Manon has sadly suddenly and without obvious causes gone into organ failure over the bank holiday weekend and passed away peacefully sometime in the early hours of Monday; she has followed her daughter Maelona 'Princess' in that, who died last August in the same way. Maelona was just 3 and Manon 4 years old. 
I am ever so grateful to @Qualcast&Flymo for looking after Manon and Macsen over the last half year after I suddenly broke my hip, which then turned into a quite a life-changing saga ending me with balance issues caused by steroids, an inoperable brain tumour and endstage melanoma (without having a melanoma skin patch) by January and then during my slow recovery since I was put on the targeted melanoma immunotherapy in February, which has come with its own issues and challenges, as has the gradual weaning off the high dose steroids, without which I would likely not be around anymore.
Without Qualcast&Flymo's help my husband would not have been able to cope; especially not with Macsen and Manon who had the most difficult to clean cage underneath a table. She was also instrumental in finding somebody local who still comes weekly to clean the piggy cages for us while I am still not quite agile enough to do it myself, even with the help of my husband (who can no longer bend down with his bad knee).
I adopted Manon ('Queen' or 'Maiden') and her baby daughter Maelona 'Princess' via @furryfriends (TEAS) as the future wives for Macsen 'The Greatest' (after the last Roman Emperor on British soil, Magnus Maximus) in October 2021. The adoption was postponed for a few weeks because of a ringworm outbreak, which affected Maelona badly and it took two bonding attemps to get Manon past her fear-aggression issues due to the hellhole she had been rescued from.
You can see how thin on her flanks and how prominent Manon's spine is on this picture taken during the successful bonding attempt.
But in time Macsen and his two skittish new wives formed a solid and enduring bond. They were a fairly quiet trio without big shenanigans but they loved to wheek for their food, especially any fresh grass.
2022
2023
After Maelona's sudden and unexpected death, Macsen and Manon grew even closer; they were both shaken by their shared loss. Manon was the one who suddenly started to popcorn and play tag with by then older Macsen about 2 weeks after her daughter's passing to mark both the end of her grieving and reaffirm her affection for Macsen. It was so lovely to watch how caring they were with each other during that difficult time.
Manon and Macsen have very much enjoyed their time and all the caring attention and interaction with Qualcast&Flymo. Manon especially did come a lot more out of herself.
It is bittersweet for Manon to return here that way but I didn't want to upset her passing in her now familiar surroundings with a minimum of outside stress. My thoughts and vibes have been with her. I have buried Manon with lots of different rose blooms from my garden and one gooseberry leaf from Qualcast&Flymo's garden, who admired the great show of roses in the garden when she brought Macsen and Manon's body across this afternoon, so I hope that she will love Manon's send-off. She has found her final resting place in the same planter as her daughter. Manon is missed by her two piggy mummies.
I am ever so grateful to @Qualcast&Flymo for looking after Manon and Macsen over the last half year after I suddenly broke my hip, which then turned into a quite a life-changing saga ending me with balance issues caused by steroids, an inoperable brain tumour and endstage melanoma (without having a melanoma skin patch) by January and then during my slow recovery since I was put on the targeted melanoma immunotherapy in February, which has come with its own issues and challenges, as has the gradual weaning off the high dose steroids, without which I would likely not be around anymore.
Without Qualcast&Flymo's help my husband would not have been able to cope; especially not with Macsen and Manon who had the most difficult to clean cage underneath a table. She was also instrumental in finding somebody local who still comes weekly to clean the piggy cages for us while I am still not quite agile enough to do it myself, even with the help of my husband (who can no longer bend down with his bad knee).
I adopted Manon ('Queen' or 'Maiden') and her baby daughter Maelona 'Princess' via @furryfriends (TEAS) as the future wives for Macsen 'The Greatest' (after the last Roman Emperor on British soil, Magnus Maximus) in October 2021. The adoption was postponed for a few weeks because of a ringworm outbreak, which affected Maelona badly and it took two bonding attemps to get Manon past her fear-aggression issues due to the hellhole she had been rescued from.
You can see how thin on her flanks and how prominent Manon's spine is on this picture taken during the successful bonding attempt.
But in time Macsen and his two skittish new wives formed a solid and enduring bond. They were a fairly quiet trio without big shenanigans but they loved to wheek for their food, especially any fresh grass.
2022
2023
After Maelona's sudden and unexpected death, Macsen and Manon grew even closer; they were both shaken by their shared loss. Manon was the one who suddenly started to popcorn and play tag with by then older Macsen about 2 weeks after her daughter's passing to mark both the end of her grieving and reaffirm her affection for Macsen. It was so lovely to watch how caring they were with each other during that difficult time.
Manon and Macsen have very much enjoyed their time and all the caring attention and interaction with Qualcast&Flymo. Manon especially did come a lot more out of herself.
It is bittersweet for Manon to return here that way but I didn't want to upset her passing in her now familiar surroundings with a minimum of outside stress. My thoughts and vibes have been with her. I have buried Manon with lots of different rose blooms from my garden and one gooseberry leaf from Qualcast&Flymo's garden, who admired the great show of roses in the garden when she brought Macsen and Manon's body across this afternoon, so I hope that she will love Manon's send-off. She has found her final resting place in the same planter as her daughter. Manon is missed by her two piggy mummies.
