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Congratulations to Leah and Tabitha and of course congratulations to their new family. I can see how the father would fall in love with them. They are a sweet pair.
I bet the social worker was happy to hear the news and their original family will be glad they have a good home.
Now you just need time to work your magic with Cecil. I look forward to seeing pictures of him when you can upload them.
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Cecil is a handsome boy. You have found the key to his heart.
All he needs is a lady in his life and he will be happy. Perfect, you can easily provide that. If he doesn't bond with your girls he will surely bond with someone else.
I am so glad he has come out of his shell. Maybe he was with a bonded female before his rescue and he misses her. Having another girl or two will give him the company he needs.
I look forward to hearing how things work out for him.
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09-29-2014, 02:17 AM
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Maybe having a male like Cecil as a herd leader will ease any tensions. He won't so much keep them in line as he will be a focal point. I think that is how I have managed to keep so many un-neutered males together. First it was Frodo, then it was Lambert, now it looks like Robbie is the leader.
Cecil is going to be a busy, but happy boy.
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Well after a mix up with the appointment, Cecil had his surgery on Wednesday. He was a bit subdued on Wednesday night, but is now back to himself. He is a bit swollen but as of now shows no sign of infection and is eating, weeing and pooing like a good un!!
The vet commented that he was a game little lad. We thinks so too.
This surgery has been a bit of an experiment. Suzy has had a few issues with neutering lately and we are changing things around. The last 2 piggies neutered were done at the usual vets, by the specialist vet and recovered under Suzy's care at the rescue. Both boys developed nasty abscesses which increased their recovery time and endangered their lives.
Cecil's best hope of a new home is with girls as he's very frightened of other boys. I think he must have had to fight for his food and was bullied a lot. So I said we would look after him after his surgery and he had his op done by the same vet, but in the main practise hospital rather than the smaller local branch we usually use.
So far so good, but it is early days yet.
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So we are a week and a half on from Cecil's surgery and he is doing very well. He was very swollen for a while and the right side didn't go down and was showing signs of an abscess, so after a short telephone conversation with the vet, he has been having some antibiotics. Almost overnight the swelling reduced and both sides now look pretty much the same. All through the process he has been his usual happy self and is keenly interested in the girls. We can but hope that they will be as interested in him when the time comes.