Followed by some very beautiful storm images.
The images of Wai are the disturbing ones. So skip straight down to the storm images if you like – I won’t mind
Wai the pot belly rescue pig has arrived and he is so much worse than I had understood.
This poor wee pig looks like he has been baked. His skin is hard as a nut, and slowly cracking and peeling off in thick canvas-like swathes.
His tiny feet holding up an enormous bulk. He smells like he is rotting. Although he walked about wagging his tail, and did make himself a Sheila-like bed of the straw, he has not eaten anything. He drinks a lot of water which is good but he shows no interest in food.
Tomorrow I will go and buy some Veterycin which is a spray that keeps an area moist while it heals – this will be perfect for this boys skin. It is expensive but I have used it with great results before. We have to keep him well lubricated so the new skin can heal and the old skin can soften and come off without causing more problems.
I cannot see his face, it is completely submerged in fat.
He smells very bad.
He has diarrhea, probably from all the medications.
This is going to be a long process. But something makes me think this pig is a tough one. Let’s see what we can do.
Once we have the veterycin, (that we spray on 4-5 times a day) Rosy (my new wwoofer) and I will trim the skin that is hanging off – this will help to make him more comfortable. And we need to find a balm, that we can afford, that we can rub all over the hard areas a couple of times a day.
Anyway – despite it all he seems quite happy and walked about more than anyone has seen him walk since he was rescued. Then he pushed all the townie blankets aside, pulled the straw into a bed with his little hoof and burrowed into it for a sleep. Good pig behaviour.
I think I have my work cut out for me here.
Now for the beautiful images.
We even had hail yesterday.
I still do not have a phone so my instagram feed is stalled. Soon I hope. It is a bit of a nuisance not having a phone.
But look at this!
I hope you have a lovely day.
celi
Tuesday 06/20 40% / 0.07 in
Partly cloudy in the morning. Increasing clouds with periods of showers later in the day. Thunder possible. High around 85F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Tuesday Night 06/20 20% / 0 in
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103 responses to “Disturbing Images”
Oh, sweet Wai! Such a tough recovery ahead of him. I love that he’s wagging his tail and getting comfy (or as comfy as possible) in his bed of straw. I’m sure he’s ecstatic for a chance to be a real pig, and I hope you’ll soon have him in good enough shape that he can really enjoy it properly.
yes, Imagine how uncomfortable that must be. c
Coconut oil for the sloughing skin.
we have to be very careful about sunburn and weirdly the vet he had last has recommended not to use coconut oil – we have to be careful about not reintroducing infection. His spray on suntan lotion is quite oily though. c
Good luck with the poor pig!
Thank you Debra – he needs some luck poor Wai
Poor (big) little thing! At least he’s trusting and the wagging tail suggests he feels safe.
I let him out (he had not gone to the toilet all night) into the field and he immediately started munching on weeds. Good. I have been spraying suntan lotion on him this morning as he runs around the field then he ran back to his bed and crouched there so i stopped. His bed has to be a no go zone for any procedures, then he will feel safe there. I think the safety is pretty important – but he will never be my friend not after all this.. c
I suppose the suntan lotion might sting 😦
true
but it either that or not going outside at all which would be bad.
Is there some kind of “clean” mud you could put on him? It might offer sun protection and help his skin…
Good idea
Maybe a human beauty spa product?
Oh my goodness, poor and yet lucky Wai. He will be loved and cared for.
Kind of unlucky then a little bit lucky – poor old thing.. thanks tanya
Wishing Wai a full and speedy recovery.
Thank you Bill. I hope so.. c
It sounds as if he’s less depressed already, which can only help. I know you’d need industrial quantities of it, but pawpaw ointment is brilliant for all skin conditions, and I entirely cleared up the weeping eczema my niece had on her hands with it. I wonder if it might help Wai.
YES! I have two pots of it that my daughter brought out – one I use for cows teats – it is deeply expensive out here though. c
Rescue remedy and lots of it for you and Wai.
Read the label first for the pawpaw ointment, a lot of brands contain petroleum jelly, a petrochemical by-product. Maybe some nice fresh aloe leaf from the garden if you have any.
Oh my…I am speechless.
Since his skin doesn’t appear, in the photos at least, to be horribly infected, I think you could go with the TSC vetericyn, not the veterinarian strength if you really felt like you needed it. Wonder if Corona makes a spray or if you could thin it down to a paint-able consistency with something like olive oil. What about a spray on aloe vera or something similar for burns?
I was wondering if Udder Balm would be helpful, not sure of the ingredients though. Coconut oil does wonders for my skin so I would second that opinion. Love that Wai made his own bed last night! Has Boo met him yet?
Poor Wai! How can anyone allow a pet to get into such bad shape?
Oh my gosh this is so sad! How could someone have treated him this badly? I hope he gets better quickly.
I have used my trusty sunflower cream on my daughter’s eczema , it was originally developed by the National Health Service in Salisbury to treat burns victims. I have shared your post with them and asked if they can give you advice as they are experts and have given advice to people before, They have passed my request to the relevant department and hope they can give you some suggestions as to an affordable cream. You can find their website and Facebook site to see the cream they developed and now sell to fund Great Britain’s NHS.
Regards Lorraine Carmichael