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Please excuse me for this is going to be a bit grim, in more ways than one.
My 5 year old boar, Digby, had a dental appointment two weeks ago which resulted in him getting a terminal diagnosis because his back teeth are a mess.
He was taken home with a little blue blanket from the vet, which he sat in when he was recovering from his GA and I have left in their cage to snuggle with (or rub their butts against) since.
My boys health is declining and has been over the past couple of days, I am likely going to phone the vets tomorrow to make an pts appointment.
My question is, I don’t doubt the blanket is stinky enough as I just changed their cage and they’ve both gone and sniffed it then proceeded to drag their bottoms all over it. But what I am wondering is that if I hold digby for about ten minutes, he isn’t scared to poo and pee all over me.
Would allowing it and then putting the blanket in a bag to hold the scent, to then give to his wee friend once he is gone a decent idea?
Thinking about it now I imagine it might get damp, so I am wondering if I just hold him in it for a good while and perhaps strangely dragging his bits on it will be comforting for his friend, or would it upset him or maybe even do nothing at all.
Then putting it in the bag to contain any scent on it.
I will be taking my boys body home after his appointment as his friend deserves a chance to say goodbye, and although I know generally they know when a pig is dying, he is fine in himself apart from the ongoing issues with the teeth.
Basically I don’t believe he would be releasing the same pheromones or vibes or whatever signals to many animals what is happening.
My 5 year old boar, Digby, had a dental appointment two weeks ago which resulted in him getting a terminal diagnosis because his back teeth are a mess.
He was taken home with a little blue blanket from the vet, which he sat in when he was recovering from his GA and I have left in their cage to snuggle with (or rub their butts against) since.
My boys health is declining and has been over the past couple of days, I am likely going to phone the vets tomorrow to make an pts appointment.
My question is, I don’t doubt the blanket is stinky enough as I just changed their cage and they’ve both gone and sniffed it then proceeded to drag their bottoms all over it. But what I am wondering is that if I hold digby for about ten minutes, he isn’t scared to poo and pee all over me.
Would allowing it and then putting the blanket in a bag to hold the scent, to then give to his wee friend once he is gone a decent idea?
Thinking about it now I imagine it might get damp, so I am wondering if I just hold him in it for a good while and perhaps strangely dragging his bits on it will be comforting for his friend, or would it upset him or maybe even do nothing at all.
Then putting it in the bag to contain any scent on it.
I will be taking my boys body home after his appointment as his friend deserves a chance to say goodbye, and although I know generally they know when a pig is dying, he is fine in himself apart from the ongoing issues with the teeth.
Basically I don’t believe he would be releasing the same pheromones or vibes or whatever signals to many animals what is happening.