Eriathwens piggies

Aw, poor Forest’s eye doesn’t look right does it. Hope everything goes well at the vets for the boys. Is that Herb Robert forage on one of the photos? I have a bit in my garden, I tried Bill and Ted with it and they ran for the hills so never tried it with Ginger, Posh, Hector and Kiki
 
Thankyou, it doesn't look nice does it, poor little man. Although I'd rather it look knarly than put him through the risk of aneasthesia, he's still handsome, gammy eye and all 😅 its their birthday soon, 25th of June I believe. So I'll have to find something nice to do for them, can't believe they'll be a whole year old soon!

And yes it is herb robert! Can't stand the smell myself so I'm not supposed Bill and Ted didn't like it 🤣 boys of good taste, mine absolutely love the stuff though, unfortunately.
 
Eriathwen said:
Thankyou, it doesn't look nice does it, poor little man. Although I'd rather it look knarly than put him through the risk of aneasthesia, he's still handsome, gammy eye and all 😅 its their birthday soon, 25th of June I believe. So I'll have to find something nice to do for them, can't believe they'll be a whole year old soon!

And yes it is herb robert! Can't stand the smell myself so I'm not supposed Bill and Ted didn't like it 🤣 boys of good taste, mine absolutely love the stuff though, unfortunately.
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yes, it has the vilest smell 🤢 Horrible stuff, but I might try the four with some. They are all really good at trying new things, we’ll apart from Hector, he takes Kiki’s lead on food. Think he was raised on Straw and Carrots!
 
Made the decision to reunite Ebony and Gus, they're doing great and he's shown no interest in her incision so that's good 😀 they seem very happy to be back together. Hopefully that's the end of that saga and she doesn't go growing any more of the flipping things!

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I’m so glad Ebony’s op went so well and she’s back with her Gus, she looks fab! Go gorgeous girl! :luv:
Sending lots of good luck wishes to the cheeky stunning boys for their vet trip next week too 😘😘 I can’t believe they’re having a birthday soon, they’re still babies! Silver really loves his mummy :wub: xx

My gang tried herb robert for the first time earlier, it was the devil to Jasper but the rest hoovered the stuff! :drool:
 
Well fairly mixed about the boys appointments today, the decision was made to leave Forrests eye where it is for now until it decides it needs removing for us, the risks of the surgery still currently outweigh the benefit, but its not looking brilliant. Chances are its going to have to come out at some point. So, good news for no surgery yet but still a bit pants that the eye is so bad.

Silver has a 3 week trial of Gabapentin to see how it effects his neurological issues so fingers crossed that helps him :) I do worry one of these days I'm going to drop him with how freaked out he gets at being lifted up or touched in the cage.

They had the time of their lives though, considering they're susceptible to stress they really enjoy getting out and about, Forrest fell asleep twice while on the table, and they had a good sniff around Pets at Home while I got cat litter and had a chat with the lady serving me about her 2 boars!

So I mean, all things considered that could have been much worse, but if his eye could stop getting worse, that'd be great.

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I must admit, I was skeptical but I am amazed at the change in Silver in just the first 24 hours! His head tilt has massively improved, he did not startle this morning or try to throw himself into a backflip when I picked him up, he's more vocal, he's eating more, he's more active, all in all, he's doing brilliant on gabapentin. He did start the day off yesterday very slowly yesterday, his footsteps were very deliberate, but he seems to have adjusted and is running around again. After a week at this low dose, it's being doubled, then the week after doubled again, so I'm excited to see just how well he progresses!

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Eriathwen said:
I must admit, I was skeptical but I am amazed at the change in Silver in just the first 24 hours! His head tilt has massively improved, he did not startle this morning or try to throw himself into a backflip when I picked him up, he's more vocal, he's eating more, he's more active, all in all, he's doing brilliant on gabapentin. He did start the day off yesterday very slowly yesterday, his footsteps were very deliberate, but he seems to have adjusted and is running around again. After a week at this low dose, it's being doubled, then the week after doubled again, so I'm excited to see just how well he progresses!

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Oh my, such kissable lips! 😘
 
Hes doing so well, I cant believe it! I've actually been able to hold him and give him a cuddle with no thrashing at all, he felt safe and supported instead of disorientated and scared, he actually seemed to enjoy it and was leaning in for more kisses 😅🥰 hopefully thus means keeping on top of his nails will be much easier, they've been such a chore for the both of us bless him.

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Forgive me Forum, for I have sinned...

🤣 can you tell where this is going?

So, after taking the boys to the vet, I had to go grab some cat litter, obviously this took me past the guinea pigs.. I saw a very lovely flash of lilac disappear into the hay pile. Carried on with my day. Willow the cat developed an awfully upset stomach so I went back over the weekend to get some sensitive food for him, and lo and behold, a little lilac face was peering out at me..
Fast forward to yesterday, I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask about them, they were probably male anyway and I wouldn't have space. Wrong! But turned out they possibly had mites and were taken out the back. Today I got a phonecall to say they had got the all clear from the vet and if I was still interested, I could come and get them 👀
By them I mean, I had to take her sister too, didn't I!?

