Skinny Pig Willow

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Hey everyone! I decided to start a thread on Willow's whole story. I know I've posted parts of it all over, so here's the whole thing, plus pictures!

Willow was my second rescue piggy, and second skinny pig. I saw her picture on the rescue website and couldn't resist! After a really really slow two weeks, I got to bring her home. The people at the rescue said not many people would adopt a piggy like her. Most people like to get baby piggies, and Willow was older. Plus she had all these extra problems with her teeth, feet and digestive system. She also has the dreaded red eyes... rolleyes Why some people don't like red eyes is beyond me!

It is very rare to find skinny pigs up for adoption in rescues. The only reason Willow was, because the rescue, sadly, was overrun with skinny's as permanent residents. Many people buy on impulse because of their unusual appearance. They don't realize there are some differences in care between skinny's and hairy piggies. Then they end up dumped off at a rescue.

Willow still bears signs of her previous neglect. Despite her large belly, her spine and ribs still show and I don't think that will ever change.
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She also had bumblefoot from living in a wire-bottomed cage. Thankfully that is gone now. She is also a minor dental piggy. She is missing a bottom tooth, and her top teeth tend to get a bit to long, so they regularly get trimmed down.

Now she lives with Dobby, another sow, on fleece (no more nasty wires!)
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She is such a sweetie and gets along so well with Dobby. She also gets floor time with the other sows, and gets along well with them.
Here's Willow with Woog
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Willow's piggy lips
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After a bath
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On a squishy pillow
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Thank you for reading
 
Willow is an amazing piggy and you are truly an amazing owner for recuing her xx
 
She was on a WIRE FLOOR?! Oh poor little Willow, I didn't know that! Woog and Dobby are just drooldroolx)x)x) you are such a brilliant piggie owner, thanks for posting her story, thanks goodness she found you! xx>>>
 
Ahh wow ive never seen a skinny piggy before :)...do you have problems with her skin with it being furless is it sensitive? do you have to use creams or anything to keep it in good condition?
 
JoBo said:
Willow is an amazing piggy and you are truly an amazing owner for recuing her xx
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Aw, thank you very much :)

Guinea pigs <3 said:
She was on a WIRE FLOOR?! Oh poor little Willow, I didn't know that! Woog and Dobby are just droolx) you are such a brilliant piggie owner, thanks for posting her story, thanks goodness she found you! xx>>>
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Thank you
She had terrible bumblefoot in her front paws, and her back feet still are very red from that awful floor

CandyFloss said:
Awww I love Willow - lovely story and I think she suits her gorgeous red eyes

Love the photo of her piggy lips too x)

xx
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Thanks, the red eyes go well with her pink skin :(|)

Andi said:
Ahh wow ive never seen a skinny piggy before :)...do you have problems with her skin with it being furless is it sensitive? do you have to use creams or anything to keep it in good condition?
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She gets dry skin sometimes, especially in the winter so I use a cream on it :)
 
Thanks for the writeup and pictures. I ve seen your post with piggypicture a lot and was wondering whether you still have her or you are specialised in skinny piggies etc. I am appalled to hear how they treated her before hand 8..., i am so glad she has found such a good home. I dont mind red eyes either, you get used to them, its part of their character. And funny, the skinny piggies really look more like a miniture farm pig:(|)
 
njschmitz said:
Thanks for the writeup and pictures. I ve seen your post with piggypicture a lot and was wondering whether you still have her or you are specialised in skinny piggies etc. I am appalled to hear how they treated her before hand 8..., i am so glad she has found such a good home. I dont mind red eyes either, you get used to them, its part of their character. And funny, the skinny piggies really look more like a miniture farm pig:(|)
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Thank you :) I do still have her. I've had her for 9 months now :) I'm no specialist in skinny's but I do have experience with them, and if I ever saw another that needed to be rescued, I'd do it in a heartbeat :)
 
Guinea pigs <3 said:
She was on a WIRE FLOOR?! Oh poor little Willow, I didn't know that! Woog and Dobby are just drooldroolx)x)x) you are such a brilliant piggie owner, thanks for posting her story, thanks goodness she found you! xx>>>
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I was going to say the same thing. Who would do that. I am not a piggie Pro but I would NOT put a pig on a wired bottom like that. That's just cruel!

