Re: Ack! (Or, "The inevitable has, indeed, finally happened...")

On Dec 18, 10:23 am, "Tracie" <tracieemer...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Janna & the piglets" <Janna.Hos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
>
>
> > Katty has been violated, of course.  Her nether regions were wet (yes,
> > I checked).
>
> > So, how likely is it that my 3yo never-been-bred female piglet is now
> > with child, how likely is it that she will carry to term, and how
> > likely is it that she will survive giving birth?
>
> > *sigh*
>
> > I've been so careful, I've had Nappy for almost three years, and he's
> > never got in.
>
> > All it takes is once - let that be a lesson to all you newbies out
> > there!
>
> > -Janna, Napoleon, and Katonia
>
> I hate to be the bearer of bad news but for a 3yo never-been-bred before
pig
> to give birth can be fatal for the pig concerned.  I'm not trying to
alarm
> you but even if she can carry to term she may not survive the birth as
after
> around 10 months an unbred females pelvic bones fuse with makes giving
birth
> after this time very, very difficult, if not impossible - unless you are
> prepared for a pig competent vet to perform a caesarean, which again
carries
> difficulties.  Please see the
linkhttp://www.guinealynx.com/breeding.html
>
> On the otherhand, hopefully, fingers and everything else crossed, she
won't
> be pregnant

Yeah, I know all that about the birth etc. - that's why I have been
sooooo careful to keep them separate.  I'm really hoping she's not
pregnant!

I was already planning to have Napoleon neutered next month; now it's
definitely a necessity!  :P

-Janna, Napoleon, & Katonia