So if any of you have read my last few posts, I have been looking for a suitable rescue to get Frodo a friend from, since Moogle went over the rainbow bridge. It has been AWFUL. Frodo constantly cries and searches around his cage, or else he just lays under his favourite hidey and doesn't move for hours. The only time he seems like his old self is during lap time and playtime. When I have him out with me he is happy and purring and licking my hand and eating veg (no popcorning as he rarely does that due to his back legs). As soon as we put him back in his cage though, he is super unhappy and depressed.
I had left my name and number at the two humane societies close to me, and the SPCA about three hours away and had no calls. I checked out a petting zoo that was looking to get rid of their animals and found basically a BYB situation. But FINALLY!!!! A small town rescue outside of Saskatoon (about three hours away) has one pig available! We will be going up to Saskatoon this weekend to stay with my boyfriends family, and the lady who runs the rescue will be bringing him to Logan's parents house to do a meet and greet with my Frodo. This will be happening one week from today and I am ecstatic!!! I was feeling so much pressure to get him a friend because of his cries, but wanted to do it the right way. Just a few questions about this:
-when we do the meet and greet, if it goes well, we are hoping to take him home after that. Would they be alright in the same carrier for the three hour drive back to our place, or should I get a separate carrier?
-will I need to separate for the three weeks, since he is coming with all of his vet history etc.?
-should I buy new toys/hideys or will washing be enough?
Any other advice would really be appreciated! I am very nervous about this since it is so soon after my Moogle's passing-but I can't leave Frodo alone any more. Thanks guys.
also here is the link to the rescue, and shows videos/pictures of (hopefully) my little guy: (broken link removed)
I had left my name and number at the two humane societies close to me, and the SPCA about three hours away and had no calls. I checked out a petting zoo that was looking to get rid of their animals and found basically a BYB situation. But FINALLY!!!! A small town rescue outside of Saskatoon (about three hours away) has one pig available! We will be going up to Saskatoon this weekend to stay with my boyfriends family, and the lady who runs the rescue will be bringing him to Logan's parents house to do a meet and greet with my Frodo. This will be happening one week from today and I am ecstatic!!! I was feeling so much pressure to get him a friend because of his cries, but wanted to do it the right way. Just a few questions about this:
-when we do the meet and greet, if it goes well, we are hoping to take him home after that. Would they be alright in the same carrier for the three hour drive back to our place, or should I get a separate carrier?
-will I need to separate for the three weeks, since he is coming with all of his vet history etc.?
-should I buy new toys/hideys or will washing be enough?
Any other advice would really be appreciated! I am very nervous about this since it is so soon after my Moogle's passing-but I can't leave Frodo alone any more. Thanks guys.
also here is the link to the rescue, and shows videos/pictures of (hopefully) my little guy: (broken link removed)