[Gpdd] [Announcement]: Introducing Reese and the Story of Tex andTeddy

Penny Charlesworth piggyfriends at tesco.net
Sat Jan 1 12:19:59 EST 2011


What an amazing story, ME.

First of all, I want to welcome new boy Reese. He is such a lucky boy to be 
a part of your family. You showed incredible fortitude in not bringing him 
home the first time that you met him. Your friend must have been surprised 
too as she came ready with a carrier. I would have crumbled immediately, 
especially with him being an agouti, which I adore but I do understand about 
the space situation not to mention the family commitments.

I am lucky in that I can always accommodate an extra piggy or two. My pens 
can be easily divided, extended or rebuilt to take whoever needs the room 
and apart from my two sons, who are always welcome to stay as they are 
pigsitters par excellence, I have no family to visit me.

Teddy and Tex sound like two little sweethearts and remind of me of two 
Piggyfriends past, Rolo and Raffles, litter brothers, the first of whom was 
a golden Rex and the second a part Texel.

Texel coats can mat so easily if not cared for and my Shadow, who was sorely 
neglected before being taken to the shelter where my son works, had to have 
nearly all of his coat removed before the piggy underneath could be 
revealed.

I hope that Teddy's little feet continue to improve with your friend's 
loving care. I wish that you were not halfway around the world from me or I 
would gladly offer them a home. Reservations on PigAir anyone?

Such a shame that Donovan does not care for little Reese. I have often found 
that a bereaved elder boar will readily take to a new young friend but 
obviously not in this case.

Maybe, if they live next door to each other for a while, he may come to see 
things differently.

In an ideal world, having Reese neutered would mean that he could have two 
girlfriends but it would be something that I could never consider, not 
trusting any vet to perform the necessary surgery. Surgery is so dangerous 
for our little ones when it might be lifesaving, let alone for a neuter. You 
may have a vet experienced in such surgery, into whose care you could safely 
entrust your little one. It is a hard decision to make. Myself, I would keep 
him next to Donovan until someone asked me to take another little boar, who 
might be a friend for Reese. No boar here ever waits long for a friend to 
turn up or sometimes two bereaved ones will make up a new pair.

I don't know how your pens are arranged ( maybe we will see them on the 
Undercover Pigs blog sometime ). Mine are all on the floor and can be 
shifted around as necessary as long as I can still get through the doors. My 
Rodentologists, who, as well having piggies in their hospital and the 
holiday boarders, have many of their own, keep them in those 4 foot long 
cages with the plastic bases and the wire tops. I  have just two of these, 
which I keep out in the garage except for when I need them for quarantine. 
These have openings in the front and sides as well as an opening top and 
they can stack them three or four high when space is tight and still be able 
to remove the piggies for cleaning or hugging without too much effort.

Whatever you decide to do, Reese has a wonderful forever home and I want to 
thank you for helping not only him but those two little boars from work.

Three more piggies saved. Well done. Another heroine for piggykind.

Hugs for Reese.

Penny and the Piggyfriends.






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