventually, and if he does there is a reason for it.

He did rally a little tonite after we cleaned his cage and he's eating more than he has for the past several days.