Posted in Behavior & Training

It's only been one day since Truffles has been gone but it's amazing what an impact her absence has on the rest of my herd. It's been quiet....REALLY QUIET..... very few wheeks or demands for food or any commotion whatsoever. They know something is different.... When Oreo passed, I had him out of his cage so Curly never knew what happened to h… read more

Posted in In Memoriam

Just wanted to let my friends know I had Truffles put to sleep this morning. I've been hand feeding her for quite some time now since she wouldn't take any solids. Her back legs were paralyzed and one of her front legs went out on her, too, so she couldn't pull herself around any longer. She would move around in circles. Her other leg finally… read more

Posted in General

I spent the day cleaning and looking online for jobs. I've applied for 10 so far; all different than what I am currently doing. My family looked at me like I was a nutcase when I told them I applied for a pension and death claims examiner.... it sounded interesting to me and I've done a lot of research with my last job. I know they won't call... … read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

I noticed something I hadn't noticed before as I cleaned cages today. As I took each one out and shifted them from cage to carrier, I carefully inspected each one as I always do. I do this all the time, seeing it's a good way to discover if there are changes that indicate the onset of illness. One by one, I inspected, cleaned cage and put the… read more

Posted in General

I was up late last night and up really late this morning. I watched Doctor Who (my favorite show) and some other program that caught my interest.... I checked the pigs around 1:00 a.m. There was Curly Fry all tucked in between Truffles and the corner. I heard the commotion earlier as she tried to worm her way into the "good" spot. It was d… read more