Viennese Furbabies
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Yesterday Odi was helped over the rainbow bridge. He was a bit over 6.5 years old and had battled with progressive dental problems for nearly two years.
It was a really hard and heartbreaking decision because giving up was never on his agenda and he tried to battle on even though he clearly was in pain during the last days. Luckily the meds in very high dose still worked.
Odi came to me and my girls after we lost Muffin. Muffin had been a gentlepig and every girl fell for him in a second.
Odi was ... well he was Odi.
No manners at all, fear aggressive, very hectic, always trying to be in charge. The girls had to teach him a lot. And during the first weeks I came pretty close to loosing a finger or two while handing out the veggies.
He had been rescued from a horrific situation and had learned to fight for his life. But after he had settled in, he became a very happy boy with the mission to make the best out of every situation.
This was one of the first pictures with Odi after he moved in. He was quite small for his age but he looked a lot bigger after he had settled in and got a rounder belly.
After the first months he became much calmer, relaxed and he always loved to hear that he was a sweet, handsome boy. He had never heard that before and being a really clever boy he seemed to understand every word.
He was also quite mischievious at times and always managed to bring a smile to my face.
He loved to live in a group of girls and sometimes tried to be peacemaker ... more often this wouldn't work out the way he planned.
Every time he came back to the group, he had to count his girls and check that everyone was still there.
He also had to check the living room whenever I opened the cage to see if there were any other boars around that he had to keep away from his girls.
He wasn't a natural cuddler but during his last months he sometimes did a piggy croissant while laying on me, just for a short time but it was a very special demonstration of his trust. The first time he did it, I hardly dared to breath.
Odi, my darling boy, my sweetheart, you will be missed in so many ways.
I still can't really believe that you're gone.
Sleep tight sweety. Mummy loves you for ever and always!
It was a really hard and heartbreaking decision because giving up was never on his agenda and he tried to battle on even though he clearly was in pain during the last days. Luckily the meds in very high dose still worked.
Odi came to me and my girls after we lost Muffin. Muffin had been a gentlepig and every girl fell for him in a second.
Odi was ... well he was Odi.
No manners at all, fear aggressive, very hectic, always trying to be in charge. The girls had to teach him a lot. And during the first weeks I came pretty close to loosing a finger or two while handing out the veggies.
He had been rescued from a horrific situation and had learned to fight for his life. But after he had settled in, he became a very happy boy with the mission to make the best out of every situation.
This was one of the first pictures with Odi after he moved in. He was quite small for his age but he looked a lot bigger after he had settled in and got a rounder belly.
After the first months he became much calmer, relaxed and he always loved to hear that he was a sweet, handsome boy. He had never heard that before and being a really clever boy he seemed to understand every word.
He was also quite mischievious at times and always managed to bring a smile to my face.
He loved to live in a group of girls and sometimes tried to be peacemaker ... more often this wouldn't work out the way he planned.
Every time he came back to the group, he had to count his girls and check that everyone was still there.
He also had to check the living room whenever I opened the cage to see if there were any other boars around that he had to keep away from his girls.
He wasn't a natural cuddler but during his last months he sometimes did a piggy croissant while laying on me, just for a short time but it was a very special demonstration of his trust. The first time he did it, I hardly dared to breath.
Odi, my darling boy, my sweetheart, you will be missed in so many ways.
I still can't really believe that you're gone.
Sleep tight sweety. Mummy loves you for ever and always!
What a lovely life he had with you and his many wives 
(((hugs)))
. But I don't live in the UK.