Just to announce we have got the girls a boyfriend!!! (Neutered, of course). We went to a local rescue last night, they had a lot of piggies and the decision was hard, but my husband settled on a tri colour short haired.
He is as yet un-named (any suggestions? The girls are called Lola, Dora and Poppy). He likes his cuddles but I do feel so sorry for him at the moment, he's in quarentine in the living room, all alone. But it has to be done.
He has a cateract in one eye, his estimated age is 18 months. I've been looking up information and so far can see nothing too much to worry about except diabetes, we will of course keep an eye on his progress. He was part of a large group of boys and girls, the previous owner was an old lady who just got too elderly to look after them properly, she couldn't even bend over to pick them up. At least the boys and girls had been spearated, but he lived in on outdoor run in the garden all the time. He has a few battle scars on his ears from being in a group of males (maybe the cateract could have been one of these scars?) but otherwise healthy.
I'm really looking forward to him joining the girls in the 3x5 C&C fleece and towel cage with daily access to THEIR dining room containing THEIR fridge
(I swear they don't believe we keep our own food in there! The fridge is in the dining room as the kitchen is too small). We like having a group of four, it's a good number.
Well I'd better go and see how he is. I haven't yet weighed him so will do that now. He's such a little sweetheart, all the piggies at the rescue were! My heart nearly broke over the two Satins and one other (non-satin) piggie who was born with no lower incisors and a receded jaw. I'm told he'll need regular upper incisor teeth trims for the rest of his life, and he's obviously had a few already as he is very comfortable being held with his tummy in the air! There was another boy as well who is an amputee!He has had one leg amputated from the hip (was done before he got to the rescue) but he seemed to manage just fine on the remaining 3!
It's so hard visiting rescues! I'd love to be able to take them ALL home!!!!