Stewybus
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Sadly my piggy, Mother passed away in my arms on Monday, August 25th at 11.30pm.
This was her life:-
Mother in a regal pose in 2012:-
She was my first piggy & I got her on June 15th 2011. I bought her from a pet shop (before I knew better) as a companion for my wife’s piggy, Lisa. We called her Maggie but 61 days after getting her she had a baby boy & girl so she got the name Mother that stuck ever since. We originally thought she’d been caught by her brother in the pet shop but discovered about a week after she gave birth that Lisa was a boar. He’d been with her right throughout the pregnancy, birth & the week after but had to be separated when we discovered the truth. He & the baby boy were re-homed & we kept Mother & her daughter Madam.
Mother with her daughter, Madam in 2011:-
We extended our group to 4 piggies when we got Minky & Mousey about 3 weeks after the babies were born & the 4 were eventually bonded a week or two later. Mother then broke her back leg at the beginning of October the same year. It healed quickly & she was fully mobile within 3 weeks & until recently when her vet mentioned it when she had an x-ray, it had healed that well so that we couldn't remember if it was left or right. We're not certain how it happened but we'd bought a new cage with a ramp & suspected this so I made it safe by adding sides to it & there was never any recurrence.
Mother with Mousey & Minky shortly after Madam passed away in 2013:-
The 4 lived as a group until February Saturday, February 16th when her daughter, Madam passed away aged just 18 months. A few weeks later we adopted Minnie from Bekki but the bonding didn’t go too well so we adopted Mitch as her hus-boar from Bunny Burrows. We tried these on the lawn with the 3 girls & Mitch seemed to have a steadying influence so we took the plunge & put them all in the run together & they were fine. We then adopted a lovely boy called Rex who was bonded with Minnie & Minky. Mother & Mousey stayed with Mitch.
Mother with Mitch, Minky, Minnie & Mousey in 2013:-
The 5 got on real well until trajedy struck again on Tuesday, January 28th this year when Mousey passed away a week after an operation to remove an abscess. We had just adopted 2 Abi girls called Rhubarb & Custard so we had to change round the groups so Minnie & Minky moved back in happily with Mother & Mitch. The 2 new girls were bonded with Rex. In June I adopted 3 5-year-old girls who were going to be split up & re-homed because owner was emigrating. We tried all 8 girls on the lawn & these got on very well with Mother & Mitch that we moved them straight in the indoor run where they were instantly a happy group. The other 5 took a little longer but they were also living happy together 5 days later.
The final picture I took of mother on August 8th 2014 with Mitch, Pepper, Peach & Pixie:-
During her life Mother was the most outgoing piggy I had. She was very confident & always the first to greet me on a morning or when I came back in after a few hours absence. When they went out on the lawn as much as the weather permitted she was always the first out of the carrier onto the grass & when it was time to come back in, she would lead them back into the carrier. If any of them lagged behind she would herd them in like a sheep dog.
Her passing has left a big hole in my heart that will take a long time to fill (if ever!). I only hope she has found her way over the rainbow bridge & is with her daughter Madam & friend Mousey. R.I.P. my lovely little girl!
This was her life:-
Mother in a regal pose in 2012:-
She was my first piggy & I got her on June 15th 2011. I bought her from a pet shop (before I knew better) as a companion for my wife’s piggy, Lisa. We called her Maggie but 61 days after getting her she had a baby boy & girl so she got the name Mother that stuck ever since. We originally thought she’d been caught by her brother in the pet shop but discovered about a week after she gave birth that Lisa was a boar. He’d been with her right throughout the pregnancy, birth & the week after but had to be separated when we discovered the truth. He & the baby boy were re-homed & we kept Mother & her daughter Madam.
Mother with her daughter, Madam in 2011:-
We extended our group to 4 piggies when we got Minky & Mousey about 3 weeks after the babies were born & the 4 were eventually bonded a week or two later. Mother then broke her back leg at the beginning of October the same year. It healed quickly & she was fully mobile within 3 weeks & until recently when her vet mentioned it when she had an x-ray, it had healed that well so that we couldn't remember if it was left or right. We're not certain how it happened but we'd bought a new cage with a ramp & suspected this so I made it safe by adding sides to it & there was never any recurrence.
Mother with Mousey & Minky shortly after Madam passed away in 2013:-
The 4 lived as a group until February Saturday, February 16th when her daughter, Madam passed away aged just 18 months. A few weeks later we adopted Minnie from Bekki but the bonding didn’t go too well so we adopted Mitch as her hus-boar from Bunny Burrows. We tried these on the lawn with the 3 girls & Mitch seemed to have a steadying influence so we took the plunge & put them all in the run together & they were fine. We then adopted a lovely boy called Rex who was bonded with Minnie & Minky. Mother & Mousey stayed with Mitch.
Mother with Mitch, Minky, Minnie & Mousey in 2013:-
The 5 got on real well until trajedy struck again on Tuesday, January 28th this year when Mousey passed away a week after an operation to remove an abscess. We had just adopted 2 Abi girls called Rhubarb & Custard so we had to change round the groups so Minnie & Minky moved back in happily with Mother & Mitch. The 2 new girls were bonded with Rex. In June I adopted 3 5-year-old girls who were going to be split up & re-homed because owner was emigrating. We tried all 8 girls on the lawn & these got on very well with Mother & Mitch that we moved them straight in the indoor run where they were instantly a happy group. The other 5 took a little longer but they were also living happy together 5 days later.
The final picture I took of mother on August 8th 2014 with Mitch, Pepper, Peach & Pixie:-
During her life Mother was the most outgoing piggy I had. She was very confident & always the first to greet me on a morning or when I came back in after a few hours absence. When they went out on the lawn as much as the weather permitted she was always the first out of the carrier onto the grass & when it was time to come back in, she would lead them back into the carrier. If any of them lagged behind she would herd them in like a sheep dog.
Her passing has left a big hole in my heart that will take a long time to fill (if ever!). I only hope she has found her way over the rainbow bridge & is with her daughter Madam & friend Mousey. R.I.P. my lovely little girl!
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Mother was a very special girl and you gave her an amazing home.
