Andromeda
This
baby was being housed with six adult rabbits in a bad
mom n' pop petstore in Federal Heights. Among other problems,
(being fed only rabbit pellets, no hay, no Vit. C, no
shelter), she had been kicked or trampled by one of them
and was severly injured, bruised across her abdomen from
knee to knee. Without the use of her back legs, she had
lain lifeless in a corner, unable to reach food or water.
We were told 'her buddy' had died two days previous of
'unknown causes', and his passing was the cause of her
malnutrition. Ongoing investigations are being conducted.
Since coming to Wheeky Inn, with handfeeding, vitamin
C supplements, and a quiet place to convalesce, she has
regained her will to eat on her own, and her legs have
healed nicely.
2006
- Annie has become the fattest pig in the herd. She lives
in a cushy pad with three girlfriends in the penthouse
suite.
In sanctuary,
we also have:
Steiner- A boar from LA. He's been
here two years, and as much as we have worked with him,
he still bites people. He also cannot be housed with other
pigs.
Seven of 8- A
boar born to one of the LA pregnant mommas. He is lumpy
also. His remained open for a long time for flushing,
but has since started some skin regrowth.
Piggy Roo - A sow from
Atlanta. She has had some issues with abscesses on her
face which have been successfully treated with antibiotics
and flushing. At the moment, she is bump-free.
Blueberry- A 'rescue'
cast-off from some lady in western Colorado. Most likely
a breeder cast-off. Came as part of a mother-daughter
pair. She's the mother. Has major hairloss but no symptoms
of illness, lumps, bugs, or anything else. We suspected
cysts, but no. She's still spunky and eats well. She's
just nekkid.
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Rigel
Large
petstore chains often neglect the animals they sell. This
baby is one of them. This guy had pellets, but NO water
or hay, and a nasty fungal infection on his ear. If left
untreated, it would have spread over his entire body,
causing him to scratch relentlessy, eventually ending
in his bloody death just for some relief. Not that they
would have noticed. . .
With diligent upkeep, his ear has healed completely, and
is growing into a healthy, fat, big piggy.
2006-Rigel
aka BP has proven to be an alpha pig. He won't tolerate
living with another pig. He lives in spacious bachelor
digs 'across the hall' from Lashes. He still has some
issues, like a cheesy lump that constantly grows. It's
been flushed and left open so we may clean the cheesiness
out weekly.
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Lashes
and Bugsy
These
two girls are from Santa Clara, California, Silicon Valley
Humane Society that had run out of room. The Wheeky Inn
drove to California and back in three days to save them,
and eighteen others from being euthanized. Four other
pigs from the Monterey laboratory breeder confiscation
from 2001also made the trip. Both Lashes and Bugsy had
lice, mites, hairloss and were malnutritioned. Bugsy,
at only a few weeks old, was already pregnant, and delivered
just five weeks after arriving in Colorado. Both babies
died during the difficult birth.
2006-Lashes
is also an alpha pig. She goes ninja with teeth bared
when placed with anyone else. She loves to flirt and chat
with Rigel across the hall.
2006-Bugsy
is one slinky chick. She lives in the penthouse with Fat
Annie, Lily from LA,
and Piggy Roo, the southern belle from Georgia. Bugsy
is also a lumpy pig, but hers is not growing, and she's
still spunky as ever. We'll leave it untouched unless
it starts to cause her some distress.
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