piglet born with 3 legs
piglet born with 3 legs
Hello...I am new to this list. My name is Susan & we run a small sanctuary in Ontario Canada. We rescue pigs (potbellies & regular "big" pigs). Our most recent rescue is a month old yorkshire/landrace cross from a factory farm. She was born with 3 legs...missing her front left leg at the knee joint.
She is only 18 lbs now but at maturity (2 yrs) she will be about 400-500 lbs. Right now she is doing great on her 3 legs...as long as the footing is good (grass, carpet) she can run like the wind!!
I am just trying to find someone who will help me get a prosthesis made in the future. Most companies are not interested in helping out a pig...very sad.
If anyone can help out or has info, please contact me.
Thank you.
Susan
She is only 18 lbs now but at maturity (2 yrs) she will be about 400-500 lbs. Right now she is doing great on her 3 legs...as long as the footing is good (grass, carpet) she can run like the wind!!
I am just trying to find someone who will help me get a prosthesis made in the future. Most companies are not interested in helping out a pig...very sad.
If anyone can help out or has info, please contact me.
Thank you.
Susan
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I'll post some info tomorrow; my head is about to split. Prostheses have been made for horses and other big critters, so I'd think you could find somebody willing to help a pig. It just might take awhile to find the right person.
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Thank you so much!
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The tripod links are general, mostly cat/dog. You should find some horses, etc. represented somewhere, although I don't know of any pigs with a prosthesis. (I just noticed here http://www.handicappedpets.com/pandalinks.htm burros, giraffes, etc. have limbs.) Sadly, many of the links are now broken.
http://www.orthopets.com/
I can't find the other amputee link page...Maybe CarolC or FYI can come up with it.
I always recommend that people try their local orthotists first, since it would be MUCH easier to fix fit problems without a long trip or a series of mail order mishaps. I suspect that, being a helping profession, that prosthetists might be more willing to take on an unusual case than other professions, perhaps.
http://www.orthopets.com/
I can't find the other amputee link page...Maybe CarolC or FYI can come up with it.
I always recommend that people try their local orthotists first, since it would be MUCH easier to fix fit problems without a long trip or a series of mail order mishaps. I suspect that, being a helping profession, that prosthetists might be more willing to take on an unusual case than other professions, perhaps.
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http://www.handicappedpets.com/links/amputee.htm
Yeah!! That's the one--thanks!! Razar and Emerald links are now broken.
Yeah!! That's the one--thanks!! Razar and Emerald links are now broken.
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WELCOME! What a wonderful thing you are doing! We are so fortunate to have members like you who bring a world to us that we rarely if ever get a chance to 'visit'.
I amlooking forward to see what sort of prothsesis you work up to...
WELCOME!
I amlooking forward to see what sort of prothsesis you work up to...
WELCOME!
Karen, Andy's ^i^ mom
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INTERACTIVE RESCUE SITE!
http://www.s8.createphpbb.com/lethalwhiteauss/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LethalWhiteAussieRescue/
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I just dug up this link; they even have a swine cart!! http://www.livestocksling.com/1024/eng/ ... l_Products
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horse prosthesis place http://www.equineorthoticsandprosthetics.com/
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Hi Snooters,
How is your pig? Please update us.
Lisa,
A fellow pig lover.
How is your pig? Please update us.
Lisa,
A fellow pig lover.