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Adult Guinea Pig
So we picked up three more piggies yesterday, one boar and two sows. We believe they’ve all been living together with their three babies which the owners is trying to rehome this week. All in a double story hutch outside, no hay or food bowl in sight, no bedding just a carpet of poo. All three are very very skinny and very very hungry! Owner has had them from youngsters from a breeder, not sure how old they were, thinks the boar is neutered but not sure (presumably the breeder didn’t do it and neither did they, and at 5 months with no signs of surgery seems unlikely!)
Piggy one is Flint, 5mo slate grey sheltie boar weighing in at 602g. Has seizures according to owner, brother died after having one. “Stargazes” when you hold him, have yet to see a seizure but believe his head twitches, body goes floppy. Very very shy and quiet. Too young to tell for sure whether he’s been neutered or not but we’re pretty sure he hasn’t.
Piggy two is Dolly, 1yo sow weight in at 900g which sounds ok but she is a very large pig! Apart from being very skinny seems ok, the three babies they were living with are hers so she’s already had a litter, of course she is now on pregnancy watch along with...
Piggy three, Button. Again, 1yo sow on pregancy watch, no previous litters as far as we’re aware, weighing in at just over 600g. Like a skeleton, absolutely heartbreaking. Incisors vet chipped and misaligned.
So off to the vets for all three! I just hope the girls aren’t pregnant
So piccies!
Flint (sorry for the bad picture, he’s very very shy)
Dolly (left) and Button - look at the size difference considering they’re both a year old!
Poor skinny Button
Piggy one is Flint, 5mo slate grey sheltie boar weighing in at 602g. Has seizures according to owner, brother died after having one. “Stargazes” when you hold him, have yet to see a seizure but believe his head twitches, body goes floppy. Very very shy and quiet. Too young to tell for sure whether he’s been neutered or not but we’re pretty sure he hasn’t.
Piggy two is Dolly, 1yo sow weight in at 900g which sounds ok but she is a very large pig! Apart from being very skinny seems ok, the three babies they were living with are hers so she’s already had a litter, of course she is now on pregnancy watch along with...
Piggy three, Button. Again, 1yo sow on pregancy watch, no previous litters as far as we’re aware, weighing in at just over 600g. Like a skeleton, absolutely heartbreaking. Incisors vet chipped and misaligned.
So off to the vets for all three! I just hope the girls aren’t pregnant
So piccies!
Flint (sorry for the bad picture, he’s very very shy)
Dolly (left) and Button - look at the size difference considering they’re both a year old!
Poor skinny Button
However, I’m starting to get the jist of their personalities. Hans without a doubt could do with a visit to the plum fairy sooner rather than later whereas Otto is more of a chilled out kinda guy, loves chatting to Larry and Barry and they tolerate him too, perhaps spare him the visit to lose his plums? 
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