Fred&HarryPigs
New Born Pup
Hi
I sadly lost my special boy Harry on Tuesday. He was only 18 months old and we tried so so hard to save him. I took him to a specialist vet who was great but sadly we discovered when he went in for an X-ray for suspected cystitis that he had a very enlarged heart, an overgrown tooth root and a very inflamed bladder.
I gave him round the clock care and love for the past 2 months, the last month being the hardest. On Tuesday morning he had deteriorated and I didn’t want to see him suffer any longer so made the heart breaking decision to have him put to sleep.
My heart hurts and I will miss him loads as we had a very special bond. His character was larger than life. I just hope that he knew how much I loved him and was happy in his short time here with me.
He leaves behind his brother Fred. Currently Fred seems okay, I think he probably knew this was coming. But I am aware that I need to get Fred some friends so that he doesn’t get lonely. I feel guilty for doing this so quickly after losing Harry but I know Fred needs this and I need to put all of my love into him now.
Fred is scheduled to be neutered on 31st March. I know there are risks as there are with any operation but I think this is worth the risk. I have decided based on my research that I would like to get Fred two girl friends.
I want to get the girls soon and will keep them in a separate cage until 6 weeks after Fred’s operation and will then bond them. I am setting up a 5x2 Kavee cage. Currently Fred is in a 4x2.
I plan on putting the girls in a temporary cage next to Fred until they can be together as at least Fred will be able to see, smell and talk to them so that he doesn’t get lonely.
I have written all of this to simply ask, what sort of age should the girls be? I was looking at getting babies (not from PAH) I would have loved to rescue but unfortunately I can’t find any local rescues and any that are within travelling distance do not have girls and I don’t want to leave it too long as I need to think of Fred.
Any advice would be appreciated and thank you for reading.
I sadly lost my special boy Harry on Tuesday. He was only 18 months old and we tried so so hard to save him. I took him to a specialist vet who was great but sadly we discovered when he went in for an X-ray for suspected cystitis that he had a very enlarged heart, an overgrown tooth root and a very inflamed bladder.
I gave him round the clock care and love for the past 2 months, the last month being the hardest. On Tuesday morning he had deteriorated and I didn’t want to see him suffer any longer so made the heart breaking decision to have him put to sleep.
My heart hurts and I will miss him loads as we had a very special bond. His character was larger than life. I just hope that he knew how much I loved him and was happy in his short time here with me.
He leaves behind his brother Fred. Currently Fred seems okay, I think he probably knew this was coming. But I am aware that I need to get Fred some friends so that he doesn’t get lonely. I feel guilty for doing this so quickly after losing Harry but I know Fred needs this and I need to put all of my love into him now.
Fred is scheduled to be neutered on 31st March. I know there are risks as there are with any operation but I think this is worth the risk. I have decided based on my research that I would like to get Fred two girl friends.
I want to get the girls soon and will keep them in a separate cage until 6 weeks after Fred’s operation and will then bond them. I am setting up a 5x2 Kavee cage. Currently Fred is in a 4x2.
I plan on putting the girls in a temporary cage next to Fred until they can be together as at least Fred will be able to see, smell and talk to them so that he doesn’t get lonely.
I have written all of this to simply ask, what sort of age should the girls be? I was looking at getting babies (not from PAH) I would have loved to rescue but unfortunately I can’t find any local rescues and any that are within travelling distance do not have girls and I don’t want to leave it too long as I need to think of Fred.
Any advice would be appreciated and thank you for reading.