It has taken some weeks to finally write this tribute to our lovely Dora. She was the last of our original piggies and started of our piggy journey. Dora and Ginger were also the reason we found this forum.
Dora and Ginger joined is in early December 2017 as 10 week old babies. She was a very skinny hairless piggy with skin that didn't look like if fitted her properly. She went through life with one ear stuck up and one flopping down and you always knew were Dora was as she constantly made a noise when she moved around. Dora got her name because of her inquisitive nature (Dora the Explorer). On her first night here she woke us up at 3am with her very loud shrieking. It turned out that she had ventured into the top part of their 2 tier home but could not work out how to get back down to Ginger Pig on the lower level. She did not like to be cuddled but had no fear of humans and would climb all over us especially if she thought you may be hiding food. Dora loved floor time and would greet our piggies in the adjoining runs with enthusiastic wheeking. She really did live life at top speed and only slowed down during her last few weeks.
Dora loved Ginger Pig and when we lost him earlier this year she was never quite the same again. She accepted a new friend in Belle but there was never the bond that she had with Ginger Pig. It was really obvious that she missed him. Sadly her health deteriorated quite suddenly during the summer this year and we had to say our goodbyes to our beautiful girl. I believe that losing Ginger Pig was just too much for her and she lost her will to live. She was almost 6 years old (a good age for a skinny pig).
It has been a difficult year for us as we have lost all 4 of our elderly piggies (Mavis, Peggy, Dora and Ginger) and another (Pol) to pyometra. We miss them all every day but our piggy journey continues and we have rehomed 5 piggies from rescues and hope that they enjoy their lives with us. We learnt a lot from Dora and Ginger and hope that their legacy is our continued wish to give our piggies the best life that we can.
Dora and Ginger joined is in early December 2017 as 10 week old babies. She was a very skinny hairless piggy with skin that didn't look like if fitted her properly. She went through life with one ear stuck up and one flopping down and you always knew were Dora was as she constantly made a noise when she moved around. Dora got her name because of her inquisitive nature (Dora the Explorer). On her first night here she woke us up at 3am with her very loud shrieking. It turned out that she had ventured into the top part of their 2 tier home but could not work out how to get back down to Ginger Pig on the lower level. She did not like to be cuddled but had no fear of humans and would climb all over us especially if she thought you may be hiding food. Dora loved floor time and would greet our piggies in the adjoining runs with enthusiastic wheeking. She really did live life at top speed and only slowed down during her last few weeks.
Dora loved Ginger Pig and when we lost him earlier this year she was never quite the same again. She accepted a new friend in Belle but there was never the bond that she had with Ginger Pig. It was really obvious that she missed him. Sadly her health deteriorated quite suddenly during the summer this year and we had to say our goodbyes to our beautiful girl. I believe that losing Ginger Pig was just too much for her and she lost her will to live. She was almost 6 years old (a good age for a skinny pig).
It has been a difficult year for us as we have lost all 4 of our elderly piggies (Mavis, Peggy, Dora and Ginger) and another (Pol) to pyometra. We miss them all every day but our piggy journey continues and we have rehomed 5 piggies from rescues and hope that they enjoy their lives with us. We learnt a lot from Dora and Ginger and hope that their legacy is our continued wish to give our piggies the best life that we can.
Dora was beautiful and will be free from pain popcorning over the rainbow with her friends (((hugs))) Sleep tight Dora xx
