Laura-CCC4
Senior Guinea Pig
Tuppy was soulmates with Charlie, and since his death in March she has been a shadow of her usual self. She has been ill all year with dental problems, but I started to suspect she was a little lonely a few months ago. She always looks around and brightens up when I say Charlie's name. She lives with another girl, Jasmine, but they only tolerate each other; they're not great buddies, Tup is not a girly-girl.
I adopted Franklyn at the end of October in the hope that Tup would accept him. Turns out Jasmine was the problem pig, but I let them work it out (minor dominance issues) and within a couple of weeks, they were all living peacefully together.
Since Tuppy's latest dental troubles, a friendship has developed that I thought I would never see. Frankie has been very clingy around her, and often follows her into a pigloo and sits with her. He moves Jasmine away if she pesters Tuppy, and he follows her everywhere.
While Reiki-ing Tuppy last night, Frank was in the middle of the cage watching me, just sitting still. As soon as I put Tuppy in, he went up to her, warned Jasmine away, then licked Tup's ears. While she had a go at eating some pellets, he sat with her, and then they both sat in the hay together for over half an hour.
Tuppy is a pig who does not let anyone get close. She is fiercely independant and feisty. Since she has been ill, she seems to have let Franklyn look after her and become her friend. They aren't soulmates, but they do seem to have grown close and she has let him become more of a friend. The pig who wouldn't love is starting to love again.
I adopted Franklyn at the end of October in the hope that Tup would accept him. Turns out Jasmine was the problem pig, but I let them work it out (minor dominance issues) and within a couple of weeks, they were all living peacefully together.
Since Tuppy's latest dental troubles, a friendship has developed that I thought I would never see. Frankie has been very clingy around her, and often follows her into a pigloo and sits with her. He moves Jasmine away if she pesters Tuppy, and he follows her everywhere.
While Reiki-ing Tuppy last night, Frank was in the middle of the cage watching me, just sitting still. As soon as I put Tuppy in, he went up to her, warned Jasmine away, then licked Tup's ears. While she had a go at eating some pellets, he sat with her, and then they both sat in the hay together for over half an hour.
Tuppy is a pig who does not let anyone get close. She is fiercely independant and feisty. Since she has been ill, she seems to have let Franklyn look after her and become her friend. They aren't soulmates, but they do seem to have grown close and she has let him become more of a friend. The pig who wouldn't love is starting to love again.
