CALIFORNIA POTBELLIED PIG ASSOCIATION, Inc.
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How long do Potbellied Pigs live?
We've talked about this before, but I think that most of us want to know. As CPPA has found out over the years, a pigs longevity has a huge effect on people's lives. We get calls from retiring couples with 17 year old pigs who thought they would be free to sell their home and move to that retirement condo in Florida, only to realize that Porky doesn't travel so well and wouldn't be allowed where they were moving too, even if he did travel well. We have always thought that 15 years would be old for a potbellied pig, but more and more we're seeing pigs approaching and apparently passing the 20 year old mark.
If your lazy 20 year old son won't move out, you can change the locks or move without to much guilt, but you can't just move and leave your pig behind (though some people do).
In the last section on age we talked about Cooper, one of the few legitimate, verifiable 20 year old potbellied pigs we know of. Sadly Cooper passed at his home in Colorado this last month at over 22 years of age.
The photo below was taken September 10, 2011.
Cooper - August 25, 1989 - November 19, 2011
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Pig Constipation
Pig Sweat Glands or Scent Glands?
Pig Ages?
Home Sharing?
Zoning Question?
Hoof Trimming and Anesthetics?
Oldest Pig?
Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM?
How big do potbellied pigs get?
"...pigs are very beautiful animals. Those who do not think so
do not look at anything with their own eyes but through other people's eyeglasses."
G. K. Chesterton
If your lazy 20 year old son won't move out, you can change the locks or move without to much guilt, but you can't just move and leave your pig behind (though some people do).
In the last section on age we talked about Cooper, one of the few legitimate, verifiable 20 year old potbellied pigs we know of. Sadly Cooper passed at his home in Colorado this last month at over 22 years of age.
The photo below was taken September 10, 2011.
Cooper - August 25, 1989 - November 19, 2011
Dear Chris and Marcie,
I'm very sad to let you know that my sweet Cooper passed away, peacefully in his sleep on 11/19/11. He was 22 years old. He lived a long, happy, healthy life. He had gotten a bit skinny in his hips and definitely had arthritis in his legs, but those things seemed to be his only problems. He was one of the Bright Lights in my life, and I miss him terribly...
Love, Sandy
Additional information about Cooper:
Hello Marcie,
Cooper was born 8/25/89. We were friends with two couples who had purchased his mother Tiffany and his dad Oscar, as a way to get rich quick! They both lived in town (Fremont, CA) and we thought they were so wonderful, we offered them a place to live at our ranch near Mt Hamilton, if they got kicked out of town. Oscar was a great escape artist and soon they were living at our house. The fines for Oscar's trips to the pound were too high! We built them a beautiful Pig Palace. Cooper had two sisters and a brother born in the same litter. We got the pick of the first litter, my sweet Cooper, for giving them a place to live. When Cooper was just a few months old, we met you, Chris and TS Piggliott. CPPA became a big part of our lives. The Pig-Nics and Hog-I-day Parties were the best. One year Cooper won first prize for eating the most tomatoes the fastest! I still have that ribbon. Cooper was on Animal Planet with our vet, who also loved him. He told us many times that Cooper was the best size, had great conformation and was so smart. He learned to do the figure eight, go around, sit and shake at a very early age. He would do them by voice command or hand signals.
I would be honored to have a tribute to him on your site. I believe he was an excellent example of how wonderful a pet these pigs can be.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I'm very sad to let you know that my sweet Cooper passed away, peacefully in his sleep on 11/19/11. He was 22 years old. He lived a long, happy, healthy life. He had gotten a bit skinny in his hips and definitely had arthritis in his legs, but those things seemed to be his only problems. He was one of the Bright Lights in my life, and I miss him terribly...
Love, Sandy
Additional information about Cooper:
Hello Marcie,
Cooper was born 8/25/89. We were friends with two couples who had purchased his mother Tiffany and his dad Oscar, as a way to get rich quick! They both lived in town (Fremont, CA) and we thought they were so wonderful, we offered them a place to live at our ranch near Mt Hamilton, if they got kicked out of town. Oscar was a great escape artist and soon they were living at our house. The fines for Oscar's trips to the pound were too high! We built them a beautiful Pig Palace. Cooper had two sisters and a brother born in the same litter. We got the pick of the first litter, my sweet Cooper, for giving them a place to live. When Cooper was just a few months old, we met you, Chris and TS Piggliott. CPPA became a big part of our lives. The Pig-Nics and Hog-I-day Parties were the best. One year Cooper won first prize for eating the most tomatoes the fastest! I still have that ribbon. Cooper was on Animal Planet with our vet, who also loved him. He told us many times that Cooper was the best size, had great conformation and was so smart. He learned to do the figure eight, go around, sit and shake at a very early age. He would do them by voice command or hand signals.
I would be honored to have a tribute to him on your site. I believe he was an excellent example of how wonderful a pet these pigs can be.
That is this months question. On this page we hope to print questions,
submitted by our readers. We will then print the various answers that
our other readers send in, thereby, being able to share a little of the
collective knowledge that is out there. As a whole there is very little
real knowledge about our pet porcines, and we only learn by sharing
what knowledge each of us has gathered.
Send questions and answers to: info@cppa4pigs.org
(Click on the Question to get the Answers)
Pig Constipation
Pig Sweat Glands or Scent Glands?
Pig Ages?
Home Sharing?
Zoning Question?
Hoof Trimming and Anesthetics?
Oldest Pig?
Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM?
How big do potbellied pigs get?
"...pigs are very beautiful animals. Those who do not think so
do not look at anything with their own eyes but through other people's eyeglasses."
G. K. Chesterton