https://twitchinkitten.com/ Mon, 04 May 2026 18:56:04 +0000 MyBB https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-3932.html Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:22:43 -0500 Rhubarb]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-3932.html My part in helping at the rescue is taking in troublesome boars- if they find a friend they become settled and everyone is happy.
It is very hard to re-home boars.

Bertie I've had for 4 years or there abouts is struggling with his weight having dropped half his weight since September 2013. He weighed 550gram on Tuesday at the vets.
Although he is an Alpha male (a lone pig) Liz the vet felt he needed guinea pig company more and less human since we couldn't give him 24/7. There is also clearly a medical issue still yet to be resolved if ever

So-
He can't go back to the shed, it's still too cold and he cannot keep warm.
He will not share a pen with another adult male.
He cannot share (will not) share with a baby male, too ill to have an ADHD piglet and doesn't like babies.

Go to Sarah with him for an idea what to do-
I come home with Iris.

She's a timid 3 year old and as it appears (at the moment) Bertie is aware she is a sow, but, he either doesn't care and he isn't interested.
Iris came straight in and looked round and made a nest of hay for them both to sleep in, washes his face (he wishes she wouldn't).

The down side is Bertie is a little nervous around her since she is bigger (not by much) and she doesn't appear to let him into the nest straight after she gets in there, he has to make a couple of attempts before she chirps and he wriggles in. At least she does cuddle up to him to help keep him warm!

Oh! She can fight her way out of a paper bag too, which is more than can be said for Bertie.]]> My part in helping at the rescue is taking in troublesome boars- if they find a friend they become settled and everyone is happy.
It is very hard to re-home boars.

Bertie I've had for 4 years or there abouts is struggling with his weight having dropped half his weight since September 2013. He weighed 550gram on Tuesday at the vets.
Although he is an Alpha male (a lone pig) Liz the vet felt he needed guinea pig company more and less human since we couldn't give him 24/7. There is also clearly a medical issue still yet to be resolved if ever

So-
He can't go back to the shed, it's still too cold and he cannot keep warm.
He will not share a pen with another adult male.
He cannot share (will not) share with a baby male, too ill to have an ADHD piglet and doesn't like babies.

Go to Sarah with him for an idea what to do-
I come home with Iris.

She's a timid 3 year old and as it appears (at the moment) Bertie is aware she is a sow, but, he either doesn't care and he isn't interested.
Iris came straight in and looked round and made a nest of hay for them both to sleep in, washes his face (he wishes she wouldn't).

The down side is Bertie is a little nervous around her since she is bigger (not by much) and she doesn't appear to let him into the nest straight after she gets in there, he has to make a couple of attempts before she chirps and he wriggles in. At least she does cuddle up to him to help keep him warm!

Oh! She can fight her way out of a paper bag too, which is more than can be said for Bertie.]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-3864.html Thu, 28 Nov 2013 18:14:08 -0500 Rhubarb]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-3864.html ]]> ]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-3841.html Sat, 09 Nov 2013 13:12:53 -0500 Rhubarb]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-3841.html
Sarah hasn't need my help much this summer she has been managing to keep on top of the holiday boarders and fend off too many rescue cases. Until now. I went over tuesday with a supply of paper, towels and stuff all donated from people I know and she tells me a call had come in from Somerset (next county over) some poor farmer found a breeder had dumped guinea pig and rabbits in a container on his land. she was collecting them from him the next day.

Not knowing how many were there she asked me to take one lone piggie home to make an extra hutch free. Just as well
19 rabbits
15 guinea pigs

All the rabbits have been moved onto Willow Tree Rescue in the next town of Christchurch. The girls there specialize in rabbits and have loads of room for them to run around together (boys in one pen and girls in another).

So this little piggy may not be going back to the ranch for a little while since every piggy brought in has lice and /or chest infections.

Philip has named him Morgan (which means I'm going have a real problem taking him home----never name a foster!) ]]>
Sarah hasn't need my help much this summer she has been managing to keep on top of the holiday boarders and fend off too many rescue cases. Until now. I went over tuesday with a supply of paper, towels and stuff all donated from people I know and she tells me a call had come in from Somerset (next county over) some poor farmer found a breeder had dumped guinea pig and rabbits in a container on his land. she was collecting them from him the next day.

Not knowing how many were there she asked me to take one lone piggie home to make an extra hutch free. Just as well
19 rabbits
15 guinea pigs

All the rabbits have been moved onto Willow Tree Rescue in the next town of Christchurch. The girls there specialize in rabbits and have loads of room for them to run around together (boys in one pen and girls in another).

So this little piggy may not be going back to the ranch for a little while since every piggy brought in has lice and /or chest infections.

