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only just seen this..the poor little thing
So glad he is now safe
 
I thought you would not be able to see the difference, which is why I put the pics side-by-side. It's amazing what a difference a few days makes! He must be really on the mend now: look how quickly his fur has grown back.

It makes it all the more sad that he was dumped. To be honest, I could understand that if you didn't really care very much and you had an ailing piggy that you might leave it out to die. It's not what I personally would do, but if you had a piggy who was really not going to make it and had always been sickly then I can see that some people would do it.

What is heartbreaking is that this piggy seems to be really very healthy underneath and that shows the degree of neglect he has suffered and also that his previous owner couldn't be bothered to give him a chance to recover.
 
Yes, I can see what you mean, I could also sort of understand if it was going to cost £100's to get him better but so far all his treatment has cost less than £20.

This piggy has obviously not been fed properly for months, he doesn't have an illness that made him loose weight/not eat, he has simply been starved. :(
 
x-vic-x said:
Yes, I can see what you mean, I could also sort of understand if it was going to cost £100's to get him better but so far all his treatment has cost less than £20.

This piggy has obviously not been fed properly for months, he doesn't have an illness that made him loose weight/not eat, he has simply been starved. :(
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Thats so awful!

When I first got Alan he was recovering from mites and had a huge healed over scab on his back. After a week of grooming and eating lots and lots of hay he looked so different. I think a good diet makes all the difference. He had treatment for his mites and looks so fluffy now!:))
 
Well munch on little man! It can only be on the up from here on in. I'm sure when people hear his story they will be queuing up give him a home....

Hows the re-homing going?
 
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Yes, I can see what you mean, I could also sort of understand if it was going to cost £100's to get him better but so far all his treatment has cost less than £20.

This piggy has obviously not been fed properly for months, he doesn't have an illness that made him loose weight/not eat, he has simply been starved. :(
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Yes, that is exactly what I mean: failure to provide, not even a basic, but an essential level of care required to keep an animal alive.

I was half expecting that he'd pass away in your care through some untreatable underlying condition that was causing him to be immuno-compromised but he is just blossoming. :)
 
Wow what a difference a bit of TLC has made. He's looking so much better and he has such an adorable little face.
 
Vicki, thank you so much for sharing the "after" pics and the video. I have been thinking of your sweet boy every day since your original post.

Thank goodness for the man who brought him to you. And bless you for taking such good care of this sweet little boy. I hope that he will thrive with your love and attention. :rose
 
I'm so glad he's doing better.
Does he walk like that because of his back/condition? As in, with his back dipped downwards?
He looks like a lovely cheeky chappy x
 
PopcornPigs said:
I'm so glad he's doing better.
Does he walk like that because of his back/condition? As in, with his back dipped downwards?
He looks like a lovely cheeky chappy x
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I'm not sure, but it looks as if he does that because he is just so thin :(
 
PopcornPigs said:
I'm so glad he's doing better.
Does he walk like that because of his back/condition? As in, with his back dipped downwards?He looks like a lovely cheeky chappy x
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He looks soooo much better but a very frightened piggie too :(

He does seem to be walking oddly, dont you think? ?/
 
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Well munch on little man! It can only be on the up from here on in. I'm sure when people hear his story they will be queuing up give him a home....

Hows the re-homing going?
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Rehoming is going really well, although we are expecting 10 new piggies tomorrow.

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Yes, that is exactly what I mean: failure to provide, not even a basic, but an essential level of care required to keep an animal alive.

I was half expecting that he'd pass away in your care through some untreatable underlying condition that was causing him to be immuno-compromised but he is just blossoming. :)
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tbh, I thought that too, I know his skin looks bad but I was not overly worried about that. It is how underweight he is that really concerned me and still does.

PopcornPigs said:
I'm so glad he's doing better.
Does he walk like that because of his back/condition? As in, with his back dipped downwards?
He looks like a lovely cheeky chappy x
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It is because he is so underweight and has no muscle at all, he doesn't have the strength to hold his tummy off the floor. So he appears to have a dipped back.
 
oh wow, he really is beautiful, he doesnt seem to be so scared of you either? What gorgeous big but sad eyes he has.

He really looks better, well done, you have done a great job.

Bet he thinks all his christmases have come at once.

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I watched the video tearfully. He is so beautiful and obviously the love and attention he is getting is making all the difference. Thanks for keeping us updated xx
 
Thank you for the update, I have had everything crossed for that little piggie. He looks so much better already, it's marvellous!
 
Glad rehoming is going well. I hope those 10 new piggies are in a better state than wee Danny.

I have a present for him to go with the donation so if you PM me your adress Vicky I'll get it in the post for him. x
 
He is looking a lot better. Is amazing what some tlc can do. I really do hope they find the person that did this.
 
OMG i have just seen this thread 8...8...8...
Thank god for that lovely garbo man XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

and Vicki you've done wonders with little Danny already x)
He has the sweetest face and yes i saw those luscious little pinkalicious lips xoxoxoxoxoxo I'm hoping that when he feels a little better he can have a thread showing them to me xoxo

HUGS for you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
and very extra special loves from the girls and I to dear little Danny xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
Just wondering how Danny was progressing...

Any luck getting his story out to the public?

Been struggling to get to the post Officve so your parcel will be winging it's way to you Tonight Danny boy.
 
thank goodness he has found *, and the wonderful bin man for caring, he looks much better than he did, sending him happy healing vibes..:)
 
Danny is doing really really well, infact better than I ever expected. He is off to the vets tommorrow to see the vet that first treated him.

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Danny would like to say thank you so much to everyone that has sent donations towards his treatment, and a very special thank you for the oxbow timothy hay, he loves it.

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Thank you so much Merrypip, we really appreciated everything you have done/doing for Danny
 
WOW - what a difference x)

He's positively dashing drool and looking really well in such a small amount of time (only 11 days since you made your post about him) - you've done a brilliant job Vicky waving your magic wand around :) It amazes me how you do it all!

I especially love the last photo of him - it looks like he's smiling x)x)
 
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Wow he looks really good. I hope he keeps making as much progress.

Merry is watching the pictures with interest...

Well done to you Vicky and to Danny to.
 
Oh wow.... look at those luscious pigy lips. drool Danny is really a beautiful boy and his skin is looking amazing.
 
Aww, how much better he looks in a small amount of time. Looks like he could do with a jumper like shaun the sheep had to kepp him warm.:)) Glad to see he is on the mend, I bet he seems a different piggie in himself. Has he had a course of ivermectin, and does it seem to have got rid of them all. The reason I ask is my lot have just had 3 ivermectin injections, the last one yesterday, do they still scratch at all afterwards, or should this cease?
 
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Danny has only had 1 treatment of ivermectin (xeno 450 spot on) so far, he did continue to scratch but I think that was the scab that was itchy more than than the mites as since the scab has come off I haven't seen him scratch at all.

He does have another 2 treatments to have though.
 
oh wow, Danny has made a real improvement - well done to all involved. It's pay day for me on Friday so please, please, please let me know what I can do to help x
 
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