Broccoli and Sprite
Unknown -- DOB 20/2/24 approx -- Boar -- Short hair
Sheltie -- DOB 26/9/23 -- Boar -- Medium hair
Broccoli was surrendered to my workplace from a local nursery. They absolutely adored him, but he suffered an eye injury. He received care from another practice but sadly the eye was no longer salvageable, and the nursery were unable to afford enucleation surgery. So we took him in and he had the surgery on 25/2/26. He is recovering well and is gaining confidence! He is very fussy with veg but loves his pellets and hay. He is very anxious to be caught but does like to be cuddled once you have him in your arms.
Broccoli is adapting well to his lack of eyesight on one side.
Sprite was born here to a piggy we rescued. We adopted
him out with his brother Minky at 12 weeks old, but they
were sadly returned (albeit in good health and well cared
for) in July 25. He went on to develop bladder stones, so he
and Minky stayed for a while until he was better. The boys
were then adopted out to a new home with strict diet/meds
etc. Sadly Minky passed away in an accident. By coincidence, Sprite's adopter brought him for a health check
and he was underweight with missing upper incisors. We believe he may have been pining for Minky or possibly had an accident to damage his teeth. So, he came back to us and bonded almost instantly with Broccoli!
Nomad and Coco
Teddy -- DOB 1/6/20 -- Sow -- Short hair
Sheltie mix -- DOB 4/10/25 -- Sow -- Semi-long hair
Coco was surrendered to us with her sister Fuzzy when they were approximately 5 weeks old. Their owners had brought a trio of piggies and were surprised to find that one of the sows was actually a boar! Unfortunately it was too late, and both sows were pregnant.
The babies' mum was a roan, as well as their dad. This lead to 3 of the litter being lethal whites - a genetic deformity affecting nerves and other cells.
Sadly, 2 of the 3 lethal whites passed away before surrender despite their owners advocating for them really well and doing everything they could. So, the last lethal white baby (Fuzzy) and her unaffected sister Coco came to us together! Coco is a star and looked after her sister very well. Coco loves a chin tickle and is very food orientated. She is currently on a diet!!
Nomad's friend sadly passed away and, not wanting her to be lonely, they asked if we could take her in. She has been absolutely spoiled by her owners and they have done everything to make her life a happy and comfortable one - she was very much loved by them!
Nomad has non hormonal ovarian cysts, which aren't currently causing any problems. Her owners opted to have her spayed to remove the risk of complications from the cyst, however she experienced an adverse event under anaesthetic and went into cardiac arrest. Resuscitated with adrenaline, she has since recovered well, cysts and all!
After this, she became unwell with a urinary tract infection which was treated with antibiotics. Shortly after she was surrendered to us the symptoms came back. They were particularly severe and, after lots of testing, scans and samples we learned she was suffering from a particularly nasty bacteria. She has been on specific antibiotics and some strong pain relief, and with lots of nursing and TLC she is doing a lot better!
She is a lovely girl who very much enjoys eating dried carrot and apple chips, she makes a very good hay nest and loves to have a cuddle! Exploring at floor time is by far her favourite pastime - for an older lady she is fast! She bonded well with Coco after Fuzzy's passing and is affectionately known as Coco's 'Aunty'.
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