Eriathwens piggies

Thankyou, she is still very much missed. There are still a lot of bad days, although I think i'm in a place where I have forgiven myself for her death. Having dealt with Ebonys bladder issues all this time which were the same as Brambles minus the E.cuniculi making it even more difficult, even if I could go back knowing what I know now, I don't think there was any way we could have saved her.
I really believe she at the very least nudged us in the direction of Pippin and Bailey, everyone that has seen them has said they're so much like her, yet so completely different at the same time. They're their own unique little selves which is lovely, but when I catch a glimpse of them running out of the corner of my eye it reminds me of Bramble, with Blackberrys ridiculous hairdo running past XD
 
Thanks for the update on the photos, they are utterly scrumptious
 
I might be slightly biased but they are quite lovely XD
I'm supposed to be cleaning out everyones cages, so naturally I'm procrastinating and taking pigtures instead! The little ones had their first proper photoshoot, which was very brief because they're still not convinced the camera isn't going to eat them, but bless them they did very well and i'm pleased with the results considering the lighting wasn't great!

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Eriathwen said:
I might be slightly biased but they are quite lovely XD
I'm supposed to be cleaning out everyones cages, so naturally I'm procrastinating and taking pigtures instead! The little ones had their first proper photoshoot, which was very brief because they're still not convinced the camera isn't going to eat them, but bless them they did very well and i'm pleased with the results considering the lighting wasn't great!

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Beautiful photos, they look professional x
 
According to the vet, Ivorys lack of a nose looks an awful lot like Voldermort :xd: bless her. She loved him..although she did baracade herself in the carrier by the time we had arrived.
He's looking into what I assume is some sort of nebuliser for her, an inhaler and little mask. Luckily (judging by her rather plump behind..) her breathing issues are bothering us more than her and have no impact on her quality of life. But we're looking at allergies probably complicated by such a short nose and narrow airways. She had a great time people watching out the car window while we waited for dinner to get picked up! Her oddly shaped skull really shows in these pictures.
And a bonus picture of wee Delilah making use of her built in grape holder just because she made me laugh so much just now trying to find It!
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So in spite of my promise to myself that Bailey and Pippin would be the last piggies I get for a while, the universe apparently has other ideas! I received a message this morning from the lovely friend I got Leonard and Shelly from, she has a black sow with a head tilt and her little daughter who are looking for a new home.. so after Easter once i've got rid of visiting family (XD) we'll be going to collect them.
 
Great news.
Looking forward to pictures.
I think Ivory is a beautiful looking piggy and I love Delilah’ s built in grape holder - that is funny
 
The family have disappeared to go to the safari park so I've taken the opportortunity to get Leonard some vitamin D, and some exercise. My vampire skin is already complaining but he is having a great time! Hopefully there's some better pictures on my camera when I'm back inside but for now, some phone pictures will do :xd:

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He might be scruffy, crusty, going a little bald, losing a little muscle mass, gaining a pimple on his ear...he might even have grass stuck between his front teeth XDbut I do love this little monkey. We've had a really nice day out in the sun, although given how stiff he's getting I need to make some decisions regarding shrinking his cage which luckily coincides with needing to overhaul everyone's living conditions anyway with the new piggies coming. The trio's 2x5 will be turned into a 2x7 with the help of a new 2x4, the remaining 2x2 from this will be for Leonard, in an L shape. When we do lose Leonard, the whole L will be opened up into a 2x9 and the main herd will move into this, and the 5 on the floor will take the wooden pen, that way everyone has more room, although hopefully we wont need to do that for a while yet, i'm not ready for Leonard to go, but then I dont think I ever will be.

Anyway! Some nice pictures of him enjoying his afternoon. I felt very honoured when a bird flew over and he ran to me rather than his hidey XD (first picture) bless him.
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Head tilt piggy is apparently on pregnancy watch for the time being so when she and her daughter will be joining us is currently uncertain, but I'm sure she will be worth the wait!

I bought a black fleece last year to see if it made getting nice pictures of the lighter coloured pigs any easier, I figured id actually try it out today but Ivory was 110% not on board with the idea XD bless her. I can't for the life of me keep her face clean, she's such a messy eater..so excuse the food stains lol!

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Thankyou! It always amazes me when people say they dont like white ones, or red eyes.. how can you not love that face XD

Everyone was out for cleaning and nail trims so I figured i'd take some pictures...the plan was to get another one of them lines up and yeah, lets just say that didn't end up going very well! (As you can probably tell by the 4th and 5th pictures)

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It's been a while since Leonard was weighed because he really doesn't like It, but we did it today to see how he's doing and he's still a chonky boy! 1094g and counting.
He needed a bath today after sitting in his wee, he was a little stained underneath. For a pig with bad legs he jumped straight back out the basin and created a tidal wave...flooding the bathroom :xd:
He got a nice double snuggle sack which has taken him a while to figure out the purpose of but he's got the hang of it now, it also makes taking him out his cage a .much more pleasant experience for him.

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