Eriathwens piggies

Unfortunately Panda has lost some weight, so I'm working on that, the smell is as bad as ever so I've booked her an appointment already for Thursday. I was told to bring her back in a week 'if' the smell was still there or the tooth looked like it might be removable but at this point I don't think there's any 'if' about it not really being resolved by then.

She can always take Forrests appointment Monday if needed but I'd like her to have the full course of antibiotics at least to give them a proper chance to work, however appointments for my vet fill up fast so I figured I'd get it booked before I really need it.

It's been awful in this heat, keeping an eye on the slightly fragile Forrest and Silver who love the heat but sleep really deeply, I've got to keep an eye on them to make sure they've not tucked themselves somewhere under the hay overheating.
And of course same for Tilly at 8 years old, she loves a nice warm nap, but she doesn't wake up when she gets too warm either!

Then of course keeping little Ivy and the babies cool enough because they love hiding under the flipping bath mats they're on!

It's like they're deliberately trying to get heatstroke sometimes 🤣

And of course there's Pumpkin, death napping as usual, scaring the hell out of me

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Thanks 🥲 the heat always seems to make things worse!

Of course the cherry on the top is Poppet has taken half the scab off the incision she had previously been chewing 🙃 so I have an early alarm set to see if I need to book her another appointment before my vet closes tomorrow as they're half day on Saturday 🤦‍♀️ but never mind! She's still very happy in herself, she's even gained weight which is great.

Panda has been enjoying the extra attention as well 😅

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The little ones are 11 days old.. theyre so big already 😭 only 10 more days and poor little Banjo will have to come out. I've decided not to add Ivy, Popcorn and Kiwi to Dylans herd, I'm not sure what I'll do with Banjo while he's waiting to be castrated and during his 6 week wait, but when he's ready, the 4 of them will remain a little family.

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Gosh what a time you’ve had, hope things are easier for you now the weathers a bit cooler today. Hope Panda and Poppet are ok
 
Definitely enjoying the much cooler wwather!
Panda is cruising along, her weight isn't very stable but the smell seems to be gone and the tooth is wobbly(ish) so hopefully that can be removed Thursday.

Poppet is doing great, back to normal 🙂 her incision isn't looking too bad and hopefully she leaves it alone now.

Fern and Bailey have been dropped off for their spays today so hopefully they do well, they're being done earlier in the day in the hopes that they'll be more awake when they get home.

Forrest had his elbow lump checked and it was likely a bite wound, there's some scar tissue left over but he's fine in himself, we're just going to keep an eye on him.

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The girls have done OK, Bailey has been taking some time to wake up so they wanted to keep them a little longer, I'll be leaving in half an hour to go get them..fingers crossed they're more lively than Poppet was!

Hopefully I might be able to get a nap before veggie time, I barely slept worrying about them 😅 I cant wait to get them home
 
Theyre home, both eating grass and oat readigrass, Fern is also eating her hay and pooping. Bailey is indeed still quite wobbly but she's getting around OK anyway, no poop or hay consumption just yet though. Little Amber is missing her little friend, bless her 😅

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Glad they are home and ok - well done Fern keep eating 🥰 come on Bailey there is lots very hay there for you 🥰
 
I'm sure that must be the case! They've both voluntarily taken quite a bit of critical care, Bailey took 25ml and Fern 12ml although she was more concerned with eating her hay.

I have a feeling I might be able to leave them a bowl each overnight and get some sleep. They're both doing much better than Poppt did, so far. Fingers crossed they leave their incisions alone!
 
Bailey and Fern have recovered like absolute champs and are back in their respective groupings 😃 poor Poppet has recieved a bite on her back since Bailey was removed, Bella decided to show the "aggression" she was returned repeatedly to the rescue for.. now Bailey is back she has settled down again but I have made her an appointment just to double check there is no medical reason for her behaviour.

I was at the vet yesterday, he told me both girls had a couple of small 3mm ish cysts on both ovaries so I'm glad we were correct in making the call to spay them. I dont know if spaying would also be in Bellas best interests even though she is showing no physical signs but it's something I'll discuss with my vet next week when she goes in. Delilah is going with her to have a check up for her arthritis, she's struggling to keep herself groomed around the back end so I want to get on top of that before the winter comes.

Most importantly Ivy has an appointment, she still isn't gaining weight although tends to drop weight every now and then. I appreciate she is still nursing but I hoped when the babies started eating solids she would begin to gain, that hasn't been the case 😔 so I just want to make sure everything is OK with her as well, plus it gives me a chance to ask what age he would consider castration little Banjo, to make sure he is separated from his family for as short a time as possible.

Haven't they grown though!

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Miss Ivy's appointment is first thing, I'll be asking what age he would like Banjo to be before we look at castration him and also Kiwi has what feels like a very small umbilical hernia so I'll be having that checked too while they're all there. It doesn't seem to be effecting her day to day, but she really doesn't like it being touched so want to make sure it isn't causing her any pain or anything.

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Everything went great! Ivy has all but stopped producing milk, her uterus has shrunk back to normal size and she is very healthy, just needs to start putting weight on now she has pretty much weaned the babies.
Kiwis little umbilical issue is just a tag of skin/umbilical cord remnant that needs to fall off still and looks like it's already detaching, her abdominal wall is completely fine so no hernia which is fantastic!
The babies went over very well with the reception staff 😅

Unfortunately, today marks 3 weeks which means poor baby Banjo needs to come out. I'll sort that out later as technically they're not 3 weeks until 4pm 😂 it's such a shame, he hasn't so much as rumbled yet but I just can't play the statistics lottery. This litter was more than enough, I do not need any more! 🤦‍♀️ and of course, neither does poor Ivy. Won't be for too long though, at 3 months old he can be castrated, then after his 6 weeks wait he can be reunited.

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That’s great every piggy is well - dear Banjo it’s for his Mum and sister’s welfare ❤️❤️❤️
You must be relieved that all is well 🥰
 
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