Nomad
Teddy -- DOB 1/6/20 -- Sow -- Short hair
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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! As her infection is contagious she is currently unable to have any direct friends but enjoys piggy company from her neighbours!
Rusty and Rugrat
Mixed -- DOB 8/5/18 approx -- Boar -- Short hair​
Alpaca -- DOB 29/7/23 approx -- Boar -- Long hair
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Rusty and Rugrat are a delightful pair of boars. Rusty first arrived here in May 2020 and has been with his original adopter for the last 5 years! His companion passed away and his adopter also took in Rugrat and his brother Edgar Allen Pig from us. When Edgar passed away, Rusty and Rugrat became very good friends.
Sadly their adopter has, due to no fault of their own, had to return the boys to us after years of love and care and will very much miss them!
Because of Rusty's advanced age and some health issues he currently has, him and Rugrat will be staying here permanently.
When Rusty gains his wings, we will be looking to adopt out Rugrat to a new, forever home with a friend!
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Fuzzy and Coco
Rex (lethal) -- DOB 4/10/25 -- Sow -- Short hair​
Sheltie -- DOB 4/10/25 -- Sow -- Semi-long hair
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Fuzzy and Coco were surrendered to us 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! Fuzzy (nicknamed 'Funzy') is blind, deaf, has a head tilt, is missing some teeth (her veg has to be chopped up into tiny pieces), is very small and has an impaired immune system. Her other senses are incredible! She takes the lead from Coco but is also completely independent - watching her enjoy finding her way around at floor time is very sweet.
The girls are by far the loudest piggies we have ever had at the sanctuary! They are very smart and know when it is veggie time. Coco is a star and looks after her sister very well.
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