Eriathwens piggies

I've lost count of the amount of times I've cried, seeing her flopped out asleep and happy 😅 she came with a healing bite wound, but she also seems to have mites and while having a scratch has taken the scab off of her wound so I cleaned that up for her this morning. I took some pictures of some of her issues just to look back on and measure progress so I figured I would include them here. I can see how they would easily be missed in a timid piggy that wasn't handled so I don't blame the rescue, totally easy stuff for me to clear up for her. She is such a patient, calm little thing while I poke and pull her about. She has so quickly wrapped me around her little paws!

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Eriathwen said:
I've lost count of the amount of times I've cried, seeing her flopped out asleep and happy 😅 she came with a healing bite wound, but she also seems to have mites and while having a scratch has taken the scab off of her wound so I cleaned that up for her this morning. I took some pictures of some of her issues just to look back on and measure progress so I figured I would include them here. I can see how they would easily be missed in a timid piggy that wasn't handled so I don't blame the rescue, totally easy stuff for me to clear up for her. She is such a patient, calm little thing while I poke and pull her about. She has so quickly wrapped me around her little paws!

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Aw, she is gorgeous and you’ll get her little problems sorted x
 
Today's been a really good day, as adorable as she was, all floppy and asleep, I was beginning to get concerned it was a result of a weakened heart or something from being underweight for so long, having been there myself I know how absolutely exhausting it is all of the time so I decided to give her a week for her weight to increase and if no improvement, have our vet check her out but luckily it seems she will be avoiding that. She has hit 800g and has been bright and alert all day, no flopping down to sleep all the time, much more moving around, very happy with the direction she's going in now she has had a good rest and lots of food. She's also getting easier to catch, much less scrabbling when first picked up or about to be put back. Her coat is soft and starting to get a nice shine to it, and she's incredibly interested in talking to Leonard beside her. She just needs all her scruffy bald bits to grow back now 😅

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Thankyou, she's a strong little character. Totally determined to help herself haha.

Miss Thistle has been having a really good nose trying to see her (and what she's being given to eat 😂) once she's finished her mite treatment she wil be living with Thistle, Bailey and Ebony so I'm glad they're so interested in her.

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After finding her energy, she burned off all the weight she had gained, and then some, back down to 750g! Luckily it was short lived and she bounced back, within 2 days. She is now at 816g and climbing. Her hair is growing back nicely, her bite wound is doing well, her feet look great 🙂 So, subject to continuing improvement, she will be meeting the ladies on Sunday!
She came very close to falling asleep on me last night, watching tv.
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Eriathwen said:
After finding her energy, she burned off all the weight she had gained, and then some, back down to 750g! Luckily it was short lived and she bounced back, within 2 days. She is now at 816g and climbing. Her hair is growing back nicely, her bite wound is doing well, her feet look great 🙂 So, subject to continuing improvement, she will be meeting the ladies on Sunday!
She came very close to falling asleep on me last night, watching tv.
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Aw, she is such a beauty and so settled with you 💕 Can’t wait to see how the bonding goes with the girlies, I bet they will love her x
 
I decided to try bonding today instead of tomorrow to avoid the bustle of clean outs. Let's just say it didn't go very well... I still have a trio and a single pig. Bailey decided she was going to freak out and chase Poppet repeatedly, once she got fed up of that and I thought things were beginning to settle she completely freaked out and attacked both Thistle and Ebony. Luckily Thistles thick hair protected her but Ebony came away with nasty bites on one ear and some on her rump so the decision was made to remove Bailey from the situation and keep the other 3 divided from her.

I'm not entirely sure what happens next, definitely give them a few weeks for the dust to settle and everyone to calm down and relax again.
I am not sure I feel confident trying to get Bailey back in with them, whenever there is bonding issues with that group it is always Bailey. I do not want wounds worse than this time either tbh. I think the plan may be to try the trio with Tilly and Hazel, the attempt before with those 2 only failed because Bailey decided she did not like Tilly, they both liked Ebony and the other 2 are very mild and submissive so I think it's worth a go. That then leaves a 2x4 next to Leonard where Bailey can live..I may have to find a baby for her to bond with? I'd imagine that would be the safest way to attempt to pair her up.
If I am able to adopt Sonic then a neutered male may be a good option for a companion for her, but being blind I wouldn't really want to risk him being less able to defend himself against her if she decided to get over the top again. But I'm sure there are more young neutered males in the world that may be worth a try. Sonic could still go with the other girls, I would just have to expand the cage.
 
Eriathwen said:
I decided to try bonding today instead of tomorrow to avoid the bustle of clean outs. Let's just say it didn't go very well... I still have a trio and a single pig. Bailey decided she was going to freak out and chase Poppet repeatedly, once she got fed up of that and I thought things were beginning to settle she completely freaked out and attacked both Thistle and Ebony. Luckily Thistles thick hair protected her but Ebony came away with nasty bites on one ear and some on her rump so the decision was made to remove Bailey from the situation and keep the other 3 divided from her.

