What Happened To Gatsby

Hey guys! That really cost Fomo a Nugget and Lulu, apparently. So as you might be able to guess from the title, we don't have Gatsby with us anymore. So we have Nugget here and Lumi and Fizz and Lulu. So basically, if you've watched my latest videos, you know that Gatsby was very, very old. Gatsby was over seven. Years old. So she was very much our senior guinea pig and seven is a very good age for a guinea pig and you might also know that Gatsby was sleeping a lot the past couple of months. And yeah, it was just very similar to how Sylvester was in his last year of life. And we went on vacation for two weeks and I brought the guinea pigs to the guinea pig rescue where we always board them and where most of the guinea pigs also come from. So that is also the place that we picked up Gatsby from. And that is where she came from. And that was where we adopted her from. Everyone's ready to go on vacation. And here are Lulu and Lumi currently eating their cucumbers. Nugget's hiding under the hay. You can see the hay pile moving. There's Nugget's face. So the guinea pigs spent two weeks there and I already had a an uneasy feeling bringing Gatsby there just because she just was really old. And I was a little bit scared for my guinea pigs because I want them to be healthy and you know how fast things can go with the guinea pigs. So I was already a little bit apprehensive and had a very uneasy feeling. And it turned out that this feeling was right. I told Gatsby when we brought her there that I would pick her up in 14 days and that I really want to see her in 14 days. And I didn't really calculate that we'd pick her up in 16 days because 14 days was our vacation. And I got a message exactly 15 days after we brought Gatsby there that Gatsby just didn't wake up. Like on the 15th day, basically in the night. Basically, it happened in the night going from day 14 to day 15. So on the day we traveled back, the day before we were supposed to pick up the guinea pigs, that was the night it happened. So the woman from the rescue told me that she looked at the guinea pigs and fed them at 10.30 in the evening, gave them their food. They got lettuce. Gatsby happily took the lettuce, was running around, was very fit and just didn't give any signs that this was about to happen. She was very happy about the lettuce. She ran to her and took the lettuce from her and was very happy with the lettuce. She didn't really anticipate that this was going to happen. There were no signs. And when she got up and checked on the guinea pigs in the morning, she found Gatsby. So she thinks it might have happened just in her sleep, that her heart just gave out. Yeah, I got the message at like 7 in the morning. So really early, it happened sometime during the night. I guess that is all you can ask for, for a guinea pig. That it happens peacefully and without a major illness. And they had a long and good life. Okay, I need a minute. I'm going to get the guinea pigs some hay. Hey, Bugget! Care to move? Thank you. Look, some fresh hay for you. Hey, Lungs. Hey, everyone's happily munching. I think the guinea pigs are all still a little bit scared from what happened. Or perhaps not scared, but perhaps just weirded out. The dynamic is just very different right now. It feels very, very empty in the cage, obviously. One fifth is missing, but it just feels very empty. The guinea pigs are very quiet. I think they need to get used to the new situation. They are just... It's just a little bit different. I mean, this is not the first time that we're going through something like this. So, like, this is kind of normal. Like for a group, it just takes a while for them to get used to this, just as it takes us humans. It takes a while for them to figure out their new hierarchy, to figure out who's going to be top guinea pig. Yeah, it takes a while to get back to normal, and then add the fact that obviously they changed cages and are now back in their familiar cage. But they spent the last two weeks somewhere else, so it's a lot for them to get used to. Gatsby had a good life. Gatsby never had serious illness. Also the last year, I mean, she didn't have any major health issues. We didn't need any medication or shots or anything that is not what the guinea pigs like to do. So Gatsby got to spend basically her entire life just doing whatever she wanted, running on the carpet, even though she was not supposed to, just living her best life and never really had any major health problems and was just a very happy and healthy guinea pig. And yeah, she got to live a long and full life, and she said goodbye when it was time to say goodbye, which I guess is really all you can ask for, which is the best scenario for a guinea pig. I mean, obviously, I would have loved to see her one more time and to hold her and, yeah. Gatsby was just a very special guinea pig. I feel I get a very unique and special relationship with her, similar to what I had with little one. We were very, very lucky that we didn't have to make one of these videos in a really long time. I remember there was a time where it felt like I made a what happened to so-and-so video like every month, but we were very lucky that we basically had two years of just very peaceful guinea pig life, no major vet trips, no major illnesses, just a very calm and nice situation. Yeah, that is the update, that is what happened. I will film another goodbye video or edit another goodbye video with old footage and everything. At one point, I kind of wish we just didn't have the last two or three days on holiday and just got home earlier and have her in her home and just feed her and see her again and have that. Well, I think this is going to be it for today's video, because this was all the information I had. I hope you're doing well, and see you guys next time. Bye!