03/03/2026
A few days ago, Daphne passed away. It's taken a while to make this post as everytime i think about her i have to stop before i start crying. Daphne was the face of this account. She was the most photogenic pig we have ever had and i have more photos of her than anyone else. I'd say she was one of my soul pigs. She had a respiratory infection for a few weeks but was on antibiotics the whole time and we thought we had caught it early. She seemed to be getting better the few days before she passed and so, even though she had been sick for so long, we had hope. I went in to give her medicine in the night and she was laying on the floor, seemingly limp and i knew something was wrong. She didn't react when i touched her and when i pulled her to me, her body didn't fight and she was completely limp in my arms, but alive. I knew she was dying and tried giving her some painkillers to help but she wasn't responsive and after a few minutes, she stopped moving all together in my arms.
It's hard to see them that way - the other times had been euthanasia or my grandad had found them instead. I didn't want to let her go and feeling no fight when i lifted her was so upsetting. i believe that Daphne, despite being grumpy with me for picking her up everyday for 3 weeks and giving her medicine, was waiting for me to find her before passing away and was holding on for me.
i don't think I've truly processed that she's gone yet. She had the biggest personality and the biggest dewlap. she was feisty and moody but silly and would almost pose for the camera. I'll always miss your expressions and your beautiful face daphie. We love you and miss you darling and I'm sorry we couldn't do more for you 💛💛🌈