Glad he has you in his life now. *** to go in rescuing him!

He is a cuttie. and WOW red eyes eh? Make him unique! He's cute!
 
ShawnaB said:
I was going to say the same thing. Who would do that. I am not a piggie Pro but I would NOT put a pig on a wired bottom like that. That's just cruel!

Glad he has you in his life now. *** to go in rescuing him!

He is a cuttie. and WOW red eyes eh? Make him unique! He's cute!
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Aw, thank you :) Willow is a girl though :(|) x
 
I remember looking at skinny pigs with my mum when I was little. Heeheheh Willow is a real cutey! (:
 
Oh I think she is blooming beautiful. In fact they all are! She is absolutely adorable though and I bet she thinks you are her guardian angel.:rose

It still surprises me that people can be so cruel. Why would anybody think that she would be happy on a wire floor??mallethead@)mallethead

I wish you many happy years with play and cuddles together.
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clairegray0 said:
Oh I think she is blooming beautiful. In fact they all are! She is absolutely adorable though and I bet she thinks you are her guardian angel.:rose

It still surprises me that people can be so cruel. Why would anybody think that she would be happy on a wire floor??mallethead@)mallethead

I wish you many happy years with play and cuddles together.
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Aw, thank you Claire :) She had to have been in a lot of pain on that floor. Even when I got her, she wouldn't walk very much because her feet were still sore. Now she runs and popcorns! :(|)
 
HairlessWillow7 said:
Aw, thank you Claire :) She had to have been in a lot of pain on that floor. Even when I got her, she wouldn't walk very much because her feet were still sore. Now she runs and popcorns! :(|)
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OH lil doll x
What a shame for her! I am surprised that she did not have any long term damage done to her feet. My god can you imagine what she would have been like if she would have been left in there? You are a star for rescuing her x>>x>>
 
clairegray0 said:
OH lil doll x
What a shame for her! I am surprised that she did not have any long term damage done to her feet. My god can you imagine what she would have been like if she would have been left in there? You are a star for rescuing her x>>x>>
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Aw thank you :) Her feet are not 100 percent better, and I don't think they ever will be, but at least she can run around without any pain :)
 
Willow is simply the most gorgeous girly ever drooldrooldrool

Hard to believe anyone would take on an animal of any description with
out researching it first............although we all know sadly people do:(

Thank goodness you rescued her and had the knowledge and love to nurse her back to health xx>>>

Teresa xx
 
Willow is just uber yummydrooldrool I adore pink/red eyed piggies. What a remarkable journey Willow has been on, and its great she now has a loving and safe home where she is spoiled rotten!
 
Teresa J said:
Willow is simply the most gorgeous girly ever drool

Hard to believe anyone would take on an animal of any description with
out researching it first............although we all know sadly people do:(

Thank goodness you rescued her and had the knowledge and love to nurse her back to health xx>>>

Teresa xx
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Thank you very much :)

Yeah, some people will see an unusual animal like her and just buy on impulse. Then they realize there's a lot more they have to do, so they end up in rescues.

Farquhar said:
Willow is just uber yummydrooldrool I adore pink/red eyed piggies. What a remarkable journey Willow has been on, and its great she now has a loving and safe home where she is spoiled rotten!
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Thank you :) Her red eyes are one of my fav features! :(|)
 
She's beautiful and its lovely that you rescued her :)

I personally hope that, one day, people will stop breeding the hairless breeds, as well as the ones with long/'crazy' fur too :( it's just not practical or fair on them.
 
lilmisscavy said:
She's beautiful and its lovely that you rescued her :)

I personally hope that, one day, people will stop breeding the hairless breeds, as well as the ones with long/'crazy' fur too :( it's just not practical or fair on them.
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Yes, it really isn't fair at all. In the winter, even though I keep it warm in her room, she still sometimes gets cold and shivers.
 