I'm not entirely sure what happens next, definitely give them a few weeks for the dust to settle and everyone to calm down and relax again.
I am not sure I feel confident trying to get Bailey back in with them, whenever there is bonding issues with that group it is always Bailey. I do not want wounds worse than this time either tbh. I think the plan may be to try the trio with Tilly and Hazel, the attempt before with those 2 only failed because Bailey decided she did not like Tilly, they both liked Ebony and the other 2 are very mild and submissive so I think it's worth a go. That then leaves a 2x4 next to Leonard where Bailey can live..I may have to find a baby for her to bond with? I'd imagine that would be the safest way to attempt to pair her up.
If I am able to adopt Sonic then a neutered male may be a good option for a companion for her, but being blind I wouldn't really want to risk him being less able to defend himself against her if she decided to get over the top again. But I'm sure there are more young neutered males in the world that may be worth a try. Sonic could still go with the other girls, I would just have to expand the cage.
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Aw, sorry it all went a bit pear shaped, but getting a neutered boar for Bailey might be a good option. Hope you get little Sonic bet he would love all the attention the girls could give him x
 
So, Bailey's been a bit miserable and seems to have understood the situation now after a week divided. She calmed right down and no longer tried to attack Poppet on sight through the bars so I took a deep breath, removed the divider, made sure there was no immediate danger to anyone and then left the room to avoid calling it quits too soon. That was 4 hours ago, and *touch wood* things are going well.

Here they are sharing some of their soaked grass pellets :)
I'm relieved that I won't have to find a baby for Bailey and create yet another cage lol I feel that long term for this herd however, a neutered male would definitely calm things down.

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Unfortunately not yet. Hoping for news next week though possibly, if shops are being allowed to open up again, surely DEFRA will allow them to start adopting out again like most of the other rspca centres can. Might just be wishful thinking though.
 
Eriathwen said:
Unfortunately not yet. Hoping for news next week though possibly, if shops are being allowed to open up again, surely DEFRA will allow them to start adopting out again like most of the other rspca centres can. Might just be wishful thinking though.
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Well finger crossed for you x
 
Agree with above, hope all goes smooth, i love catching up on your photos
 
Eriathwen said:
Unfortunately not yet. Hoping for news next week though possibly, if shops are being allowed to open up again, surely DEFRA will allow them to start adopting out again like most of the other rspca centres can. Might just be wishful thinking though.
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hopefully soon buddy
 
Thankyou <3 there's been a few chases but nothing drastic and it's improving all the time. They did really well yesterday although I've been a bit preoccupied with Willow our cat developing an allergic reaction to something and developing a granuloma on his mouth, although we're just back from the vets and he's had a long acting steroid shot so hopefully that's all sorted now too..

But yeah, it's lovely to see the 4 piggies enjoying each other's company, this was yesterday during veggie time. I'm going tomorrow they can have all their hides and their tunnel back.
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Today marks 4 years since we brought home this pair of sweethearts. Given the current pandemic, I dont have anything to make them a cake, but I am fully stocked on treats which will be handed out later :) figured I would share a favourite picture of each of them! Even with all their health issues, I wouldnt swap them for the world. I've never had such visually similar piggies but so different in personality. I absolutely adore these 2. Happy gotcha day Leonard and Shelly!

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They’re sooo beautiful I love the colouring. I actually thought they were one and the same 🤣:wub:
 
Eriathwen said:
Today marks 4 years since we brought home this pair of sweethearts. Given the current pandemic, I dont have anything to make them a cake, but I am fully stocked on treats which will be handed out later :) figured I would share a favourite picture of each of them! Even with all their health issues, I wouldnt swap them for the world. I've never had such visually similar piggies but so different in personality. I absolutely adore these 2. Happy gotcha day Leonard and Shelly!

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💓 💓 💓
 
Did a bit of weighing today, Leonard's holding his weight really well and Poppet has gained another load, 110g in total now and you can really feel the difference when you pick her up now :)
Thistle has really taken her job of big sister seriously and is always with her, guarding her from Bailey while she sleeps, it's adorable.
Tilly and Hazel also had a run around and a cuddle, I tried recreating the first picture I took of them, I can't quite believe the difference in them, Hazel is so big now.

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Bill & Ted said:
Gorgeous photos, Poppet is doing so well x
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She really is, bless her. She's proving to be quite a little character haha!

Speaking of character...I continued with weighing today, Shelly got an awful shock when I told her she was 1280g! No one has told her that her muscles are supposed to be atrophying. She is also doing incredibly well, I am hoping the extent of the kidney damage is far, far less than Leonards and she remains relatively unaffected by her osteodystrophy until ripe old age claims her.

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She was very upset bless her 😂 although I think that it was more aimed at her nemesis, the scales. She tried stomping and breaking these ones like she did the last pair. Sometimes I forget they're 1/4 cuy, she always likes to remind me every so often with her little bit of attitude lol!
 
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