My satin herd

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cashmincal said:
Simply stunning as they would be Cheryl :)
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That reminds me, I will have to take a pigture of Quaver and Buttercup, you havent seen him since the show, they live in a seperate area in my other shed.
 
Some of them look like they're are from they same litter - is that way they're basically the same colour(s)?
 
Beanie said:
Some of them look like they're are from they same litter - is that way they're basically the same colour(s)?
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3 lots of relatives. The dark golden satins are Olive and her 3 daughters Cinnamon, Matisse and Jasmine. Silver and Ruby (the 2 silver agoutis) are sisters. Amber (safron satin) and Polly (agouti) are both sisters aswell ;D
 
Oh my goodness I need a satin pig! Sylvie has a real shine to her but no where near as beautiful as these guys.
 
::) Wouldn't dream of taking her away from her pals for my own selfish reasons... well OK I might dream ;D
 
Where do they all come from? My best friend will be moving to Norwich soon so you better put a padlock on that shed because I'll be visiting her!

IS this little lady up for rehoming?
 
hils78 said:
Where do they all come from? My best friend will be moving to Norwich soon so you better put a padlock on that shed because I'll be visiting her!

IS this little lady up for rehoming?
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Not long been home from picking up Lilipig, although I am not amused after spending the last half an hour trying to get her out from under my bed ::). I'm afraid she is not up for rehoming. Because of their potential problems all satin guinea pigs stay here at the rescue. Lilipig will soon be moving in with the main group of satins. There are also 3 other satins not pictured (not in that group though). Most of them have come from other rescues who do not want to rehome them to the public ;)
 
:) Well done Cheryl for taking her in and to Julie (I think it is?) for letting you know about her. It doesn't mean she will suffer of course, but there is always the potential and when the history is unknown playing safe is the best way :)


Edit: Sorry, Louise not Julie, ::) (too much Sherry, yum!)
 
Aaah have you had many problems with satins yet? They are stunning like little jewels running around I bet!
I would love to come & give you a day of hard labour when I visit my friend at the end of the summer just to cop a look at them!
 
Yes I have 4 with OD, 3 showing signs, the other looks like Cheryl's BIG PIGS ;D All have been diagnosed with OD by x-ray, this isn't just me 'saying' its a Satin so must be OD. There is a difference when you look at x-rays between OD andf Scurvy, for instance. A pig with vitamin deficiencies will get better when given the correct diet, or, if necessary, supplements, OD pigs will not.

Do not make the mistake of being blinded by the Satin coat, they should be treated like all other pigs, but bear in mind that OD is a possibility ;)
 
Poor little mites, I bet the Satin study is now starting to show quite a few negative results since they first asked for people to 'register'. Isn't it when they get to about 18 months that you can start seeing the problems arise?
 
:) Some of the ones I took in were from a strain thought have OD. They were 'donated' because of this and haven't been included in the part 1 study results.

They can be suffering from OD at 4 months or so (the youngest I've known) but its common for them to develop it at around 12-18 months. I have a 5 year old who was clear of OD at her last x-ray and is still not showing signs.

My main concern in this is that members of the public are informed about it, and vets as well.
 
Sorry for pignapping your post Cheryl :) but I'm not near enough to pignap anything else... ;D
 
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