Cryptillian
New Born Pup
Hey all, decided I’d make a separate post for this question. My senior boar who is estimated to have just turned 7 (unfortunately he’s a rescue and we don’t know his true age, but I’ve had him for 3 years) is my last pig. I unfortunately lost one to pneumonia (8 years) and another to colon cancer (6 years) and so he is now all by his lonesome and I can tell it has hit him hard losing his two best friends. Currently he is suffering from a large bladder stone and is scheduled for surgery on Tuesday, due to his age I am not sure how things will go. Assuming he survives recovery may be longer, but my vet is very confident because of his otherwise great health and I’ve been keeping up his critical care as much as I can.
I’ve not gotten a new pig in 3 years (in fact Pumba was the last pig I adopted!) and honestly I am rusty on the length of time I should be waiting in the first place after a loss, his last friend has to be pts about 2 weeks ago now so it’s still very fresh. With this surgery I do not want to bring in the stress of another new random guinea pig during recovery, especially because I was considering getting a baby as I’ve had seniors for so many years I think I’d like a chance at having another pig a bit longer after all the death this year and Pumba is very laid back, in fact I got him specifically for my aggressive 6 year old (at the time 3) cause he was the only one at the shelter who he seemed to like!
So mainly I was wondering how long is too soon or too long to go to the shelter and do some boat dating?
Unfortunately due to the 3k+ $ in vet bills trying to save all my boys these past couple months I will need some time to have vet savings again, but I am worried that it may take me too long and he will be a bit sad. I play noises of videos of other pigs and watch him looking around, perking up like he hasn’t done since two weeks ago. I know he loves cuddles from me, but he clearly needs a pig friend.
I don’t know that I’ll be able to have the ample savings until January at the latest (assuming possible post surgery complications don’t cost me an arm and a leg) and I wanted to know if that’s too long? I really don’t want to get another pig without vet savings, especially with Pumba’s condition and possible last months or year(s) of his life, but I also would hate for his remaining time to be alone.
Any advice is much appreciated! I am otherwise prepared for a new pig as I used to have 3 so I have all this bulk food, extra C&C space, and hay just sitting. It’s really just about the savings in case something goes wrong medically. When getting a new pig you never know if something could come up and I don’t want to put them in a spot where I can’t get them the best care right away.
I’ve not gotten a new pig in 3 years (in fact Pumba was the last pig I adopted!) and honestly I am rusty on the length of time I should be waiting in the first place after a loss, his last friend has to be pts about 2 weeks ago now so it’s still very fresh. With this surgery I do not want to bring in the stress of another new random guinea pig during recovery, especially because I was considering getting a baby as I’ve had seniors for so many years I think I’d like a chance at having another pig a bit longer after all the death this year and Pumba is very laid back, in fact I got him specifically for my aggressive 6 year old (at the time 3) cause he was the only one at the shelter who he seemed to like!
So mainly I was wondering how long is too soon or too long to go to the shelter and do some boat dating?
Unfortunately due to the 3k+ $ in vet bills trying to save all my boys these past couple months I will need some time to have vet savings again, but I am worried that it may take me too long and he will be a bit sad. I play noises of videos of other pigs and watch him looking around, perking up like he hasn’t done since two weeks ago. I know he loves cuddles from me, but he clearly needs a pig friend.
I don’t know that I’ll be able to have the ample savings until January at the latest (assuming possible post surgery complications don’t cost me an arm and a leg) and I wanted to know if that’s too long? I really don’t want to get another pig without vet savings, especially with Pumba’s condition and possible last months or year(s) of his life, but I also would hate for his remaining time to be alone.
Any advice is much appreciated! I am otherwise prepared for a new pig as I used to have 3 so I have all this bulk food, extra C&C space, and hay just sitting. It’s really just about the savings in case something goes wrong medically. When getting a new pig you never know if something could come up and I don’t want to put them in a spot where I can’t get them the best care right away.
