Eriathwens piggies

Glad to hear Ebony is doing so well and the boys too, it’s great they are managing to tear their own veggies
 
They managed ungrated carrot the other day! Today they've got butternut squash lumps so we'll see how they do with that. They've continued to gain weight too on 12 hourly feeds. It's almost time for them to be totally independent of my help and going without any critical care at all :)

Ebonys eye is still healing, I'm a little concerned with the redness inside but hopefully that'll go soon, the actual injury is doing well and the conjunctiva is looking really good. If the redness is still there by the time the eye clears I'll take her back to the vet to be sure, it could just be her brown iris looking weird with the cloudiness. She can definitely still see out of it though which is great.

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Sending massive hugs and healing vibes to beautiful Ebony ❤️ Bless her, these blooming eyes! 🙄😡
Those lovely boys eating their veg :luv::wub:
 
Tell me about it! Misty went and poked her eye a couple of days ago too 🙄 luckily I caught it not long after it happened and by the morning it was healed! But for an animal that spends so much time in hay, they're very poorly designed, should have put their eyes behind their ears 🤣
 
So, Silver developed what seems to be either cystitis or a UTI a few days ago. Luckily I managed to get him into the vet quite quickly, the stress from being unwell caused his neurological issues to briefly worsen and his circling got worse. Thankfully a few days of antibiotics and metacam he is almost back to his old self.

While it was never the plan, I think the piggy room would be too overstimulating for them with the smell of so many piggies, especially considering other piggies have not been a positive experience for them, given all the bite wounds they came with, I think it would cause too much stress. So! I've ordered a nice table and a 2x4 Kavee cage, I couldn't build a normal c&c cage for them due to Silvers thin pointy snout and how often they go careening into the cage sides at full speed because apparently they think they're indestructible 😅 but the risk of him getting his head stuck in a grid is high, so we went with bars.
In spite of my allergies and the absolute racket they make, they will be staying in my bedroom. Not that I mind too much, I love being so close to them and being able to watch them.
I just need to figure out a suitable lid, because we do have the cat as well and my bedroom is his bedroom also.

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So glad Silver is feeling better now, good that you caught it so quickly. Gorgeous photos of them, they really melt my heart ❤️
Do you think the smell of the cat would make them anxious more than all the other piggies?
 
Bill & Ted said:
So glad Silver is feeling better now, good that you caught it so quickly. Gorgeous photos of them, they really melt my heart ❤️
Do you think the smell of the cat would make them anxious more than all the other piggies?
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It doesnt seem to, as they've grown up in the bedroom with him they're used to his smell. He's also a bit weird 😅 when he senses a pig isn't well or not quite right he will come and rub his face on them or sit beside them purring his head off which he's been doing for the last few months sometimes while they're being syringe fed. He even knows not to rub his head on Silver vs Forrest as Silver will fall down, due to having more issues with balance!
They've actually grown to quite like each other. But of course I would never want them to have unsupervised access to one another, all the same. He is still a predator after all, and they like to try climbing on him which I don't think he would actually appreciate 😅

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Aw, how lovely 😊
What a nice pussy, there are some cats who are so caring when it comes to small animals and not predatory at all. I know Debbie’s at TEAS cat Pyria is the same, she is the protector of all the TEAS piggies and will scare any cat who dares to show interest in the piggies out in the runs or attempting to have a look inside the chalet that they live in
 
I'm so glad everyone loves them as much as I do. The amount of character they have always amazes me, theyre such funny little hooligans! I can't wait to see them zooming around in their new cage, for blind piggies, they don't half run fast 🤣
 
Eriathwen said:
I'm so glad everyone loves them as much as I do. The amount of character they have always amazes me, theyre such funny little hooligans! I can't wait to see them zooming around in their new cage, for blind piggies, they don't half run fast 🤣
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The lethal piggies I have met have all seemed to live life at full throttle. These lucky lads have so landed on their little paws!
 
So glad Silver’s feeling better and his circling’s improved bless him ❤️
Eriathwen said:
It doesnt seem to, as they've grown up in the bedroom with him they're used to his smell. He's also a bit weird 😅 when he senses a pig isn't well or not quite right he will come and rub his face on them or sit beside them purring his head off which he's been doing for the last few months sometimes while they're being syringe fed. He even knows not to rub his head on Silver vs Forrest as Silver will fall down, due to having more issues with balance!
They've actually grown to quite like each other. But of course I would never want them to have unsupervised access to one another, all the same. He is still a predator after all, and they like to try climbing on him which I don't think he would actually appreciate 😅

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My lovely RB Rosie the cat was amazing with my pigs, her sis Daisy is really good too and shows no interest, Luigi loves her though and always up at the bars!
Rosie and my RB Rupert and Jess were really good mates but her and Rupert had a real bond, as he had a few long term syringe feedings so he used to join us on the bed for his night feeds. He’d actually look for her after his grub and she’d groom him!
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Obviously I’d never leave them alone together etc but my lovely old girl was never a hunter (most she caught was a worm when she was younger!) and she was even blooming terrified of the chinchillas! :))
 
Aww, what a beautiful picture! Cats can be so misjudged, they really do have an empathetic side.

I have excellent news tonight with Gus, our little old man who has known nothing but loneliness and neglect before being found by the rspca has finally gone over 1kg today! He had remained skin and bone even after being rescued, when checked over by my own vet he had very little, if any, muscle mass in his back legs. But he's really chunking up nicely now, I cant feel all his ribs and vertebrea under the skin anymore. We would still like to see another 150+g on him but it's a great start, all things considered!

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Aw, what lovely news poor Gus he sounds like he’s had an awful time but now he’s with you his world has changed 😄 he’s happy and settled into his forever home x
 
Now that I've finished laughing, and wiping it off the walls when she shook herself 🤣 I have to share these.
I've been giving them the Emeraid intensive care food to give them a high calorie boost and well. Thistle absolutely loves it. I tried saving time by feeding it in a bowl rather than syringes but I don't think it really worked 😅

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