Really weird baby...

Four days ago:

http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/a...x/DSCN1822.jpg

http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/a...x/DSCN1829.jpg

Just now:

http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/a...x/DSCN1832.jpg

http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/a...x/DSCN1834.jpg

Thanks for the new pics. :) I'm not an expert on ASFs, but he does appear to be doing better.

No prob. And he/she has only been with its new litter for 3 days

^ I'd love to see "progress" pics of him if he continues to improve and thrive.

I'd say after his rough start that if he turns out to grow big and healthy he should definately be qualified to become a pet over a feeder - I'd take him in a heartbeat!

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Originally Posted by Daybreaker

^ I'd love to see "progress" pics of him if he continues to improve and thrive.

I'd say after his rough start that if he turns out to grow big and healthy he should definately be qualified to become a pet over a feeder - I'd take him in a heartbeat!

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Me too! *Squeals* It is SO adorable! :)

I will take pics in another week - 10 days to show progress. If he does continue to improve, I cant say I will personally keep him/her as a pet, but if you'd like him for yourself I would let you have him :)

Well his eyes look better, but he's by no means thriving. He's still extremely under developed and malnourished, that part looks no better.
I wouldn't recommend keeping him as a pet, because you don't know what his lifespan will be like, if he makes it past weaning. It would be a shame to get attached to something that could die before you get a chance to know it.

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Originally Posted by Rhasputin

I wouldn't recommend keeping him as a pet, because you don't know what his lifespan will be like, if he makes it past weaning. It would be a shame to get attached to something that could die before you get a chance to know it.

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I agree it would be heartbreaking to get attatched to something and have it pass without warning one day, I just ment that if he pulls through to be a healthy little guy I think he deserves to be a pet after his ordeals: even if it may be short lived. He looks like a trooper so far!

Really Rhasputin? The rest of it's body looks NO better to you at all after three days?

For those concerned about him/her becoming a pet, I'm not sure really. I don't really need pet ASF. If someone wants him/her thats cool though.

IMO, he looks like a "normal" preemie would, but in time will catch up to the rest of the siblings, just like with human preemies.

It doesn't necessarily mean that there are any deformities internally going on, he may have had a FTT issue going on in the beginning, but looks to be thriving now that it is in a smaller litter.