2 Girls Piggies Need Help.

As you know we've taken on two extra girls piggies 6 months old. they come with problems and taken a massive drop in weight and the routine that was their life has made them not pets but scavenger attitude piggies
Kids a puppy and life in a hot busy kitchen has reduce them to sad sight. feet hair etc.
but our main aim to get them healthy before we address things. I was upset to see the ginger limp and carefree early evening and annoyingly I had to go out. She hardly moved on my lap and i feared the worse. Has our kindness been at a massive cost.
Kath took over look into her problems and syringe feeding guide on the forum.and on my return 9.30 we decided to give her the treatment and be stressful for all as we never done it.
Ginger mate is hairy piggie and seems ok weight down but getting on.
Then right on que ginger got up and out igloo into the hay very very slow followed by hairy who was a bit anoying. We watched as ginger ate some hay then leaves on lap time and showed a fighting spirit.
We in bed now knowing she's eaten on her own. Ok it's a long road and as you guys know plenty problems ahead. But seeing a sad poorly piggie hide under a cusion and nibble leaves is lottery value.
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David Pet Lover said:
As you know we've taken on two extra girls piggies 6 months old. they come with problems and taken a massive drop in weight and the routine that was their life has made them not pets but scavenger attitude piggies
Kids a puppy and life in a hot busy kitchen has reduce them to sad sight. feet hair etc.
but our main aim to get them healthy before we address things. I was upset to see the ginger limp and carefree early evening and annoyingly I had to go out. She hardly moved on my lap and i feared the worse. Has our kindness been at a massive cost.
Kath took over look into her problems and syringe feeding guide on the forum.and on my return 9.30 we decided to give her the treatment and be stressful for all as we never done it.
Ginger mate is hairy piggie and seems ok weight down but getting on.
Then right on que ginger got up and out igloo into the hay very very slow followed by hairy who was a bit anoying. We watched as ginger ate some hay then leaves on lap time and showed a fighting spirit.
We in bed now knowing she's eaten on her own. Ok it's a long road and as you guys know plenty problems ahead. But seeing a sad poorly piggie hide under a cusion and nibble leaves is lottery value.
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Oh bless her. Such a shame they have starts off their lives like this but you and @Hoppity.K are doing an amazing job and with you looking after them, they’ll be just fine xx
 
Claire W said:
Oh bless her. Such a shame they have starts off their lives like this but you and @Hoppity.K are doing an amazing job and with you looking after them, they’ll be just fine xx
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Flutterby said:
I'm glad she is starting to perk up David x
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We a long way to go. I don't want to fall in love with these 2 piggies as our 3 are main herd but will give them best chance to get a new forever home once they pick up and show me they can.
All quiet this am but I'm not suprised Got 10000 questions to ask in time when we happy.
Fall in love with 2 poorly piggies. Who am I kidding. :hmm:
 
David Pet Lover said:
We a long way to go. I don't want to fall in love with these 2 piggies as our 3 are main herd but will give them best chance to get a new forever home once they pick up and show me they can.
All quiet this am but I'm not suprised Got 10000 questions to ask in time when we happy.
Fall in love with 2 poorly piggies. Who am I kidding. :hmm:
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If you are not already in love you soon will be.
 
You’re both doing a great job, those piggies are extremely lucky to have ended up with you. I agree, it’s gonna be hard for you not to fall in love with them!
 
Charlpigs said:
You’re both doing a great job, those piggies are extremely lucky to have ended up with you. I agree, it’s gonna be hard for you not to fall in love with them!
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Not that we don't want too keep them. its we can't give them full love and support etc. at the moment they are in our living room as we heard about 48 hours before we collected them. We both out house 12 hours a day and all our spare time is with 3 girls who at the moment need us. Chloe is down weight and Cocoa bless her had a worsening mouth problem. Heidi bless her so much has more strenth than Kath and i. xx
 