Thanks for the back story on Willow, she is such a beautiful piggie x) x). She is very lucky to have found a piggie mummy like you to care for her.

Lots of lovely pictures, I loved the piggie lips one! And of course the one with Woog x)

She must be so happy have found a safe and caring home with you and your piggies.
 
sport_billy said:
Thanks for the back story on Willow, she is such a beautiful piggie x) x). She is very lucky to have found a piggie mummy like you to care for her.

Lots of lovely pictures, I loved the piggie lips one! And of course the one with Woog x)

She must be so happy have found a safe and caring home with you and your piggies.
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Aw, thank you for your kind comments :) I had you in mind when put in the picture with Woog too :(|)

Willow isn't very happy with me at the moment! She decided to make a big pile of poos in the cage and lay down on it! So she got a bath :))
 
HairlessWillow7 said:
Aw, thank you for your kind comments :) I had you in mind when put in the picture with Woog too :(|)

Willow isn't very happy with me at the moment! She decided to make a big pile of poos in the cage and lay down on it! So she got a bath :))
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Thank you!
Ha ha, Why do they sit in poo piles!?! Perhaps she will think twice next time after the dreaded bath incident!
 
x) I just love hearing about and seeing Willow - think she's a fave on here :)p
My OH has never seen the appeal in skinnies but showing him Willow's pics made him smile rolleyes
Red eyes don't bother me at all in fact have just taken in some babies and two have red eyes :(|)
Hellooo Willow and hugs from us all here x>>
 
Guinea pig slave said:
x) I just love hearing about and seeing Willow - think she's a fave on here :)p
My OH has never seen the appeal in skinnies but showing him Willow's pics made him smile rolleyes
Red eyes don't bother me at all in fact have just taken in some babies and two have red eyes :(|)
Hellooo Willow and hugs from us all here x>>
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Aw, thank you very much Guinea pig slave :) Are you going to post pics of your red eyed babies? x) xx
 
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.............ooooh dear she's seen them........yup you guessed it she went KERPLUNK! rolleyes:))

JUMP JUMP JUMP JUMP JUMP JUMP JUMP ...............JUMP JUMP JUMP JUMP JUMP JUMP JUMP .............mummy wakey up please!

PUMP PUMP PUMP PUMP PUMP ...........--------------


eeeeeeeek Nexy come quickly mummy's doned it again!
yawnnnn....... huh what's that Velvey? oooooh i can see, awwwww lookies it's Willow isn't she a cutie pie, Velvet wish you could see the little whiskers she has ................NEXY...............oh Velvey!.........i know............off to the machine.............

TAP TAP TAP ...................HAMMER HAMMER HAMMER..................CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK........mmmmmmmmmm not working mmmmmmmm


TO BE CONTINUED.......................
 
TOMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY BELLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA come here i need some help!
TWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOF oooooh yeah Grannie's done it eh te hehehe........

tweeeeeeet i think if i peck her nose and eyelashes it will help!.........erm yeah sure go for it Tommy.................. peck peck peck.........te hehehehehehehehe

oooooooooh and i'm going to slurp right up her nose, no Tommy i wont lick you!......slurrrppppppppppppppppppppp............... te hehehehehe.....

OK you two, now just help me with the machine..............
TINKER TINKER TINKER................ahhhhhhhh that's it......

Velvey whee is ready.............oh great well done everyone......i'll start the count down..

On the count of three

ONE TWO THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

PUMP PUMP PUMP PUMP PUMP PUMP PUMP PUMP ............PUMP PUMP PUMP PUMP PUMP PUMP PUMP PUMP ...........o............PUMP PUMP PUMP PUMP PUMP PUMP ............oh my...................GULP.................so cute................pinkalicious .....................kissable ones..................gorgeous............sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet.................adorable.
.....................fuzzy ones.................mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

PIGGIE LIPS ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh xoxoxoxoxoxo
 
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