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Farewell Mererid

Wiebke

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My much loved 'Black Pearl' Mererid has sadly made her journey to the Rainbow Bridge in the very late evening hours after going into organ failure on Tuesday, just 9 days before her 8th birthday. She's beaten Tegan to be the Tribe piggy longest with me by just a few days.

Considering her background as a Rainbow Ark baby born to a highly pregnant newly rescued sow in very bad state, it is a bit of a miracle that she and her litter sister Morwenna (who is still with me) have been able to enjoy such a long life; especially as I lost the third sister of the Triplets, Myfina, way back over Christmas 2017.

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The newborn Triplets Merryweather, Flora and Fauna at TEAS sanctuary...
...and being introduced to their ready-made Tribe family with TEAS fosters Essylt and Crisiant and Bedo from The Potteries GPR.
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Merry (rescue name Merryweather, Tribe name Mererid i.e. Margaret 'Pearl') and her sisters Myfina 'Myfi' (Flora) and Morwenna 'Menna' (Fauna) were born at TEAS on 24th February 2014. Between the three of them, they all had a different combination of two out of three breeds in play; Myfina even had a half-hearted aby rosette on top of a mix of smooth/American and teddy. Merry was the smooth/Aby mix and the one least affected her heritage of long standing indiscriminate inbreeding and high stress.
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Morwenna (aby&teddy), Myfina (smooth&teddy with a hint of aby) and Mererid (smooth&aby)

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She was also the naughtiest of the three lively sisters that managed to keep their step-daddy boar-cum nursery nurse Bedo having all his paws full for a goodly while while bounding after him or crying out for him to get them out of whatever scrape they'd gotten themselves into this time. For some reason, Mererid took a fancy to my slipper soles and was forever nibbling at the soles and tugging on any bows. I had to be extremely careful moving around and especially never stepping back blindly because she was very much a nosy 'underfoot' piggy.
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Getting at my slippers even through the bars!

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With Myfina

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Barbering her 'stepmother' Essylt

Considering her background as a Rainbow Ark baby born to a highly pregnant newly rescued sow in very bad state, it is a bit of a miracle that she and her litter sister Morwenna (who is still with me) have been able to enjoy such a long life; especially as I lost the third sister of the Triplets, Myfina, way back over Christmas 2017.
 
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The day when little orphan Angharad arrived to cpomplement the family

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Merry with her sisters, Angharad and Bedo

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Mererid and Morwenna with their beloved stepdaddy Bedo in 2018

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A quick peck for her best daddy!

After losing their made up but very close-knit Tribe family of seven bit by bit over the intervening years, Merry and Menna became very close in older age. Morwenna would sadly not accept any new boar or companion after Bedo's passing in 2018 although Mererid quite liked Dylan but chose to not over-rule her beloved but fear-aggressive sister.
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Mererid and Dylan hanging out together during the bonding attempt

As an old lady, Merry loved to spend the day and often the night, too, being burrowed in a pile of hay, just poking her head out for her meals. She did come though an emergency spaying op well aged 5 years.

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I know that I am absolutely blessed for having had Merry in my life for double the time I expected the Triplets to be with me at the most; but it also means a lot more pain over a stronger bond finally cut off...

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My last picture of Merry
 
I'm so sorry for your loss of beautiful Merry. She had an amazing life with you and her sisters and was clearly very loved.
Sleep tight gorgeous girl 💕🌈
 
Sorry for your loss. What an age to reach! An absolute testimonial to the care and love Mererid received. Sleep tight little one.
 
