BINNIE: Goodbye to a little furry friend

This week I said goodbye to my sweet guinea pig Binnie, who lived to the remarkable age of eight years (the usual cavy lifespan is about six years). I adopted Binnie, her brother Fennel, and their mother Ellie when the little ones were only a few days old. Binnie outlived both of them. Yes, she was getting frail, and losing a little bit of her hair, but she was healthy and happy until the day she died, eating her carrots and lettuce and squealing vigorously for more.
We should all be so lucky.