Sadly I found Tanni in her forever sleep yesterday morning. She seems to have had a sudden heart attack while munching on some of the hay that she loved dragging all over the cage sometime during the night. She'd been suffering from persistent bloating in the week before her passing, so to some degree I am very grateful that her death was a gentle one.
Tanni had just celebrated her 6th adoption anniversary at the beginning of the year. She was around 6 1/2 years old and since Nerys' passing the oldest Tribe sow.
Tanni was a dumped hobby breeder sow that arrived in rescue as a last minute unnancounced addition in a box with several very neglected unwanted boars. Her new owner could obviously not be bothered to breed Tanni as trying to handle her was like trying to keep hold of a flame (hence her Welsh Tribe name, which means "Little Fire"), so Tanni had a very narrow, but lucky escape!
Despite her skittishness, Tanni has been very happy in her new home.
Oops - with Caron
The first generation Tribe in early 2011 - sadly the last survivors Nerys, Hywel and Tanni have now all passed away
Tanni never came to more than tolerating being handled for any necessary grooming, especially when her hair at the back suddenly started growing out.
(please wait for the next instalment!)
Tanni had just celebrated her 6th adoption anniversary at the beginning of the year. She was around 6 1/2 years old and since Nerys' passing the oldest Tribe sow.
Tanni was a dumped hobby breeder sow that arrived in rescue as a last minute unnancounced addition in a box with several very neglected unwanted boars. Her new owner could obviously not be bothered to breed Tanni as trying to handle her was like trying to keep hold of a flame (hence her Welsh Tribe name, which means "Little Fire"), so Tanni had a very narrow, but lucky escape!
Despite her skittishness, Tanni has been very happy in her new home.
Oops - with Caron
The first generation Tribe in early 2011 - sadly the last survivors Nerys, Hywel and Tanni have now all passed away
Tanni never came to more than tolerating being handled for any necessary grooming, especially when her hair at the back suddenly started growing out.
(please wait for the next instalment!)
