Help Please - Constantly Humping Boar, Blood Drawn

[Rachael H]

Hello,

I am new here. I have tried to find a post which answers my question but nothing is this specific.

I have 2 boars who have lived happily together for 5 years. Peanut was always the alpha, very rarely humped Pudding but occasionally did.

Peanut got very poorly a month ago due to a very nasty bacterial infection and nearly died. He spent a night in the vets and although now is almost back to normal he has been left with some brain damage which causes him to be a bit slow and walk with a head tilt.

I was worried about putting them back together when he came home from the vets in case the bond was broken but thankfully Pudding was actually very protective of him for a few weeks.

However, this week for some reason Pudding has started aggressively chasing and humping Peanut. Today it has become incessant and when I went to break them up noticed that Peanut has been scalped a his back end and there is some blood. Nothing huge, I think from the fur pulling.

I have split them now but am unsure as to where to go from here? Peanut is always going to be this way now and I'm not sure whether Pudding will accept this. Shall I attempt to put them back together and hope that this is a blip?

They have been introduced to a new outdoor run this week and Peanut has started on new eye drop medication which Pudding does always sniff so I'm wondering whether this has caused this.

Any help and advice would be very much appreciated. Sorry for the very long post.

Thank you very much in advance.

 

[Lady Kelly]

How is pudding acting on his own away from Peanut and how is he acting with you? Is he generally more aggressive in character more recently or is it only when he is with Peanut

 

[Rachael H]

How is pudding acting on his own away from Peanut and how is he acting with you? Is he generally more aggressive in character more recently or is it only when he is with Peanut

Yes he is much more sure of himself! He used to be extremely timid and a shy little thing. He's now very confident and strutting around rumbling with no real fear any more. Although now Peanut is gone the strutting and rumbling has stopped! Thank you for your reply I really appreciate it

 

[Jesse's pigs]

I think that if he is aggressive with you to or really out of character it's worth a vet visit. His change of character could be him feeling poorly himself.

 

[Rachael H]

I think that if he is aggressive with you to or really out of character it's worth a vet visit. His change of character could be him feeling poorly himself.

He's not aggressive with me at all but just not leaving Peanut alone. What shall I do in terms of putting them back together? I don't mind a bit of humping but this is non stop and now drawing blood

 

[Jesse's pigs]

Drawing blood is always the point we recommend splitting piggies up. It's possible the illness is causing the aggression. You could let it cool down and introduce once more to try again but it could be they need permanently splitting. In this case are you able to get both piggies a new friend? It must be very upsetting to see them suddenly not getting along.

 

[Rachael H]

Drawing blood is always the point we recommend splitting piggies up. It's possible the illness is causing the aggression. You could let it cool down and introduce once more to try again but it could be they need permanently splitting. In this case are you able to get both piggies a new friend? It must be very upsetting to see them suddenly not getting along.

It is I'm heartbroken, espcecially after when Peanut came home from the vets Pudding was so protective and caring when he was very poorly. Thanks for your advice

 

[Lady Kelly]

I was thinking the same as Jesse's pigs. If he has had a character change I would have a cavy savvy vet give him a once over. At that age I wouldn't expect such a huge character change. It can be nothing but better to be safe than sorry.