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alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

don't is kune kunes. They re a good pig for people who like grass/run other animals....they graze rather than snuffley plough. IF we were to get a pair of pigs it woul have to be kunes (but I secretly want alfie's mabel!)

thats handy to know ! someone else to pander to her every whim ! :rotfl:
tesco donuts in her breakfast feed ?? prefers the chocolate or custard... and bannanas...loves em !:D grapes ......

Itismehonest

What breed is mabel, alfie?
We used to keep various pot-bellied pigs before they became Yuppy pets. When we started to get nutters wanting to keep them inside ("We've seen them on the telly & they're soooooo cute" :mad:) we stopped breeding them.

alfie_1

well she's HUGE, white and was bought as a "pet" little pig !! the farmer must have been very convincing/buyers very thick to believe that the cute little piggy was not going to grow into a pony size critter ! i got her at 4 months old as a rescue.... she's 3 now and approx 5/6ft long, 4ft high and about 2ft wide !!!!


p.s. LIR. my friend has just had to have her vietnamese pot belly [maudie] put to sleep. she was 10. her sister is very sad at the mo !

Itismehonest

We had the opposite problem. Everyone saw the cute little piggies & we had to invite them to see Dad. All 25 stone, head more than a foot square, of him. :rotfl:

He was lovely but developed a bit of a distrust of men which made vet visits interesting
That was the fault of the Yuppies again. Remember when some idiot took their pig walkabout in London & they brought in the law that you had to have a harness to move them?
Well, the boar was less than a year old at that time so not fully grown. We duly bought a bull harness because you never know when you may have to move them.
OH put the harness on & wee wee wee wee. Pig was really put out & shot round in circles on the end of the harness rope. It was like watching a chairoplane The boar never fully trusted males again. I had a few bemused vets who'd approach him gingerly with boards & jump like hell when he barked at them. I'd say "Come on you,, what ya playing at" & the pig would come across & roll onto his back to have his belly rubbed.
Something I've found all pigs go weak at the knees for

lostinrates

mabel.....part great white part rhino! She is huge, the pic doesn't do her justice!

lostinrates

how are your teeth Alfie?

First time on the afternoon round that I had dragon mist mouth today. I bought some fleece lined muckers from lidl a few weeks a go and used them today and they are lovely, I hall buy a pair for dh next year.

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

mabel.....part great white part rhino! She is huge, the pic doesn't do her justice!

:T :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

oh i needed that ! 1st thing thats made me laugh all day !....

i went to the dentist..:( ive got the start of an abcess , am on antibiotics now till next week when i have to have root canal work ?? [not sure what that involves but also think i DONT WANT to know :eek: ] i know she has to go in the side of the tooth and drill upwards...thats enough !:( i really dont care as long as this pain stops....:D

ive been wondering how heavy Mabel is ? sure shes not 25 stone tho ? actually will have no way of finding out .....:D . or do any of yous know a way...:rotfl:

my lawn is a lake ......:o

alfie_1

I had dragon mist mouth today.

BIT LIKE ME BUT FOR A DIFFERENT REASON !!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

choille

Hope the tooth thing works out okay Alfie - swishing your mouth out with Brandy or just swigging it helps.

The water that's fallen this past while is unbelievable even for here. The ground is like porridge & there's water running down the croft in miny rivulets all over the place. There is flooding over on the East coast - glad we live on a slope!

The tops are all white as it has hailed & snowed a bit but non lying on the ground on the croft apart from tiny patches - last year we were snowed in on the 28th Nov. Quite nasty half dark dreich days - almost dark at 3.30pm.

Sorry about all the pig talk - we are about to sit down to a roast pork dinner!

The mini pets thing eh? The tutus fopr dogs & crystal encrusted bowls? Don't get me started I'll do a Jeremy Clarkson - well no I won't as I can't stand the bigot.

Hope you're all cosy & warm & not too uncomfy with aches & pains.

Itismehonest

alfie_1 wrote: »

ive been wondering how heavy Mabel is ? sure shes not 25 stone tho ? actually will have no way of finding out .....:D . or do any of yous know a way...:rotfl:

Vets do it on a version of this, alfie. Ours was weighed on the same one they use for horses, I think.
The problem is often getting animals to stand still long enough to get a reasonably accurate measure

Hope the tooth improves soon