In the fall of 2021, our friend Todd, from Arthur’s Acres, reached out to us about a young disabled pig with several ailments – most notably that he was recovering from a nasty infection in his right hind leg. This infection stopped the growth in that leg and, as River grew, the difference in the length of his good leg compared to his infected leg became considerably more apparent. As well, we learned that River was suffering from severe mental impairment which added a whole other level of challenges in caring for this very special boy. Given the location of Arthur’s Acres being in New York state and us being further south, coupled with our experience with disabled pigs and the equipment we have acquired over the years, we all agreed that River’s best chance would be for him to move to Ziggy’s.

As River grew, we’ve had to constantly change out his prosthetic leg so he can maintain the use of his bad leg and avoid further repercussions from his earlier infection.