Hi Penny-
Such great news about Pumpkin. What a clever mummy she is. Are the hoglets a good size for hibernation?
Mixed news on Big Leg who is still at the vet. He is healing well from his amputation (he had a puncture wound,infection and break) but they say he is eating very little and has a bad smell coming from him. He has been thoroughly checked and they can’t find anything wrong. He is still on antibiotics and pain relief. When we rescued him out of our HH house he had started taking material in for nesting. I suggested to the vet nurse that maybe he isn’t eating much because he is ready to hibernate but I have no idea if that’s how they work. He is a very big boy weighing over a kilo so hopefully a little weight loss won’t do any harm as long as it is nothing untoward.
I do wonder if they could have treated Big Leg for his infection before going straight for the amputation method. Like Pumpkin sometimes nature will do its own thing and perhaps if the infection could have been sorted the break would have healed, possibly leaving him with a limp but still a much better chance of survival than as an amputee.
Here I go again….waffling.
Please keep us posted with Pumpkin and her babies. She has earned a very long and happy hibernation
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