Philip has named him Morgan (which means I'm going have a real problem taking him home----never name a foster!) ]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-3665.html Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:07:46 -0400 FreudianSlip]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-3665.html Sad to say, that several days ago my chinchilla, Trixie, passed over the Rainbow Bridge. She had suffered from some breathing issues over a few days prior and she was not able to recover. We decided to keep her home, and let her go in her own time. She left us Wednesday afternoon of last week.
She was almost 9 years old, so she had a good life, and was otherwise very healthy and cared for.
She loved to watch Television with us..liking music, dancing and singing....and football. Go figure on the football one.]]> Sad to say, that several days ago my chinchilla, Trixie, passed over the Rainbow Bridge. She had suffered from some breathing issues over a few days prior and she was not able to recover. We decided to keep her home, and let her go in her own time. She left us Wednesday afternoon of last week.
She was almost 9 years old, so she had a good life, and was otherwise very healthy and cared for.
She loved to watch Television with us..liking music, dancing and singing....and football. Go figure on the football one.]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-3376.html Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:59:07 -0400 FreudianSlip]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-3376.html Yes, for the past 7 years, I have harbored a chinchilla in my living room. Don't tell anyone. I have had her since she was a few months old. Name of Trixie. She is a bit of a spitfire. Got an exciting personality. But don't piss her off..she will ignore you to death.
She is fun. Not a cuddly lap pet, though. She prefers her own space.]]> Yes, for the past 7 years, I have harbored a chinchilla in my living room. Don't tell anyone. I have had her since she was a few months old. Name of Trixie. She is a bit of a spitfire. Got an exciting personality. But don't piss her off..she will ignore you to death.
She is fun. Not a cuddly lap pet, though. She prefers her own space.]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-3045.html Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:43:23 -0400 Rhubarb]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-3045.html


He is soft as butter...maybe because he has just been neutered and has a lovely honey coloured girlfriend, Rosy, and a best friend in Hattie the ex-battery hen. They run loose in the garden, when they settle down for a doze Hattie snuggles between both giants totally unafraid.



There is Monty the over weight Jack Russell in the picture, when I'm there he is my shadow hoping for a carrot. Neither him or Boulder his side-kick get close, Boulder has already had cracked ribs trying to chase Woody.]]>


He is soft as butter...maybe because he has just been neutered and has a lovely honey coloured girlfriend, Rosy, and a best friend in Hattie the ex-battery hen. They run loose in the garden, when they settle down for a doze Hattie snuggles between both giants totally unafraid.



There is Monty the over weight Jack Russell in the picture, when I'm there he is my shadow hoping for a carrot. Neither him or Boulder his side-kick get close, Boulder has already had cracked ribs trying to chase Woody.]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-2967.html Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:33:13 -0400 Rhubarb]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-2967.html
Jag on the left, Aston to the right.


Aston is still very shy.


Jag isn't.






Oh this was clean out day. Half way through we had some friends arrive for a coffee (been waiting to see their daughters wedding pictures)
Came back two hour later to find this.....



Both Cooper and Stratos refused to budge claiming the potty as theirs!
Stratos gave up evetually when Cooper peed.]]>
Jag on the left, Aston to the right.


Aston is still very shy.


Jag isn't.






Oh this was clean out day. Half way through we had some friends arrive for a coffee (been waiting to see their daughters wedding pictures)
Came back two hour later to find this.....



Both Cooper and Stratos refused to budge claiming the potty as theirs!
Stratos gave up evetually when Cooper peed.]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-2513.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:24:12 -0400 Twitchin Kitten]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-2513.html ]]> ]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-2334.html Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:32:38 -0400 Twitchin Kitten]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-2334.html
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I decided rather than going to the RSPCA- which really would not help the problem I offered my services of labour and sourcing materials. It was 'sort of' accepted and although Sarah agreed help with cleaning would be useful she wouldn't not come out with what she was short of.

Then last week she agreed I could go over and help with her pregnant intake. I decided to text her before I went over to check it was still ok and what to take. She phoned me straight back and said she didn't want me to go over.

It turned out she suspected I was working for another rescue centre who she doesn't get on with. I was totally honest and told her about my friends in Crawley who in turn did know the centre Sarah had fallen out with. I don't know any of these people (only Liz).

So all ends well. I got lots of cuddles on lots of piggies (about 30!) and I cleared out the girlies for Sarah while she got her son from playgroup. We agreed 5 were pregnant (one very soon because she was so grumpy and at best a sack of potatoes about to pop).

She finally came up with requests and called me today to thank me for the things I left I thought she could make use of and asked if I'd be there next week? Cuddle those babies- wouldn't miss it!

