{"id":3727,"date":"2025-07-20T09:24:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T08:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/?p=3727"},"modified":"2025-07-20T09:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T08:24:13","slug":"the-pregnant-sow-went-into-labor-had-a-high-fever-and-they-believed-she-would-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/?p=3727","title":{"rendered":"The pregnant sow went into labor, had a high fever, and they believed she would die."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-133.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-133.png 526w, https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-133-202x300.png 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When Emma the pig arrived at Apricot Lane Farm in California, she was in a critical condition: sick, weak, and heavily pregnant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The farm owner was told that he would be lucky if the pig had at least six piglets, but the veterinarians\u2019 predictions turned out to be completely wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/th.bing.com\/th\/id\/OIP.WXlqEbtBA-CGvOwkKQetLQHaD3?rs=1&amp;pid=ImgDetMain\" alt=\"The pregnant sow went into labor, had a high fever, and they believed ...\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the night when Emma went into labor, she gave birth not to 6, not to 8, but to 17 piglets, out of which only 13 survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chester, the farm owner, was amazed, and Emma was exhausted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riverina.com.au\/fileadmin\/_processed_\/9\/c\/csm_article_image_wide_pig_01_362c67a157.jpg\" alt=\"Feeding the Pregnant Sow\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The intense and prolonged labor didn\u2019t help her; she was already in a very fragile state. Her fever increased, and Chester had to take the piglets away from her to give them a chance of survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Emma had died, they would have had to feed the piglets four times a day, but this tactic failed, and Emma\u2019s condition worsened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was only when he brought the piglets back that the miracle happened, Chester recounts: \u201cIf I hadn\u2019t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn\u2019t have believed it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the moment she was reunited with the piglets, Emma\u2019s condition improved. Slowly but surely, she managed to get up and eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chester further stated, \u201cI\u2019d like to believe that we saved Emma, but it\u2019s evident that she was saved by her calling. In her case, the calling was to be a mother\u2026 Some might say that the very thing that seems to threaten our lives can sometimes be the only thing that will save us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>When Emma the pig arrived at Apricot Lane Farm in California, she was in a critical condition: sick, weak, and heavily pregnant. 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