[Gpdd] [ANNOUNCE] another piggie rescued
Lori H.
mopar28m at msn.com
Wed Aug 8 22:52:52 EDT 2007
Hello to digesters,
Healing wheeks to all the sick piggies out there & condolences to those who have lost a fur baby recently. I am really behind on my digests. I hope to get caught up one of these days.
Well, I did it again. I rescued a piggie. This one DESPERATELY needed to be rescued. This HUGE male boar was living in deplorable conditions. He was being kept in a small windowless laundry room with only a 4w nightlight for light. When I cleaned out his pen, the bedding was so old that there was a thick layer of mold on the bottom of the pen. I put the pen to soak in the tub & put him in the critter playpen to eat grass outside with my other piggies. He didn't know what grass was!!!
The guy told me he only had this guy 3 or 4 weeks. I don't think he would have survived another week there. I instantly broke out in a sweat when I stepped into the laundry room where this 3 lb. boar was being kept. His name is Fat Boy & the name really suits him well since he is so HUGE!!!
Now, I need to pick the minds of the digesters. His backend (behind his hind legs) is all matted. I imagine from his filthy conditions of his pen. Should I try to wash out the mats or shave his back end? His fur is not extensively long or short. Kinda in between. I'm leaning to shaving the fur off & see how things progress as it grows back in.
Thanks a bunch in advance!!!
Lori
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