See how they grow

For the blog readers who have not had access to piggy pictures from the beginning of my fostering adventure, I thought I would document their progress. First, a photo of the conditions Scotch and Soda were living in when seized by the SPCA. Note that they don't even have room to turn around!




Below is the picture taken 30 minutes after they arrived at my place. Note that they are both terribly obese (no wonder we didn't know Soda was pregnant) - their faces show signs of "fat blindness" which occurs when the rolls of fat on the face are so great that the eyes are not visible. And while potbellies SHOULD have a potbelly, their whole underside shouldn't be dragging on the ground as it is here. Note too the dull sparse bristles - more signs of poor nutrition and poor health. Scotch (the male) is the one facing the camera; Soda (the pregnant female) is turned away.



Here's the newborns - just 8 hours old! Born July 28th, 2007 - about a month after Scotch and Soda's arrival:



I love this one - he looks like a little monkey!



Twenty-four hours later, they are walking about. Here's the first one to go solo:



And the same day, July 29th, they start to bond. Wanna be my friend?


At one week old:



Two weeks old: I loves pablum!


First day out of the barn: August 14th



One month old:




October 12th. Soda chats with Lizzy,the only female piglet (10 wks):


October 27th(three months) - this was the sight that greeted me in the morning. Piggies are very clever at pulling blankets over themselves, and this little guy found a piece of blanket just his size!!!


And another one at three months - their personalities are really showing now!



November 17th: Scotch, Soda and baby


January 23,2008 (almost 6 months)


And here they are today:

Scotch, Feb 28th - dark thick bristles, healthy weight, happy pig


Soda and Babies, Feb 28 (7 months)



Both the parents and the piglets have come a long way!!