RIDGETOWN, Ont. — Friday was anything but a routine day for a University of Guelph professor at the Ridgetown campus.

Dr. Paul Luimes was called shortly after midnight and asked to come to the bathroom at the Tim Horton’s location in Ridgetown.

Police wanted to determine if a four-week-old weaner pig found abandoned in the bathroom belonged to the college.

“It wasn’t one of ours," said Luimes. “But it was a healthy, young pig that weighed about 15 pounds."

Luimes offered to take the pig back to the college for the balance of the night.

When he arrived at the college shortly after 8 a.m. the pig had been claimed by its owner - reportedly a student who lives nearby.

Luimes said he placed a heat lamp above the pig and gave it food and water before heading home to bed.

“It’s not every night you get called to come and rescue a pig from a restaurant bathroom," he said. “I sure hope no one tries to upstage this incident."

He said the incident was the talk of his classes during the day.