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I have 3 piggies, 1 neutered male and 2 females who have lived together happily, 1 girl had to have an abdominal lump removed on Wednesday and the vet advised I keep them apart until the wound heals. I split their cage up with cc and the girl who had had the op was non stop trying to get to the other 2, anyway whilst cleaning them out, she got into their section and I was so surprised to see the other 2 not being very nice to her, butting her and chasing her round, climbing on top of her, I’ve never seen this aggressive behaviour before, they’ve always been great together. I’m worried if I leave them apart much longer (vet wants to see her next Wednesday before he decides if she’s ok to mix) that they won’t allow her back in the herd. Just don’t know what to do for the best. Thankyou for any help
 
I’m sorry to hear this.

I’ve added our post op guide below and there is a section about companionship.

We always recommend bonded piggies are kept together as much as possible (or ideally if possible are taken to the vet together - tricky when you’ve got three though). I have never kept any of my bonded animals apart following surgery.

If there is no real reason to keep them apart (vets can underestimate the importance of companionship so say to separate without there being a real need in terms of the wound safety) then you can try to reunite them on neutral territory.

The guide below details what to do to try to keep the bond alive if you absolutely must have a medical separation - but also accepting that if you do then there is a chance they won’t go back together.
 
Hope they will settle back together.
I also had a piggy who broke through the barrier I had put up when she was post surgery.
I just took the barrier down and let them all settle back together.

Hope your piggy recovers well
 
Piggies&buns said:
I’m sorry to hear this.

I’ve added our post op guide below and there is a section about companionship.

We always recommend bonded piggies are kept together as much as possible (or ideally if possible are taken to the vet together - tricky when you’ve got three though). I have never kept any of my bonded animals apart following surgery.

If there is no real reason to keep them apart (vets can underestimate the importance of companionship so say to separate without there being a real need in terms of the wound safety) then you can try to reunite them on neutral territory.

The guide below details what to do to try to keep the bond alive if you absolutely must have a medical separation - but also accepting that if you do then there is a chance they won’t go back together.
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Piggies&buns said:
I’m sorry to hear this.

I’ve added our post op guide below and there is a section about companionship.

We always recommend bonded piggies are kept together as much as possible (or ideally if possible are taken to the vet together - tricky when you’ve got three though). I have never kept any of my bonded animals apart following surgery.

If there is no real reason to keep them apart (vets can underestimate the importance of companionship so say to separate without there being a real need in terms of the wound safety) then you can try to reunite them on neutral territory.

The guide below details what to do to try to keep the bond alive if you absolutely must have a medical separation - but also accepting that if you do then there is a chance they won’t go back together.
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Hello
I can’t see any attachment. I just don’t know what to do, the vet didn’t warn me about this, I’ve tried them together again and the other 2 are constantly attacking her yet when I separate her she just wants to be in with them. I just wish I hadn’t had her operated on, I wouldn’t have if I’d have known this would happen
 
Apologies that the link didn’t attach. Weepweeps has added it in now.

Unfortunately you aren’t the first to not be informed about the risks of separating by a vet.

If they refuse to take her back then I’m afraid they would have to stay separate
 
Piggies&buns said:
Apologies that the link didn’t attach. Weepweeps has added it in now.

Unfortunately you aren’t the first to not be informed about the risks of separating by a vet.

If they refuse to take her back then I’m afraid they would have to stay separate
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Thankyou
 
I just wish I’d never had the operation done,
Piggies&buns said:
Apologies that the link didn’t attach. Weepweeps has added it in now.

Unfortunately you aren’t the first to not be informed about the risks of separating by a vet.

If they refuse to take her back then I’m afraid they would have to stay separate
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Please don’t blame yourself.
What was the lump? Lumps often have to be removed.

The issue is separation post surgery but that’s still not your fault - Your vet told you to separate them and you were following your vet’s instructions.

How is she in herself?
Did you reunite them on neutral territory?
 
The vet said the lump was in a strange place, it was abdominal but not uterine , not something he’d seen before so he’s sent it away, should get the results this week. I reintroduced them back to their normal cage, I just put cc to separate them. Her and the castrated boy were very close but the other female in the group was on her own a lot. Now the boy and female aren’t really interacting and the operated girl just wants to be in with them. I’m heartbroken this has happened.
 
It does sound like the surgery needed to happen.
It’s unfortunate the vet said to separate.

A bond break down isn’t a nice thing to have happen. One of my boar pairs fell out - they’ve now lived side by side for well over two years.

You always need to reintroduce them on neutral territory, not in the normal cage.

When you say they attacked her - what actually happened?
 
They were both chasing her round the cage and then it looked like (excuse this) trying to hump her, climbing on her back and nudging into her and there were lots of squealing.
 
Hello please can you look at the videos, the tri colour has started being the aggressor (she’s the one who’s had surgery) , I just don’t know what to do
 
Ridingscarlet said:
Hello please can you look at the videos, the tri colour has started being the aggressor (she’s the one who’s had surgery) , I just don’t know what to do
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I can’t see any videos linked in.
You have to upload video to YouTube and then post a link to it here. We cannot host video on the forum directly

Was the reunion on totally neutral territory? (No hides in the cage, just hay and water)

Obviously I can’t yet see anything but if there is true aggression rather than dominance, it could mean that they unfortunately do have to stay separate going forward.

Just to double check - was she/is she on pain relief following the surgery?
Is her weight stable each day?
 
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