Lonely pig

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I had two little boys but one of them got taken by a cat a few days ago. Our neighbour found him in her front room, he wasnt seriously hurt but was in shock and after a couple of days of intensive nursing, he unfortunately died yesterday morning. So now i just have the one and I'm wondering if it would be possible to introduce another to keep him company. He is in a hutch and run outside (which i have now cat proofed) and i feel really sorry for him being all alone. I would bring him indoors but my indoor cage is on permanant loan to a friend and i really dont have the money to buy any more cages. I've had lots of pigs before but never had to introduce strangers so dont really know the best way to go about it.
Any ideas?
Holly
 
i think you could try a baby boar that sometimes works sorry to hear about your piggie how sad

teresa
 
Hi Holly,

I am sorry to hear of your tragic loss. It would definitely be worth getting a friend for him. Where abouts are you? Worth contacting your local rescues.

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one of my pigs died, and i had only one boy left alone. i got two babies (i figured if one died again there'd still be another..i know i know...) anyhow, brought the two cute babies home, very terrified, put them on the floor and they all just seemed to get on wit life...by that evening one of the babies was fighting wit the other baby...had to split him from the other two. second baby and 1st pig get on great, little tiff every now and then, but other wise fine. i've tried over and over again to re introduce the 3rd one, and every time he's fine for few mins, then starts again...i now have to keep him alone in a cage beside the others cage.... when they are on the floor he has his own pen along side theirs, and is always trying to get into them, if i feel sorry for him and put him in, he's ok for a few mns, then starts at the other baby again....he's not very confident, wasn't in the shop either, i dunno whether to newter him, and go to all that expense, and then have him fight with a girl? could that happen? i dont think he is very happy on his own, even though he can see and hear the others.....
so, moral of story, bring all the pigs home, let yours select his new buddy, and bring the rest back....if only.....not so fair on them all i know....but it's so hard.....
 
fur & buzz said:
one of my pigs died, and i had only one boy left alone. i got two babies (i figured if one died again there'd still be another..i know i know...) anyhow, brought the two cute babies home, very terrified, put them on the floor and they all just seemed to get on wit life...by that evening one of the babies was fighting wit the other baby...had to split him from the other two. second baby and 1st pig get on great, little tiff every now and then, but other wise fine. i've tried over and over again to re introduce the 3rd one, and every time he's fine for few mins, then starts again...i now have to keep him alone in a cage beside the others cage.... when they are on the floor he has his own pen along side theirs, and is always trying to get into them, if i feel sorry for him and put him in, he's ok for a few mns, then starts at the other baby again....he's not very confident, wasn't in the shop either, i dunno whether to newter him, and go to all that expense, and then have him fight with a girl? could that happen? i dont think he is very happy on his own, even though he can see and hear the others.....
so, moral of story, bring all the pigs home, let yours select his new buddy, and bring the rest back....if only.....not so fair on them all i know....but it's so hard.....
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He shouldnt fight with the girl its usually just males that some piggies dont get on with... Maybe once you have him neutered you could try him with a rescue girly and if that doesnt work then they can have her back and you know for sure he is an only piggy?
 
thanks, he's too young to newter still, unfortunatly... he's only about 3 months old now, and the vet said he has to be 6 months.... i hate the thought of him being alone that long...but i'll see how he goes... also unfortunatly, i'm in ireland, and cannot find ANY rescues, even the ispca seem to never have any pigs... or know of anyone with them....for now i guess i can only keep doing what i'm doing....
 
Holly2211 said:
Hi
I had two little boys but one of them got taken by a cat a few days ago. Our neighbour found him in her front room, he wasnt seriously hurt but was in shock and after a couple of days of intensive nursing, he unfortunately died yesterday morning. So now i just have the one and I'm wondering if it would be possible to introduce another to keep him company. He is in a hutch and run outside (which i have now cat proofed) and i feel really sorry for him being all alone. I would bring him indoors but my indoor cage is on permanant loan to a friend and i really dont have the money to buy any more cages. I've had lots of pigs before but never had to introduce strangers so dont really know the best way to go about it.
Any ideas?
Holly
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really sorry about your little piggy i can simpervise the same
happend to one of my piggies but it was one of my dogs instead of a cat
join your local freecycle you might be able to get an indoor cage from
there they come up quite often good luck if you decide to get another piggy
 
Thanks for the replies.
I have tried getting through to my local rescues but they aren't answering the phones. Will try again today.
My other worry is that my boy is outside but if i get a baby, will it be too cold for them to go outside at the moment?
After much thought i've decided i cant have any pigs indoors. I have a cat and although she's no bother to him outside, if he was indoors she would be on the cage 24/7 and my house is too tiny to keep him somewhere that she doesnt go. We also have a dog and lot of mice so cant really squeeze any more pets in the house!
Holly
 
good luck with finding a new friend for your lonely pig. I think you could try a boar. It is so awful to hear about your loss, very sorry!
 
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