I found a newsagent willing to give us left over newspapers and my mum's church is going to put out an appeal for bedding. Now I need to find some wire and lino, wood and tarpauling.

Ideas?]]>
I decided rather than going to the RSPCA- which really would not help the problem I offered my services of labour and sourcing materials. It was 'sort of' accepted and although Sarah agreed help with cleaning would be useful she wouldn't not come out with what she was short of.

Then last week she agreed I could go over and help with her pregnant intake. I decided to text her before I went over to check it was still ok and what to take. She phoned me straight back and said she didn't want me to go over.

It turned out she suspected I was working for another rescue centre who she doesn't get on with. I was totally honest and told her about my friends in Crawley who in turn did know the centre Sarah had fallen out with. I don't know any of these people (only Liz).

So all ends well. I got lots of cuddles on lots of piggies (about 30!) and I cleared out the girlies for Sarah while she got her son from playgroup. We agreed 5 were pregnant (one very soon because she was so grumpy and at best a sack of potatoes about to pop).

She finally came up with requests and called me today to thank me for the things I left I thought she could make use of and asked if I'd be there next week? Cuddle those babies- wouldn't miss it!

I found a newsagent willing to give us left over newspapers and my mum's church is going to put out an appeal for bedding. Now I need to find some wire and lino, wood and tarpauling.

Ideas?]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-1822.html Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:07:51 -0400 obycencio]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-1822.html She got weaker and weaker within 2 hours and finally decided to lay next to Matty and die...
They were not sick at all, no runny noses, no diarrhea, no teeth issues... They were fine in the morning when I had to go to work... Maybe it was just too much to Mirelle to cope with...
They always lived together and everything was OK, they were best friends! So I think they decided to cross the bridge together...
]]> She got weaker and weaker within 2 hours and finally decided to lay next to Matty and die...
They were not sick at all, no runny noses, no diarrhea, no teeth issues... They were fine in the morning when I had to go to work... Maybe it was just too much to Mirelle to cope with...
They always lived together and everything was OK, they were best friends! So I think they decided to cross the bridge together...
]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-1774.html Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:59:55 -0400 Rhubarb]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-1774.html
Mark decided to come with me because he wanted to go that way too and show me something in a shop *Thinks West Moors isn't actually on the way, but hey-ho, its just a differant route to the one I planned.

We took the Renault, afterall it needed a long run and it is a French farmers run-around. I've seen all sorts carried in them, including goats!
Mark drove, after the shop we set off again into the lanes of Dorset, which resort to getting twisty and more disoriantaing than you could ever think possible. The signposts are mostly historic, nothing changes to upgrade them. After several junctions I begin to wonder which way Mark is going to get to Wimborne, the main town to where we needed to go. Finally we get to a junction, the sign says Wimborne St Giles to the left (a hamlet north of Wimborne) and Fordingbridge to the right. He begins to turn right,
'Urm, where are you going? This doesn't appear to be the quickest way to Holt.'
'Holt? I'm going to Alderholt, you said Alderholt,'
'If I said Alderholt why would I suggest we also went to Wimborne Market afterwards, when it would be an hour out of our way?'
'I dunno'

The problem is, we are now heading for the feed merchants from the wrong direction so the information on how to get there (from Wimborne) is pretty useless. There is no phone signal, we are lost.
We ask an old lady (she turns out not to be local) we ask a man feeding his sheep, who knew straight away and gives us a short cut, which Mark has reservations about using. We get there, and I now know where we are, after passing a couple of pubs.

So, we park the car next to a tractor and trailer (someone loading large bags) and a lady with a Range Rover and trailer.
'Urm' *Is the Renault going to be the right vehicle for this job, maybe we should have brought the trailer too.
There is the owner, honest to God, sterio-typical, flat cap tweed jacket and trousers held up with string
I ask him about the hay and he starts how he is in short supply because of the poor season and how much did I need.
I asked how he sold it
'£30.00 a quarter ton, is it a horse you have?'
'No, pigs'
'Na- you need straw then'
'No. guinea pigs'

There's this embarrassing silence while he looks at me.
''What did you come here in? I'll get someone to stick a couple of bales in it for you. Do you want some chippings? Keeps the hutches dry. I'll do it for £6.50.'
Meanwhile Mark is watching the lady with the Range Rover have a roll of hay forklifted into the trailer.
Then he sees another roll arrive in the yard.
The lady comes into the shop where I'm paying for my hay.
'Your husband's face is a real picture. He is looking at my hay bale and wondering how he is going to fit one into your car.'

Mark arrives in the shop and I tell him the bales are on their way from the store with a pack of chippings.
'Two bales!'

