I’m really enjoying having you guys do the driving.
As in me.
I would drive.
I don’t trust your driving, that’s the thing.
I wouldn’t be able to relax.
Because–
I’m reading, I’m Tik-Toking, I’m doing work,
I’m literally getting so much more
done now that we’ve come around to this driving arrangement.
It’s springtime in Alaska.
Although you wouldn’t know it looking around,
we’ve had tons of ice, we’ve had huge blizzards,
we still have a ton of snow on the ground, and I love it.
And seeing the snowy landscape makes me really happy.
So we’re going to a pig farm today guys.
Isn’t it a rescue?
Yeah, a rescue.
This lady is like a legend in terms
of being able to flip pigs.
So you don’t need anesthesia to do their feet.
What?
Flip them?
Yeah.
Like when you tip a sheep.
That sounds ridiculous.
No that’s a for real thing, I’ve done that.
Pigs are kind of the devil to work with.
No offense to the devil.
Come here Brody, you want some?
We are Alaska potbelly pig rescue.
Come on babies.
These pigs are everything to me.
I mean, I eat, sleep, and breathe–
I shouldn’t say that, don’t put that on there.
I don’t eat pig.
Babies, come and eat.
Pigs are like people.
They’re so intelligent.
Everybody’s got a different personality.
Once you kiss a snout, you’ll never go back.
O M G, look at that porker.
Oh my gosh look at all these guys.
So cute.
OK this is not a pig.
Correct
OK.
Hi.
How many pigs do you have here?
I think we have 51 at the moment.
You know, springtime is here now, so we’ll be seeing pigs
dropped off on our doorstep.
So we’ll be trying to scramble to get them adopted out and–
clean up on aisle one.
Uh-oh.
Pig poop.
We dump about 800 pounds of pig poo a week.
Oh my gosh.
Well let’s get started.
Peek a boo.
Hello.
All of these are heated.
There’s pigs coming in and out of little piggy houses,
they’ve got piggy doors.
Hello, beautiful.
I love you.
And it’s really just wonderful to see
how happy these pigs are.
Oh my gosh, you’re like a show pig.
That’s Winston.
He’s actually the one we’re going to flip today.
Oh, OK.
So Sheila’s got Winston out here, as our example pig,
or Guinea pig sort of thing, but he’s going to be flipped.
And then we’re going to trim his feet.
Come on Winston.
I’m going to push your face to where I want you to go.
You’ve got a short face.
We have never heard of this before,
but we heard that it’s a game changer
and I’m so excited to learn it.
Oh.
Oh, all right there he goes.
Whenever we have to do any sort
of trimming of feet with pigs, we have to anesthetize them.
Which not only is hard and takes longer for us,
but it’s also very dangerous for the animal,
because pig anesthesia is very touch and go.
Are you kidding me?
It’s so bougie right?
This is where I can come and hang out with them
and watch TV in a home like setting, so.
I love it.
Okey-dokey.
I’m ready for pig flipping.
We can only do this once.
OK.
You’re going to come on this side with me.
OK.
Come on Winston
Pigs are not easy to handle.
Sedating them is a huge ordeal.
And so I learned how to flip a pig.
If you have them on their back, you can do
a little more things with them.
Basically the second he’s up, you’re
going to go for the hind leg.
Yes?
Grab.
Roll over.
We’re going to pull them out–
Together like a one, two, three thing or just–
Yes.
OK.
We definitely want to do this together.
So we’re not twisting and turning.
Winston is a big stout dude.
He definitely has some tusks, so I’m a little nervous.
We don’t want to damage him.
Oh lordy.
I know a lot of vets who have scars
from working on potbelly pigs that come in the clinic.
I’ve got the–
One, two, three.
Oh.
That worked.
That’s it.
Now jump on top of him.
Oh, OK.
Oh God.
No.
No, not like that.
Stand up.
OK.
Stand up.
Stand up and straddle him.
Oh with my butt in your face?
Yeah.
OK.
No, no, no.
Turn this way.
This way, OK.
I got him, I got him.
And just stand up.
Oh.
You don’t have to sit on him.
Right in the pig.
I thought flip the pig was just the name of the technique,
but that’s what we’re doing.
Literally flipping a pig.
We’re counting down like one, two.
And then suddenly it’s like we’ve got him flipped.
It was fast.
Oh baby, it’s OK.
Winston looks stunned.
He’s on his back.
He’s a bit nervous, I can see he’s
got a little bit of a shake.
But he is not trying to move.
So you don’t have to hold his legs,
just go ahead and stand up.
All four of his little piggies are up in the air,
he’s just kind of laying there mesmerized.
That’s a big difference.
I really can’t believe this.
that is such a game changer, I can’t even.
Right?
Yes.
He’s not fighting us at all, he’s not squealing at all.
I’m like, that’s all there is to it?
I could have been doing this for 20 years?
Beautiful.
This is like, insane.
It’s so much better than–
I love it.
Sedating.
As a vet, I am constantly learning.
I work on pretty much every species
that we have here in Alaska.
So you know, I can’t know it all.
It’s OK chunky.
Sometimes that’s the fun of what I’m doing, is learning.
It just makes my day so much more fun.
Yep.
That’s all there is to it.
Way to go Winston.
That was amazing.
I’m so impressed.
I’m so impressed.
I can’t wait to go flip all the pigs.
Any pig I see, I’m going to start flipping from now on.
I’m really hopeful that she uses that information
and can help the pigs that she sees.
Because they’re just my heart and soul, and I
love them very much.
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