Baby Madge

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A few days ago, I had a phone call at work from a lady who had bought two sows from a local agricultural show and didn't know who to call for advice, and a friend recommended calling my place. Both were pregnant - one had 3 healthy babies and the other had a single baby.
Mum was ignoring the single baby and so the lady had begun to hand feed her. She was alert and happy, but had no movement in her legs at all - her hind end would just shake. The lady brought her in and gave her to me to hand rear. I took her to the vets, who unfortunately confirmed that she had some form of severe spinal chord damage and would never recover use of her legs, so I made the heart wrenching decision to have her PTS.
Hardest thing I have ever had to do - she was so pretty and was so talkative and happy, she just had no chance of ever walking. Just two days old :(

Sleep tight little Madge. Popcorn free x
 
Poor mite! What a heartbreaking decision for you!
 
It was awful - I cried the whole way to the vets, cried again when my colleagues asked after her the next day, and cried when I told the lady! 8...
I'd only known her a few hours but just grew so attached to her :(
 
poor little baby. RIP baby madge - you were loved in the very short life you had:(
 
I'm so sorry to read this...so unfair - hope you are ok :red
Run free sweet Madge, free from pain and play safe at The Bridge x>>
Hugs to you too x
 
Poor Madge, she will be well looked after at the bridge. sleep tight little angel..
 
Oh no love whee are so sorry to hear about tiny Madge 8...8...8...
RIP Madge run free at the bridge, enjoy munching on sweet corn silks and long blades of grass and have fun popcorning thru the meadows with your new friends and all the mummies that will look after you, you'll be very sadly missed by your lovely carer but NEVER EVER forgotten xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) and loads of loves from Glynis, Velvet and Onyx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Another little star now twinkling in the sky ........... :(



What a heart wrenching decision, but one that was the best for little Madge....
HUGE HUGS sweetie XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 
So sorry to read this. Absolutely heartbreaking, sleep well little one x

RIP Baby Madge
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