SHANGRALA'S
PINK
THE
PIG-PUPPY!
Meet Pink, the Pig-Puppy. Johanna, his owner, tells us his story saying, 'I live
on a farm where we raise pigs for our kids for their 4-H projects. The one
sow delivered 12 pigs and several were very small. Pink was the smallest
and he was born with his eyes sealed shut. That is the first time I've had
a preemie piglet.'
'He was breathing well and was making noises, but I really didn't look for
him to make it. Piglets are born with their eyes open and are very active
and ready to nurse within a few minutes. He didn't have any suck reflex,
so we placed him under the heat lamp. After the delivery, which took up most
of the night, my husband tried to get him to nurse from his mommy. He was
too weak to stand up, so he held him up and squeezed some milk down his
throat to get him some colostrum.'
'Two of my dachshunds had had puppies a few days before. Tink had only
one puppy (the other was stillborn) and Sammi had 7 a few days before Tink.
I had taken 2 of Sammi's puppies and put with Tink for her to foster. I
got the idea to bring the piglet up to the house to see if Tink would
nurse him since she accepted the other puppies so well. She is a very
loving, sweet dog. She immediately loved on him and began licking him
and let him nurse.'
Here Are Some Adorable Photos Of Them. Enjoy :)
JOHANNA'S UPDATE:
'He is now 2 1/2 weeks old and doing great. He hasn't grown very well,
but we have been trying to get him to eat some formula that our vet
recommended. When we took him to the house one of his eyes had come
open and the other opened not long after. We are trying to get him
to eat pig food (pellets) for baby pigs. I can assure you that this
is a true story.'
Here are current pictures I have of Tink and Pink:
JOHANNA'S UPDATE:
'I just wanted to give you another update on Tink and Pink. Tink weaned Pink
from her last week along with the puppies. Pink had a really hard time
with it, but the puppies did great. For a few days he was really upset
and I couldn't get him to hardly eat. Then he started eating his formula
really well. He also is eating the puppy food, but not very much pig food.
He started nibbling on the puppy food a few weeks ago when the puppies started.'
'He is now doing really well and seems to be used to the daily routine. He
sleeps good all night in his little doggy bed and as soon as someone gets
up in the morning, he lets us know he is up too! I took him and the puppies
to the vet for their 6 wk checkup and they are all doing great. They weigh
between 2 and 3lbs. Pink weighed in at 2 1/2 lbs. His pig siblings now
weigh about 20 to 30+lbs and are weaned from their mommy too.'
'Pink loves to roam around the house and explore every nook and cranny.
He is very neat and only goes potty in his crate. He gets to play with
the puppies every day and it is funny to see. They chase him and gang
up on him. He loves it as much as they do! He does not like to be held
or cuddled, but he is very sweet and smart.'
Here are some cute pictures of him...
'Pink is doing great and we had many adoption offers, but none just right
for him. I think we are going to keep the little guy. He weighs about 6 or 7 lbs
now and his siblings are 50+. My husband built him a stall in our new barn and
he is really enjoying being there. He likes rooting around in the wood shavings.
He still gets to play with his puppy sister everyday.'
"We kept one of the puppies out of the litter. He is a sweet little pig." ~Johanna Pink's Owner
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