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Old age pig

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being brought up on the continent, off course, we only got WW last year!:)):)):)) just kiddin, I used to watch the re-runs in the 80s.
 
I see WW, the original one, is 58, it seems as though it were only last year since the series was on TV. I suppose the programmes were sub-titled, or were they dubbed over in French?
Time to pull the plug.
That is the problem, a reply is often referring to a post a lot further back on the thread. It makes for interesting reading sometimes!
 
Dubbed off course, you can't expect Average-Pierre to understand English or be able to read and look at pictures at the same time:)):)):))

Lynda Carter looks good for 58! I bet she still puts on the old outfit from time to time....

Anyway, AP, any news on BAndit and his secret for eternal youth?
 
wow still going strong in double digits! would love to see a picture of bandit! look forward to finding out what the secret to youth is
 
The problem is..by the time you discover how you should enjoy your youth you are too old to enjoy it.
I have seen Bandit today, update later.
 
Overall, Bandit is looking better than he did when I first saw him, which his owner confirmed.
His lower incisors are erupting and closing the gap between them and the upper incisors.
Weight increase of quarter of an ounce, 10gm, not very much in 4 days but better than nothing.
I did not carry out any further dental treatment, I am waiting to see if he will grind down his molars by himself.
Bandit's brother died last year aged 10.
It has only been in the last couple of years that Bandit has been brought indoors for Autumn and Winter. His outdoor living quarters are a large hutch with an attached run. He has free choice to go into the run.
Diet;
A choice from greens, cucumber, carrots, apple, spinach, lettuce, rocket, dandelions, grass, broccoli, curly kale.
He does not like celery or tomato, but will occasionally eat parsnip.
What I found interesting is that he gets a big helping of herbs every day, parsley, mint and pineapple basil, etc.
Dried food, whatever he is given.
However, last week I thought he would benefit from syringe-feeding, so I suggested Burgess Guinea Excel made into a paste and with banana added to the mix. Bandit refused to be syringe fed but will eat the mix from a bowl. This is the first time he has been given banana.
I shall see him early next week to check on his progress.
 
Just catching up with this thread.

I'm glad that Bandit is still holding his own.
 
Glad Bandit is doing well, and wow it's amazing that he has got to that age! I think my guineas have done well if they reach half that!
 
ooh glad he is going well, need to stock up on the herbs for my girls again i think never tried them with mint though but i suppose it is good for the digestive system. Still would love to see a picture of him!
 
I do have a picture of him.....I just have to work out how to get the picture from the camera to the computer to the forum!
 
I give mine parsley on occasions, as a treat. Maybe there is a case for more herbs, more frequently. I think the main problems are that herbs are not always available and they can be relatively expensive. A case for home-grown produce?
 
I grow lots of herbs in the garden, especially parsley and celery for the pigs. Celery is fab as it grows very quickly and gives LOTS of leaves. And you can use it in soups and stews too! I haven't tried the pigs on Oregano, mint or chives, yet, I just figure they are too pungent (the herbs, that is) for their delicate little mouths.
 
That's so old! My guinea Blackberry is four and a half, and doing ever so well (touch wood please!) She is probably my record, I normally find a decline after about four, and making it five a good old age, I'm glad to see other people think that too, was starting to think I was doing something wrong!
 
Must be in the genes if the brother also lived to 10! 11 is an incredible age. Given the pretty "normal" care he has had, it brings you back to the old nature/nurture line of thought. Interesting about the herbs, they are a favourite of many pigs and I know they tend to be pretty good for them. Coriander has been a staple of my own pigs diet for a long time, although for the last six months dill and parsley have been given almost daily on a rotating basis.

I am glad Bandit seems to be doing well. He is very lucky to have you minding his health, AP.
 
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I saw Bandit on Saturday to give him his second dose of Ivomec. His weight is steady at 1lb 12oz. His lower incisors are not yet in contact with the upper incisors. I shall see him early next week for review.
 
sounds like he's making good progress... what happened to that picture you pormised? Have I missed it?
 
Lucky you were on hand to help.

My friend had a pig who lived until he was 10 and three quarters but that's not quite 11 is it?!

charlotte x
 
Best wishes to the old man! I hope that his teeth continue to come on the right way.
 
I must make the effort to get the pictures onto the forum, but a friend has borrowed the camera/computer lead until the week end. Watch this space, as usual.
 
Someone I know had a pig that (she claimed) died at the age of about 13! I don't know how true that is, but he was certainly over 10.
 
The only thing I have found about these old pigs is that they all seem to live outside, if not all year round then certainly during the summer and go inside to a garage or shed for the winter. Very few seem to spend winter inside the house, in the warm.
I am looking to see if there is a diet link between them.
 
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