Inside and outside

Yesterday after cleaning both cages in the morning, I decided to leave them open and see how they all get on. The new girls feel comfy in either, but get quite often chased away; Molly being the only one who runs after them. I just cannot believe what a bully my Mollekins is! Chloe was quite happy lying about in the small cage most of the day. I believe she thinks it's her own personal office. Betty really loves the hammock and spends a lot of time in it.

I have decided to keep feeding them fresh vegetables in the kitchen. Jenny and Betty went through there for a wee munch every so often. Keleigh and Chloe have gotten used to it as well. And even Molly found her way into the kitchen yesterday evening. Twinkle only realised today where the fresh veggies are kept. :)

I popped Betty and Jenny back into the small cage for the night and closed it off. Both girls were desperate to get out this morning! Less chasing about today, so might leave both cages open overnight and once we have a few more hammocks I will remove the small cage completely.

Almost forgot, Betty and Jenny ventured into the hall yesterday evening. I came out of the living room and they had come out of the kitchen and were half ways down the hall. Will have to keep all doors closed from now on.

The girls spent two hours outside this afternoon. Their current run is really too small for all six, but hopefully the new one will arrive shortly. They got on brilliant outside so I'm really happy.

I am however worried about Chloe today. She suddenly started squeeling and jumping about. It looked like one of her back legs had a live of its own as it was making all sorts of uncontrolled movements. I picked her up and put her on my chest and she was teeth chattering for a while, then gave herself a shake and was back to normal. I put her down and she walked fine, even had a wee run around the room. So hopefully her leg was only asleep and it's nothing more sinister. Will keep an eye on her....

Jenny and Betty

One Monday (26/05/08) we picked up two girls from Hutches, a rescue in Alyth.

Betty was born in July 07 and gave birth to 4 babies in April 08. Jenny was born in September 2007. Betty's daughter and sons were also at the rescue and available for adoption and it was really hard to leave her wee daughter, Daisy, behind. I hope she will find a new home soon.

Once we got home with our new girls (we initially went for one), we came back and built an extension from the main cage, so they will have their own enclosed space until they are fully integrated with the rest.

On Tuesday morning I put a blanket down on the kitchen floor with a pile of food and put all 6 girls on it. At first Betty was quite aggressive to my other 4 girls but it soon became apparent, that she was really frightened of her. I was really worried about her at the time.

I repeated the whole procedure at lunch and things looked a bit better. Jenny was mainly ignore. Betty quite often sat frozen at the edge of the blanket.

Again the same procedure in the evening, and things looked a bit up for Betty: she wasn't quite as afraid any more. However we discovered that Molly is a right little bully. We then popped our old girls into the small cage and let Betty and Jenny enjoy the big cage. Wow, what a show. They ran around like crazy. Just round and round in circles. They are such wee darlings.

Maya

It's been a couple of very sad weeks. We cannot get used to Maya not being there anymore. She was such a beautiful pig and cuddles with Maya were just the best.

The last hours of her live were some of the most intense hours of my live and I hope I will remember them for a very long time. I was so very close to her and it felt like we were comforting each other and sharing something sad but also very special. I wish I could put all these feelings into words so that I could preserve them forever.

I'm very glad and thankful that she died lying on my chest rather than at a vets. She died in the same room where she lived most of her life and were she was happy.

She left a big hole in our hearts but we're glad we were able to share some great years with her!

She's greatly missed!

We love you, Ma-May!!!

Maya passed away last night.

We took her to the vet two weeks ago because she was loosing a lot of weight, but still eating happily. The vet diagnosed her with ovarian cyst, but also her breathing was very laboured. For the last few says I have been syringe feeding her but last night she decided to stop fighting. After hours of quality cuddles, she past away while lying on my chest.

Rest in peace, Maya. We love you and will never forget you!

I'll miss you terribly, my little Maya!