It all fitted in the car no problem and should last a while.
The storeman then told us if we wanted he could drop any supplies off on a Friday morning free of charge because he came into town with an order and passed our house!

I've seen the Hayters lorry on my day off too!
Really it would have been just have cheap to run up the pet-shop with the time (2 hours) and petrol (No1 son had fueled the car) spent.

On the other hand, it was brilliant whizzing around the country lanes in 'Rene' again and seeing all those broken down Harleys on the H-D Run out of Bournemouth.]]>
Mark decided to come with me because he wanted to go that way too and show me something in a shop *Thinks West Moors isn't actually on the way, but hey-ho, its just a differant route to the one I planned.

We took the Renault, afterall it needed a long run and it is a French farmers run-around. I've seen all sorts carried in them, including goats!
Mark drove, after the shop we set off again into the lanes of Dorset, which resort to getting twisty and more disoriantaing than you could ever think possible. The signposts are mostly historic, nothing changes to upgrade them. After several junctions I begin to wonder which way Mark is going to get to Wimborne, the main town to where we needed to go. Finally we get to a junction, the sign says Wimborne St Giles to the left (a hamlet north of Wimborne) and Fordingbridge to the right. He begins to turn right,
'Urm, where are you going? This doesn't appear to be the quickest way to Holt.'
'Holt? I'm going to Alderholt, you said Alderholt,'
'If I said Alderholt why would I suggest we also went to Wimborne Market afterwards, when it would be an hour out of our way?'
'I dunno'

The problem is, we are now heading for the feed merchants from the wrong direction so the information on how to get there (from Wimborne) is pretty useless. There is no phone signal, we are lost.
We ask an old lady (she turns out not to be local) we ask a man feeding his sheep, who knew straight away and gives us a short cut, which Mark has reservations about using. We get there, and I now know where we are, after passing a couple of pubs.

So, we park the car next to a tractor and trailer (someone loading large bags) and a lady with a Range Rover and trailer.
'Urm' *Is the Renault going to be the right vehicle for this job, maybe we should have brought the trailer too.
There is the owner, honest to God, sterio-typical, flat cap tweed jacket and trousers held up with string
I ask him about the hay and he starts how he is in short supply because of the poor season and how much did I need.
I asked how he sold it
'£30.00 a quarter ton, is it a horse you have?'
'No, pigs'
'Na- you need straw then'
'No. guinea pigs'

There's this embarrassing silence while he looks at me.
''What did you come here in? I'll get someone to stick a couple of bales in it for you. Do you want some chippings? Keeps the hutches dry. I'll do it for £6.50.'
Meanwhile Mark is watching the lady with the Range Rover have a roll of hay forklifted into the trailer.
Then he sees another roll arrive in the yard.
The lady comes into the shop where I'm paying for my hay.
'Your husband's face is a real picture. He is looking at my hay bale and wondering how he is going to fit one into your car.'

Mark arrives in the shop and I tell him the bales are on their way from the store with a pack of chippings.
'Two bales!'

It all fitted in the car no problem and should last a while.
The storeman then told us if we wanted he could drop any supplies off on a Friday morning free of charge because he came into town with an order and passed our house!

I've seen the Hayters lorry on my day off too!
Really it would have been just have cheap to run up the pet-shop with the time (2 hours) and petrol (No1 son had fueled the car) spent.

On the other hand, it was brilliant whizzing around the country lanes in 'Rene' again and seeing all those broken down Harleys on the H-D Run out of Bournemouth.]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-1694.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:47:46 -0400 Rhubarb]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-1694.html





The sweet talking you have to do for a hamster to agree to have his bed changed!]]>





The sweet talking you have to do for a hamster to agree to have his bed changed!]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-1661.html Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:35:49 -0400 Rhubarb]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-1661.html No1 son named him.
He is beginning to settle with Cooper quite well but the Berlin Wall will be staying I think, more to do with Cooper's behaviour.



We cleared the empty hutches out of the shed to send to the rescue centre.
Only John hasn't been over to collect them.
Tonight
Liz emailed. 100 piggies are about to need rehoming locally, how did I feel about more adoptions?

What do I do? ]]> No1 son named him.
He is beginning to settle with Cooper quite well but the Berlin Wall will be staying I think, more to do with Cooper's behaviour.



We cleared the empty hutches out of the shed to send to the rescue centre.
Only John hasn't been over to collect them.
Tonight
Liz emailed. 100 piggies are about to need rehoming locally, how did I feel about more adoptions?

What do I do? ]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-1602.html Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:18:44 -0400 Vizth Hal]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-1602.html
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