Shrinking Sweet Pea

Shrinking Sweet Pea At the request Mini Pig Education members, we started this page to share Sweet Peas progress in losing weight and gaining her health back! NEVER GIVE UP HOPE!!!

Sweet Pea is a rescued Pot Belly Pig with a message that echoes in our hearts!!! Snohomish Lifestyles April 2016 writes:
Written by Dani Durand | Photography by BlueWing Photos

Sweet Pea the Pot Belly Pig was rescued on July 12th 2015, and brought to a beautiful farm in Snohomish. She had escaped a brutal and abusive past as well as almost being put down. She was given a new chance on life. Alth

ough she was rescued from her cruel environment Sweet Pea
still had a long way to go. She was extremely overweight maxing
out the veterinary scale at 300 pounds. Sweet Pea had gone fat blind, developed arthritis, was not friendly and could barely walk, each step she took she would pinch her belly fat with her feet. Over time, a stern diet, and the help from her rescuers Sweet Pea managed to lose weight and begin to improve, but there were still concerns. On September 29th 2015 Sweet Pea went to see Dr. Meera Music and Dr. Dana Bridges to get her very first tummy tuck! The doctors and nurses who performed the surgery had volunteered their time to run this operation and the family raised money to help pay for the supplies needed. Thankfully the surgery was a success; Sweet Pea woke up a new and improved pig! Her
attitude completely turned around and now she is smiling
and interacting. She likes and wants to see people. Her arthritis
is improving as well. She even started playing with the other
rescue pigs on the farm, and they love Sweet Pea. This brave pig
has been through so much but still seems to always keep a smile
on her face as well as on the people around her. She is an inspiration to animals everywhere! You can hear more about Sweet Pea’s story and how to donate to her care on facebook!

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How to put your pig on a diet if it REALLY REALLY needs to lose weight (CZolicani 10/25/14)
Weight loss involves proper feeding and proper movement.
A. how much to feed:
1. determine what your pig SHOULD weigh (this is, of course, an estimate). So, if your pig weighs 200 pounds, but should weigh 150 pounds, you should feed him a 150 pound diet.
2. for correct nutritional balance, your pig should eat 2% of his IDEAL weight per day. Get a scale for the food, you will need to weigh it. So for our IDEAL 150 pound pig:
150 X 0.02 = 3 pounds of food total per day.
If you do not have a scale, remember that a cup is 8 oz, or ½ pound.
3 pounds per day = 2 cups x 3 = 6 cups
So our 150 pound pig should ideally eat no more than 6 cups of food per day total.
3. what to feed:
3 cups of an elder or low activity pelleted food.
3 cups of fresh food – heavy on green leafy veggies. Light on fruit.
4. if you feed treats to your pigs, make sure these are included in his 6 cups per day.
B. how to make him move:
1. do not feed from a bowl – spread his food out so he has to hunt for it and walk to it
2. use a treat ball or other device to feed so that he has to move.
3. walk your pig for short walks several times per day
4. make him walk about a bit to get treats.
A little movement will go a long way
c. supplement:
a multivitamin once a day
a selenium/vitamin e supplement at least once a week (use a horse feed supplement that can be obtained at a feed store. Feed1 tablespoonful once a week
a 400 iu unit vitamin E capsule once a day
a 500 mg vitamin c capsule once a day

I am not a body, I am free!About a year ago Sweet Pea and Vynni went to a retirement facility. What I didn't tell everyo...
12/02/2023

I am not a body, I am free!

About a year ago Sweet Pea and Vynni went to a retirement facility.

What I didn't tell everyone about that was this;

Vynni had Mast Cell Tumors that we had been trying to keep up with removing for a few years.
Mast cell tumors typically form nodules or masses in the skin but they can also affect other areas of the body, including the spleen, liver, intestine. Unfortunately the past few months he has declined quickly and the vet recommended his transitioning to prevent further painful effects and a horrible death. 😢

Sweet Pea had already been put on the transition watch list because her arthritis was so bad she was walking on her knees.

They were best buddies and lived together until November 1st when the day came. Both had given up eating and interacting with the caregiver.

She decided it was best they go together.

A sweet journey for them both to be rescued and befriend each other. And then live side by side through life.

I am grateful for all the lessons they taught me about mini pigs, rescue, Love and letting go.

I am not a body, I am free.

Sweet Pea was approx. 12 or more
Vynni was 8

RIP sweet Minis!

Thank you all for your continued support through this journey.

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