Look how similar they are to Daisy and Delilah! I'd put money on being distant relatives coming from the same place.

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Good on you for taking these lovely girlies in, it was meant to be ❤️❤️ Glad Silver is doing so well in the gabapentin, 🤞for Forest’s eye x
 
HeatherW said:
Eeeeeeee! Similar happened to me recently too. 😁

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How gorgeous are they! Absolutely beautiful babies.

I think I've settled on Iris for the beautiful lilac and gold lady, although Violet was a close second. I cant think of a name for the little chocolate one yet but plenty time yet, I'm sure she will let me know what her name is soon :)
 
We're trialling Amber for a few days to see if it fits, but I do like Hannah! That was my first ever best friends name.

I forgot to say as well, Panda was at the vet a little while ago, she has been hormonal on and off..I cant remember if I've mentioned 😅 but obviously being spayed, she shouldn't really be doing that. At the moment she's being monitored, it could be a tumour, ovarian remnant syndrome or her reacting to pheromones from the unspayed females in the group.
If she gets bad again I'll be separating her into a spayed only group to see if that makes a difference, failing that, we will be trying a hormone implant with her. I dont really want her having surgery looking for a needle in a haystack which may not even be there.
She had a great time while at the vet though, loved getting a fuss and nearly fell asleep 😅

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Well that set me off! Sat and had a good cry. I decided to see if the babies wanted to try handling (Iris absolutely did not appreciate it at all. Hopefully when she's out of quarantine she will follow the more relaxed piggies lead!)
But Amber is a very sweet little lady who already enjoys coming out for a cuddle.
What upset me though was how like Daisy she is, their mannerisms are so alike. As soon as she came out she started raising and stretching up her head and looking up at me.. none of my other pigs do that except Misty when she wants her meds and ive a feeling she learned by copying Daisy seeing it got her attention and food 😅

I know I shouldn't compare them. But of all the afterlife theories, I do like the thought of reincarnation. I'd love to think she's come back for a second adventure in the form of Amber. That probably sounds daft 🤦‍♀️

Apologies for my dodgy camera skills in the video, I'd only just got her out and was watching her not my phone in case she decided to make a run for it 😅



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Little Amber has spent the morning popcorning her little heart out around the quarantine cage. I cant wait for their 2 weeks to be up so they can see all the space and new friends they're going to have! It's been ages since I've had tiny baby babies, and that was Forrest and Silver where I had to be very careful and slow with giving extra space! Before that I cant even remember, must have been Hazel and she's almost 3 years old now! Very excited 🤣
 
Little Iris was brave enough to come out last night with me sat by the cage, bless her. They had their first taste of grass and carrot tops yesterday. Very pleased with how well they're doing :)

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Lots of lazy piggies this morning, wish I could join them 🤣

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Eriathwen said:
Little Iris was brave enough to come out last night with me sat by the cage, bless her. They had their first taste of grass and carrot tops yesterday. Very pleased with how well they're doing :)

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Lots of lazy piggies this morning, wish I could join them 🤣

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Oh look at Forest 😍 those little legs 💙 You are not daft at all, I’m sure there is more that we don’t know about. Familiar characteristics in new pets/people are very common, reincarnation I can’t say but it would be so heart warming if it’s the case 😊
 
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Oh look at Forest 😍 those little legs 💙 You are not daft at all, I’m sure there is more that we don’t know about. Familiar characteristics in new pets/people are very common, reincarnation I can’t say but it would be so heart warming if it’s the case 😊
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Honestly it's a good job the poor boy is deaf because I burst out laughing when I saw him 🤣 he really let's it all hang out bless him!

Both the newbies came out last night, Iris was less like a bar of soap..although deer in headlights probably isn't much better, poor love. She would have had quite a stressful few days on the shop floor, to out the back, checked over again, off to the vets for a check over, back out the back where she was checked over again then shoved into a box and checked over again by me.. I'm not surprised she's worried, thats a lot of people for such a tiny baby! I'm probably going to only quarantine them for a week, both have absolutely no sign of ringworm or brewing URI, I've found by now with pet store pigs signs start quite quickly. I think they would benefit from being with the others far more than it would be a risk to any of them.

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Spoke with a nurse on the phone today, I've been a bit concerned Ebonys incision still hasn't finished healing and quite crusty, so I emailed over some pictures as I couldn't get a cancelled appointment with my vet. Luckily even though its been a month now they seemed happy to not have her in, just keep it clean with warm water. I've been giving her a bit extra vitamin C to help with the healing as she's an older girl so hopefully that helps.

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