We're not the only ones

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Registered: 03-14-2008
We're not the only ones
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Tue, 06-24-2008 - 3:14pm

This is just a forward I received a long time ago, but find myself returning to for comfort.  It confirms our struggle as normal!  (Don't forget to open the photos!!!)


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In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs.  Unfortunately, due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after birth.


The mother tiger, after recovering from the delivery, suddenly started to decline in health, although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the tigress to fall into a depression.

 The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate another mother's cubs, perhaps she would improve.

After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce to the mourning mother. The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in a zoo environment.

Sometimes a mother of one species will take on the care of a different species. The only "orphans" that could be found quickly, were a litter of wiener pigs. The zoo keepers and vets wrapped the piglets in tiger skin and placed the babies around the mother tiger.

Would they become cubs or pork chops???

Look - you won't believe it.


 


 

TTC: ~4 yrs. Me: 35 , borderline high FSH/ DH: 36/ Dx: unexplained/ chem. pg Nov. 07/ clomid cycle: BFN, Acupuncture (both) since Mar. 07/ #1 IUI 6/08 BFN

 

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Registered: 05-20-2008
Tue, 06-24-2008 - 4:26pm
That is such a sweet story!! Thanks for sharing it with us Jessica!!

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Registered: 06-22-2008
Tue, 06-24-2008 - 9:37pm

Those pigs - I mean pics

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Registered: 06-12-2008
Tue, 06-24-2008 - 10:15pm
That's beautiful....and put a smile on my face.....Thank you for sharing :)


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Registered: 02-10-2008
Tue, 06-24-2008 - 10:41pm
That is the sweetest story and set of pictures!

 

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Registered: 05-08-2008
Tue, 06-24-2008 - 11:03pm
needed that...Thank you so much!
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Registered: 06-09-2008
Wed, 06-25-2008 - 1:25pm

That is such a heartwarming story and the pictures are so cute. I can't wait to show my husband when he gets home. Thank you, that brightened my day.


Holly

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Registered: 05-20-2008
Wed, 06-25-2008 - 3:24pm
Holly, How are you doing?
  

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Registered: 06-09-2008
Thu, 06-26-2008 - 12:52am

Hey Susan,


I am glad to hear you made it through your trip okay. I know it was hard for you. I have tried to respond to several messages, but end up deleting them because I

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Thu, 06-26-2008 - 7:49am
Ahhh, that is SO cute!!

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Registered: 01-07-2008
Thu, 06-26-2008 - 8:35am

Holly,


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