Separated the boys.

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Peanut has an URI, so the divider went up. They are both in separate 2 x 3s next to each other. Any tips on helping them not be lonely? I have given them both stuffed animals. They can still see and smell each other.
 
Did you have a reason for separating them? If one is thought to be contagious, he should be in quarantine (sep room with full hygiene in place). If not, then why not put them back together?
 
Take advice from the vet, but if the uri is being treated with abs there may be no need to keep them separate for long. I have a pig with a uri atm and although he's in a sep cage, this is because he's fallen out with his friend. This happened before he got his uri. You want to make sure that they stay friends, so I'd have a word with the vet. Mine was not worried abt cross infection.
 
Katie Krafter said:
Take advice from the vet, but if the uri is being treated with abs there may be no need to keep them separate for long. I have a pig with a uri atm and although he's in a sep cage, this is because he's fallen out with his friend. This happened before he got his uri. You want to make sure that they stay friends, so I'd have a word with the vet. Mine was not worried abt cross infection.
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Peanut has had his URI for a while and we have separated them before because I didn't have a divider, when we reintroduced it was as if they were never separated. We are going to the in an hour and I will talk to the vet then.
 
gpmomma said:
They were chewing the divider because Latte is like a big brother to Peanut, and Peanut is always following Latte around the cage. They just wanted to be together.
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Awww poor little toots :( It's heartbreaking when you can see they miss one another :laluot_10:
 
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