[Gpdd] Misc: Piggies holding grudges

[Suze]

Lynn, I laughed so hard at your posting.  I can just see Samantha and 
Tabitha holding conference on whether they should talk to you! Our boys 
have been known to hold a grudge for a week.  I am so amazed they can 
remember anything for that long! 
All our boys give whisker kisses when fed.  We don't insist, but I'll 
wait a second or two before I put the food in the cages.  Usually they 
respond right away, but our little Will, who has recently endured two 
bouts of surgery and the subsequent hand feedings and meds won't come to 
the door of his cage at all anymore. As soon as I open the door he 
whooshes into his pigloo, or tries to hide in the hay.  He's never been 
much of a talker, he has quite a raspy wheek, but he will complain if we 
pick him up.  As soon as he's nestled into my arms he calms down, but is 
always ready to go back to his home. 
Rocky, who is our Alpha pig gets extremely jealous of any attention 
given to the others, and is known to turn his back to me if he sees me 
giving a cuddle to either of his buddies.  We have to keep all three in 
their own cages as Rocky will start a rumble over floor space, let alone 
food!  Feef, however, forgives everything and will come to the door with 
soft wheeks to ask for a chin rub, or a cuddle.  Floor time is 
exasperating, as you can imagine. 
I'm sure the girls will eventually figure out it was only an accident 
and get back to their usual selves!  I believe parsley will help with that.

Suze, slave to Rocky, Will and Feef.