It's been a while since I've checked in. Between the constant migraines and the start of an intense uni year the pigs have been a tad neglected. Though they all still have there daily routine there have been a lot less cuddles then usual.
But tis time for an update on all my babies.
Pipsqueak Edmund continues to do well, his coat looks great and I 'believe it' is still unchewed. He has five wraps in and they are changed every second day. Usually the wraps are pretty loose with lots of fly away hair around by the second day but it seems to be doing his coat a world of good and combing has been a lot easier. His coat still gets gunky from boar glue/pee but now it's mainly the much shorter belly hair rather then his long top and undercoat. He's lovely and plump and is entered into the Texel class on Sunday. I will be overjoyed with anything that's better than last, and if he comes last oh well, it'll will still be a great experience.
Pipsqueak Ebony is doing well and her daily two hourly runs on the floor have returned her to breeding condition. She still sits at just over a kg but her actual condition/body shape is lean and fit. She had her very own pamper session today with a bath, nail clipping and a trim. So she's all ready for her boyfriend on Tuesday.
Pipsqueak Feather is as always a glorious white bombshell of hair. He also had a bath today and seriously the gunk that came out of his coat was putrid. But he's lovely and blindingly white again and looking good. The stop chew spray has totally broken them of their coat chewing habit. I no longer need to use it and they still have lovely locks.
Pipsqueak Fortinbras also had a bath much to his disgust. He's still a bit on the light side with no shoulders to speak of but he does seem to be moving from bugg ugly to mildly ugly/slightly cute. The dropped shoulder coat has grown out slightly so he has his chops back. I still hold out hope that he'll blossom into a magnificent adult. He has the most stunning eyes I've ever seen in a pig and those ears are to die for.
So these past few days have been busy organizing for the show and the family visit (still debating on pretending Edmund's a rat to see if I can scare dear stepmother). Somehow I got talked into staying with my father/dear stepmother as well as collecting my brother and driving him back to our Mother's, as well as going to a dinner with the entire extended family (so only sixty or so people). Thank God for the cavy show, four days with the family would be killer.
I am looking forward to the show though. I have stuck plenty of extra carriers in the car and have gotten plenty of cash out. I'll be collecting Pipsqueak Sterling on Sunday as my new breed boar (I am incredibly excited) and I hope to find a nice sow at the show as a companion to Ebby as well as someone to show in the shorthair classes.
Tomorrow I get to finish packing as well as cooking food for myself for the next four days (the rest of the family does not approve of vegetarianism, if I don't take meat-free food, I don't eat). Then Saturday Eddy gets his own pamper session with a wash and blow dry, then a freshly wrapped Edmund and I will head off down the mountain to Cessnock. Hopefully if the trips not to hard I'll be able to do it fairly often and maybe find someone to carpool with. Me and one pig in a mazda seems a wee bit overkill LOL.
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