Petunia
was found along a road by a volunteer who was on her way to work at Journey's End
around 9:00 on a Saturday morning. She had been hit by a car. The volunteer called
around for help, but by 3:00 no one had arrived, so volunteer Michelle and several
others went to get her. They had to stop traffic for a while as they lifted Petunia
into the truck on a blanket. Luckily she was only about half as large as she is now!
When the vet saw Petunia, he found that her leg was injured. But since
she was still able to put some weight on it, he said it was better not
to perform surgery, since pigs don't take anesthesia well. She'll always
have a limp and may get arthritis later, but it was better to let the
leg heal naturally than to do surgery on it.
Petunia used to live in the fenced area where the sheep are now, but it
sometimes got too hot for her, so she now has her own fenced area in the
shade near the Cat House.
Petunia
was found along a road by a volunteer who was on her way to work at Journey's End
around 9:00 on a Saturday morning. She had been hit by a car. The volunteer called
around for help, but by 3:00 no one had arrived, so volunteer Michelle and several
others went to get her. They had to stop traffic for a while as they lifted Petunia
into the truck on a blanket. Luckily she was only about half as large as she is now!
