[Gpdd] (MISC) WILF PIG SMALL SIZE

[BARRINGER JAMIE MAE]

>From what I've heard so far about Wilf ( I love his name, btw) He may
never get very big. I have a runty pig named Max who at 7-8 months has
still not caught up to his sister in size. He was underfed and neglected
till he was about 3-4mo. and was the runt anway, so he's noticeably small.
His brother, Gus, weighed in at a little over 3lbs at the vet a few weeks
ago, and with his Peruvian style long hair, he's about as huge-looking as
his brother Max is tiny, about 1.7lb(~27oz), so similar to Wilf. Both
checked out as perfectly healthy, and I think Max actually recovered a day
before Gus did from the whole neutering ordeal. Max also runs a LOT faster
than all 3 of my other, larger piggies. Smaller piggies may get sicker
faster, but otherwise it seems they are just cuter, brattier and more
stubborn than their larger counterparts.

-Jamie B and the Kids

On Tue, 3 Aug 2004, Rebecca Wilmot wrote:

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> Hi GP's
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> Wilf Pig doesn't seem to be getting any bigger, we have had him a month
> now and he doesn't seem any bigger than when we first got him. He weighs
> in at about 600g (about 20 oz). I would imagine he was 7 or 8 wheeks old
> when we got him so now he's 12 wheeks. He's munching away quite happily,
> poops are firm. I've never seen such a fast moving pig in my life, he
> has got endless amounts of energy.
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> I will continue to plot his weight weekly. Do you think I am being a
> neurotic mother or am I right to be concerned?
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> I feed my pigs guinea pig dried food, excel, hay, veg (carrot, parsnip,
> celery, raw beetroot, corn leaves, fruit - apples and pears) and loads
> of grass. By contrast Jimmy is 60 ounces.
>
> They are mainly kept separate so Jimmy is not stealing all the food.
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