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New Born Pup
My neutered male piggy, Chandler, has been through a lot of trauma recently. If you’ve watched the sitcom Friends, you know that there’s 6 main characters (Ross, Rachel, Phoebe, Chandler, Monica and Joey).
It’s been a year since I adopted my two boys and with myself loving the show, I named them Joey and Chandler. As they grew older, I noticed them fighting more. And decided to seek advice from my vet. We decided that to try and keep both my boys together we should neuter them. However, sadly, the morning after the operation, Joey passed away in my arms. Chandler didn’t eat or drink and with the trauma, I found comfort in just watching him breathe. He went to the vet half a dozen times and he was getting fed critical care every 2 hours and I was having to syringe him water alongside this. He went into a depression. He stayed in what was Joey’s house/shelter as if he was waiting for him to come back. I had Chandler on my lap all the time as he seemed to happier with me than on his own.
We managed to get a female, now named Phoebe, and he couldn’t be happier. Although, Chandler does like to boss Phoebe around. We are looking to get a bigger cage for them in the next couple of months to increase their happiness. After Joey, I am constantly scared that I’m not doing enough for them even though my family members have reassured me that my piggies are spoilt rotten!
Chandler isn’t hurting her or bossing her physically, but he is warning her off, especially if I show Phoebe attention (I do even it out, however Chandler would prefer it if I didn’t give her any attention at all!). I am wondering if getting another female after we receive the bigger cage would be helpful to both of them. Chandler is very dominant but I can’t help but think Phoebe might gain a bit more confidence at home if there was another piggy to play with.
If you could possibly give me advice on how to deal with the passing of Joey that would be great as I am finding it very hard to cope with, thank you x
(Chandler is now eating and drinking like normal and popcorning around like he usually does)
It’s been a year since I adopted my two boys and with myself loving the show, I named them Joey and Chandler. As they grew older, I noticed them fighting more. And decided to seek advice from my vet. We decided that to try and keep both my boys together we should neuter them. However, sadly, the morning after the operation, Joey passed away in my arms. Chandler didn’t eat or drink and with the trauma, I found comfort in just watching him breathe. He went to the vet half a dozen times and he was getting fed critical care every 2 hours and I was having to syringe him water alongside this. He went into a depression. He stayed in what was Joey’s house/shelter as if he was waiting for him to come back. I had Chandler on my lap all the time as he seemed to happier with me than on his own.
We managed to get a female, now named Phoebe, and he couldn’t be happier. Although, Chandler does like to boss Phoebe around. We are looking to get a bigger cage for them in the next couple of months to increase their happiness. After Joey, I am constantly scared that I’m not doing enough for them even though my family members have reassured me that my piggies are spoilt rotten!
Chandler isn’t hurting her or bossing her physically, but he is warning her off, especially if I show Phoebe attention (I do even it out, however Chandler would prefer it if I didn’t give her any attention at all!). I am wondering if getting another female after we receive the bigger cage would be helpful to both of them. Chandler is very dominant but I can’t help but think Phoebe might gain a bit more confidence at home if there was another piggy to play with.
If you could possibly give me advice on how to deal with the passing of Joey that would be great as I am finding it very hard to cope with, thank you x
(Chandler is now eating and drinking like normal and popcorning around like he usually does)