So sorry you have lost Merry, what a little character she was, sending hugs, she had a very happy life with you all x
Sleep tight gorgeous girl 🌈
 
Sorry to hear your loss Wiebke 😢. She was a beautiful piggy x
 
So sorry for your loss.
what an amazing life she had with you. So much love and joy.
Merry sounds like such an amazing character.
Sleep tight little Merry.xx
 
What a rich and happy life Mererid lived with you and the tribe. I'm so sorry for your loss as you come to terms with the big gap left by her passing. 🌈
 
So sorry that you lost Mererid.
Such a beautiful girl and a very moving tribute.
Be gentle with yourself as you grieve.
Hugs :hug::hug::hug::hug:
 
I am so sorry, you have just been so kind to me, even though you are going through all this, thank you. i am still i a lot of pain after Gizmo, it really hurts i know, i really am so sorry, sleep tight sweet little Mererid, Gizmo will keep you company over the rainbow bridge. Hugs @Wiebke i really am thinking of you xx
 
chill said:
I am so sorry, you have just been so kind to me, even though you are going through all this, thank you. i am still i a lot of pain after Gizmo, it really hurts i know, i really am so sorry, sleep tight sweet little Mererid, Gizmo will keep you company over the rainbow bridge. Hugs @Wiebke i really am thinking of you xx
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Thank you.

Unlike you, Mererid has simply got gradually frailer for a while now so it was more of a matter of whether she would be able to hang on in there long enough for my own gratification to celebrate a rare landmark birthday or not. I have been able to do quite a bit of my grieving 'homework' over the last months and weeks, except the bit about the pain of the actual loss and getting used to no longer having her around; the 'missing her' bit is the harder one because she was one of my more insistent beggars and one of my my more favourite piggies - but that is something that only time can soften and heal as you slowly learn to readjust your daily routine and have gradually less jarring reminders of your loss; that's why I try to be grateful for having had her in my life for so long first and foremost. Only a few of my piggies live to such a great age, so it is always a special blessing when they do.

After losing about 50 piggies or so over the course of many years, a comparatively peaceful natural death from old age is no longer a traumatising event for me, just something I am relieved about when I do not have to race a piggy to the vets for pts/euthanasia. If I need time out from the forum for grieving or feel unable to post on certain threads , I will do this to protect myself, rest assured! I have done so in the past and no doubt will do so in the future. ;)
 
I'm sorry that you have lost your beloved girl. She really did have the best life with you and her friends. Sending big hugs. :hug:

Sleep well Mererid.💕🌈🐾
 
So sorry to hear of her passing, but like you said, she was lucky to have gone to the rainbow bridge peacefully after such a long and happy life with you and her friends. The pain of loss is hard and I send hugs. She will always be with you in your heart. Run free beautiful Merry x 🌈
 
Claire W said:
I am so very sorry that you have lost your beautiful girl :( She lived a long and wonderful life and I shall always remember the cuddles I had with her. (((hugs))) Sleep tight Mererid xx

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I was going to send you this picture as I have come across when trawling through my tens of thousands of piggy pics.
 
What a beautiful tribute to the cutest of the triplets. She was such a cheeky character. I’m so sorry that she has made her way to the Rainbow Bridge. Sleep tight, gorgeous girl xx
 
Aww wiebke, you give all your piggies such an incredible life! She would have had a fantastic life with you. I’m so sorry for you loss x
 
So sorry for your loss. She had a good life and was a real character. The slipper chewing picture is so funny.
 
I’m so sorry you have lost beautiful Mererid. Such a long and happy life she had with you. A peaceful trot over the bridge to meet up with old friends. Take care ❤️
 
I’m so sorry that you lost Mererid. She sounds to have been quite a character. So many happy todays she has with you so I’m sure she is telling all the other piggies about it at the bridge.

Sleep tight Mererid
 
What a little character she was! Happy memories and a beautiful tribute. Popcorn once more Merry. Hugs Wiebke xx
 
I'm so sorry Wiebke. How did I miss this thread. Such a beautiful piggy. Run free little one 💚
 
I’m so sorry you lost gorgeous Mererid, she was such a beauty and had an amazing life with you. Sending massive belated hugs xx
Sleep tight beautiful Mererid ❤️ xx
 
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