David Pet Lover said:
Not that we don't want too keep them. its we can't give them full love and support etc. at the moment they are in our living room as we heard about 48 hours before we collected them. We both out house 12 hours a day and all our spare time is with 3 girls who at the moment need us. Chloe is down weight and Cocoa bless her had a worsening mouth problem. Heidi bless her so much has more strenth than Kath and i. xx
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That’s completely understandable, I know everyone on here would love to take in every pig that needs help but realistically you’re thinking of your own girls first and that’s the way it should be. You’ve already done so much for these new girls and I really admire that. I hope Chloe and Cocoa make speedy recoveries x
 
Little up date. The 2 Girls are very very attatched to each other. ginger is tiny and the other one is hairy because of her coat looks massive. She's not.
They snuggle in a corner or under a igloo. Now tho they started a little to wander around. I get the impression hay is a realitive new thing to them especially enough to bury under which they do. When slightly separated it's only a matter of a few moments until they huggle together.
Their claws are razor sharp and we can't subject them to a clip yet until weight has been added.
Hairy is matted and she will need some grooming which again in time we will. . What is noticable she is stunning and has a beautiful face and can easy been shown I have no doubt. Funny tho as when's she's still I can't tell.. bum end or head end. LOL. vegs are being eaten in bits especially leaves.
onwards and upwards
 
Watchman said:
You are both doing a great job. And remember there are plenty of people here willing to help if it gets to much.
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Thanks. i wish didnt have to work and could spend more time fixing piggies.
Rewarding . . Little things are special.
Hairy was in a igloo and i tried so much with a slice of cucumber. all silly man squeaks etc and pls little one way this it's YUMMY. Nothing not a nibble or move . . . So I left it leaning on the opening. . . only to see it vanish 10 mins l8tr.
Being honest I had a moment .
 
Only just caught up with this thread now. What an amazing job that you guys are doing with the new girls. Just be patient with them and they will get used to things. I had a girl who had never had hay before I rescued her, eventually she worked out that hay was to eat but took a lot of patience. Same with vegetables, just try a variety of different veg and they will try it eventually.

Thank you for helping these girls and fingers crossed for them xx
 
Hank288 said:
Only just caught up with this thread now. What an amazing job that you guys are doing with the new girls. Just be patient with them and they will get used to things. I had a girl who had never had hay before I rescued her, eventually she worked out that hay was to eat but took a lot of patience. Same with vegetables, just try a variety of different veg and they will try it eventually.

Thank you for helping these girls and fingers crossed for them xx
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Thanks Pal.
In these 2 piggies I can see a lot fun and love. But they had since babies . .crap abuse including one with a poorly leg from stupid P@H selling to non animal people. Makes me very upset. We will make them happy if we can. x
 
I know you will do you best for these girls and give them the best. Thanks for giving them a helping hand and for helping to find the right home for them, whether its you or someone else, they will get the best.
 
Merab's Slave said:
These girls are so lucky to have you and Kath caring for them, especially at a time when your own girls need so much care.
How are your girls?
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Heidi is Fantastic. Chloe weigh loss was very rapid we were away and on return she was 140 light. She's ok put bit back and is acting normal. Cocoa is a worry. Her lip is bad and Kath and i don't want to subject her to 400 miles and a day round trip as she is a nervous passenger but it's gona have to happen I think.
 
Fantastic to hear that the girls are getting so much care and attention from you, it seems that they really couldn’t have gone anywhere better to stay while they recover from their difficult start in life
 
panic stations . . dam piggie that eats and active is down 200 since Sunday. that has shocked us so much. We are struggling guys.
 
I don't think you are doing anything wrong. It's likely a mix of neglect and change of situation. If they haven't had much hay before then there may be teeth problems etc.
You are both doing an amazing job but if you are starting to feel stressed and out of your depth then perhaps looking to move them into a rescue sooner rather than later for the expertise and time needed to help these poor girls through
 
Just because she is eating doesn't mean she is eating enough and doesn't mean that you have done anything wrong. When Isobel had dental problems she looked like she was constantly eating and I think she tried a lot because she was hungry but just couldn't manage it and kept dropping food
 
ok. but on this forum we told weight and rapid loss is urgent and get food in and we are... doing that
We new lass and I'm not going to let this beat us. takin her to rescue wlll be time consuming and we dont have that.
we doing our best
 
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