Tales from the hutch
We are very sad about Roland, who went over the Rainbow Bridge yesterday. He lived in New York with Auntie Dawn and Uncle Wayne, and had many, many pigtures on Facebook, for his #WolandWednesday theme. An awful lot of them had him taking food from his daddy’s lips while standing on his daddy’s chest. Awful is a carefully chosen word there. I wouldn’t do it, not even from Mummy. But it shows what a polite and trusting pig Roland was.
Sending love to Auntie Dawn and Uncle Wayne.
As you will know, Dougall had been losing weight steadily since September, and in the last month his weight had plummeted. We could find no reason for it, other than he had stopped eating, and whether he had mouth ulcers due to an empty tummy, or had them earlier and they made his tummy empty, we don’t know. Last night he started breathing as if he had fluid in his lungs. This morning he had lost even more weight, and was in distress, so we helped him across the Rainbow Bridge at 11 am. I’m sure Victor and Humphrey and all the others were waiting to welcome him.
My sweet boy. Forever loved.
Dylan told me I could write the post today, since it’s all about Colman, my buddy, who went over the Rainbow Bridge on Friday evening.
We were part of what was called the Great Exodus of 2012, when sixteen of us left our home on Jersey and came to England. It was nice on Jersey, we liked being with Pigpog, who was our Mummy then, but she disappeared and there was a week or two when nothing much happened, although Auntie Sue made sure we had food and water, but it wasn’t like Pigpog looking after us. Then we got packed into our travel boxes and had a long long time before we got out of them again. Continue reading “My life with Colman”
Colman passed away today, after dwindling over the last few days. He was over seven years old (which is 98 in human years). He will be greeted by all our friends not only from here but from his old home in Jersey, when he arrives over the Rainbow Bridge.
Love you, Col xxxx
Hector died in my arms today after a series of health problems. Hugo will be waiting for him at the Rainbow Bridge.
Rest in peace, my loving but troubled boy.
We’ll be in mourning for the next seven weeks, as is the guinea pigs’ custom.
It’s already one year since Victor went to the Rainbow Bridge. Mummy remembers it very well, since she says she had a moment when he visited her to say goodbye, along with George and Hugo. She was in the middle of a game of golf at the time, so she thinks it’s real. Why doubt it, Mummy?
I sort of miss Victor, but he was very old and not well at all, so he’s happy at the Rainbow Bridge and I’ll see him there sometime. And meet George and Fred and Hugo. And tease Humphrey again. I miss Humphrey.
It’s four years since Uncle Mariusz left Auntie Dawn and Uncle Wayne and went to the Rainbow Bridge. I think Auntie Dawn will be extra sad today because after Mariusz went, she got Willoughby, and of course he went earlier this month too. 😦 Continue reading “Monday is Mariusz Day”
We’re all really upset and sending love to Auntie Dawn, Uncle Wayne, Atticus, Peepers and Tweek, because of the sudden passing of our friend Willoughby.
Mummy is extra upset because she was working on his story all morning.
We’ll all really miss him. We’ll be in mourning for him for the next seven weeks.
It’s been five days since Victor went to the Rainbow Bridge. It’s very quiet in the morning without him. I miss checking up on him and hugging him, and grooming his face to make sure he was ok. Continue reading “Now we are six”
