Rosebert's last days

[Catherine]

Rosebert has good moments and not so good ones. Mostly he just lies quiet and I make sure he has food and I put a blanket over him. I can sometimes prop him up with a pillow for a short while, but he seems to prefer lying down.   I make a point of turning him so he doesn't get pressure sores. He is sleeping on soft baby blankets. I can change the blanket many times a day so I can keep him clean.
The other piggies are so good with him.

I think his heart is weak so it is only a matter of time, but he is comfortable and surrounded by his friends and the life he has always known.

It is odd you would see the name Rosebert. When he was born, I thought he was a girl and I called him Rose because he is pink.
Four weeks later when I realized he was a boy I added bert to the name Rose in honour of Pigbert. If it actually exists as a name I have never heard it.

Pigbert was made up in the first place.  I love the cartoon Dilbert about the nerdy engineer. He has a dog called Dogbert and a cat called Catbert. Then he ended up with a rat called Ratbert. So it made sense for me to have a Pigbert. Some day I will end up with a Snakebert. I won't be able to resist it.