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Posts: 29 04/08/08 03:13 PM	Tags : None I got a phone call this morning from the vet seeing how Penelope is doing. I told him great and that I asses some Alfalfa Hay in the Timothy Hay considering the age and size of Penelope and Abby. He said that was great seeing as both pigs are small. Then he asked had I ever thought about a third pig. I said maybe. He then explained that he got a call from a vet that volunteers at the Michigan Humane Society and they received a pig in three weeks ago that has finished its quarantine period and need a good home to go to and did the vet know of anyone with female pigs that would not breed and would love this pig. The Humane Society really does not like taking care of GPs and can not give it the time it needed. So my vet told his friend he had an ideal owner who was willing to learn and asks questions and seeks out help (I told him about this wonderful board he thought it was a good idea). So he called me and asked me to take her. I was not certain till I saw her picture and how lonely she looked, then I knew how I would spend my birthday money. I guess the Guinea Pig was a 4-H project and they boy quit wanting to show the Guinea Pig because she would runaway when he tried to pick her up. She is about 5 months old. Makes me mad at the parents who think that these wonderful animals are just a throw away animal. Can not wait till tomorrow.
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Posts: 3512 04/08/08 04:14 PM Moderator	Of course the pig runs away from him. What did he expect? How frustrating. The new pig is lucky to have found you. I would ask about the quarantine period, and what that included. Ask if she was treated for mites (its been my experience that some shelters do automatically treat for mites, and others don't.... and have infested guinea pigs). If you haven't already, you should read up on the CavySpirit Introductions page on how to do introductions to your current pair. You may also need to put her on pregnancy watch, if she was part of a 4H project. Can they confirm she's not been with a boar in the last 72 days?
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Posts: 29 04/08/08 04:35 PM	I was going to treat for mites anyway as I am treating Abby and Penelope as is so I thought just add a third one to the mix just to be safe. I asked about the quarantine period and it was told that it is a 28 day period but she has an appointment with the vet on the way home. They said that she was an only pig and that at the shelter they do not place boars and sows together nor can they even be let out at the same time. I looked at the CavySpirit Introduction page and will do that. Considering Penelope is an Alpha pig we will see how it goes I will probably keep the new one in a store cage for a few days not matter what. I do wonder if parents do any research on an animal before deciding to let their child choose it for a project. I also wonder what happens after the 4-H year is over. I have called the state 4-H office on this issue of children with small animals just dumping them, because I also think that 4-H has to make sure and discourage children who do not want to stay take responsibility for the entire life of the animal.
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Posts: 29 04/09/08 03:42 PM	I picked up my new girl today. She is very sweet!! I can not believe the size difference between Maggie(the new one) and Penelope and Abby. She has what my children call really bad hair but it makes her so sweet. She loves right now to be cuddled. I took her over to the vet's for a check up and he said she looked really good. But I am still keeping her apart for Abby and Penelope for at least a couple of weeks just to be safe. The vet said that she did not feel pregnant and according to the humane society she was an only pig but I still will be count days because she is 6 months a pregnancy would not be good. I felt so sad though because the cages look s small and they had shredded newspaper, no hidey and rabbit food to eat, and for vegetables only one carrot a day. So I left the Humane society with a new pigloo I bought, Oxbow pellets I had purchased, and vegetables that I had gotten on my way down to the shelter. Hopefully the remaining pigs will get a little happiness. It broke my heart when I went to into the guinea pig room as there were 8 pigs that were "unwanted". So if anyone is in Michigan the Humane Society in Westland has some wonderful pigs. They had a really cute Teddy Bear that was a little girl 6 months old and a beautiful all white girl that had only a touch of black that looked like eyeliner. Plus a beautiful long hair boar that is about 1 years old. Some of these are on their website some are not.
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Posts: 82 04/12/08 12:05 PM	We need pictures! Would love to see pictures of your new piggy.
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Posts: 11 05/04/08 04:41 PM	oooooohhhh!congrats:)
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