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Post by raptorzx3 on Mar 14, 2013 7:22:43 GMT
i think that the sounds he make is just a different behaviors, maybe he's becoming a little fancy on food he want to eat, though i don't give him vegetales all the time and give him that mix of timothy and alfalfa for now until i finished the whole bag. I did bought a bag of 100% timothy hay (Oxbow), little branches of apple trees to nibble on, and another bag of pine shavings, so i won't have to go back for a while now. And they actually carry the Martin brand now, they previously didn't. I noticed the Oxbow's timothy hay color is a lot more green than the brand i got from my mother.
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Post by 3piggles on Mar 14, 2013 20:13:56 GMT
If you have a large enough container, mix the old and new hays. That will add a larger percentage of timothy to the timothy/alfalfa mix.
Next time you buy wood shavings, try to find Aspen. Also make sure the shavings are kiln dried. It will say so on the bag. All shavings, even kiln dried ones, have some essential oils left. Aspen generally has the least, so it's safest for the pigs.
Each pig has favorite veggies and fruits. It's nice to give them some of what they really like. Mine all love Belgian Endive, so that's their bedtime treat. They get a piece of Fennel/Anise every morning with their orange juice. Otherwise they only get occasional fruit/veggie treats. Nothing regular. You will learn his language. It just takes time!
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Post by raptorzx3 on Mar 14, 2013 22:29:47 GMT
the big bag of pine shavings here cost me 8.88$, and it last for a good while. I tried other more expensive bags of shavings and it seem like in less than a month, i go thru it like it's nothing. I always used this pine shavings though.
Yes you're right, i think i'll mix some timothy to the other bag to add more % of timothy to it.
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Post by raptorzx3 on Mar 18, 2013 5:45:59 GMT
lately my guinea pig is being...naughty? meaning he's all excited and squeaky when someone else than me is here, and sometimes doing noises while either looking at the side where i usually am, or on the other side of the cage near the wall, while his claws are in his food pellets and pointing his nose up. Again...i think i'm still worrying for nothing.
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Post by margaret6 on Mar 18, 2013 15:04:20 GMT
Little advice, I was trimming my piggies nails today, and also found bits of really hard wart type skin on one of the piggies feet. I just cut it off as it was obviously 'dead' skin and the piggie didn't mind. Is this normal? I also was cleaning my male piggie and not too sound too revolting, what a 'stuff' I cleaned from just inside his wee bum. It was stinking but he didn't seem to mind. He got a little wash and all was well. How often should I be cleaning all these 'bits"? Still also convened about this little bit of 'bumble foot' that my older piggie has. They have a reallybig hutch and out in their cosy run with paper and soft topping from 9-7pm. So plenty moving around. I wonder if it is due to her being a older chubby piggie that is happy to lie near the heater and not move around so much. They are kept in the shed so the heater has to be on but their run takes up most of the floor. Is there anything else I can do to help this foot business. I noticed one of my other piggies has a red area on its foot also but nothing to justify antibiotics or a vet visit. Thank you x
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Post by 3piggles on Mar 18, 2013 19:20:00 GMT
Not every foot problem is Bumblefoot, and if the foot isn't bothering the pig, it might not be Bumblefoot. My Morty is a BIG pig, and his foot pads seem redder and fleshier than Mia's or Momo's. This is the Peter Gurney section on Bumblefoot, and also on spurs. www.oginet.com/pgurney/bumblefoot.htmThis is the GL section on Bumblefoot: www.guinealynx.info/pododermatitis.htmlIf you want to try an antifungal treatment, OTC cream for vaginitis is recommended more often than creams for athletes foot or jock itch. Don't know why. You did the right thing clipping the spurs. I've had pigs grow spurs and not, all on the exact same bedding at the exact same time. Peter Gurney also discusses his lack of evidence that wire floors cause the Bumblefoot. As for the boars stuff, they have an anal sac that tends to scrub along the floor and collect everything from poos to bits of hay, hair and pellets. Depending on the type of bedding, age of the boar, etc., it's good to clean out the sac at least once a month. Older boars tend to drag it more, so it fills up faster. I had a problem with it when I used wood shavings. Once I changed to fleece, no more problems or cleanings needed!
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Post by margaret6 on Mar 18, 2013 22:05:47 GMT
Thank you, so helpful.To be honest, all the pictures of bumble foot seemed extreme and not really like my piggy's so I did wonder. I'll finish the medication for Lulu anyway and try the cream you recommend. She's not troubled with it as far as I can tell. Yes, I'll clean my bore monthly too. Gosh I didn't realise all this when I bought my piggies, great fun egh!
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Post by margaret6 on Mar 25, 2013 21:28:24 GMT
Another question for you experts out there. I mentioned a few weeks ago that Ted my neutered male had a lump on his upper chest. The vet aspirated it and then lanced it, Ted was then on antibiotics. The vet said that there were to smaller lumps when she did op on the large one. She was not sure what they were and didn't want to remove anymore.Anyway, I now feel the three lumps easily. One is about the size of 2 grapes. He is a quiet piggie anyway so not sure how he is feeling. I will be taking him back to the vet on Monday but just wondering if anyone else 's piggies have lumps, which I hope are harmless? Thank you
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Post by 3piggles on Mar 25, 2013 22:16:57 GMT
Teebers could answer this better, but if it's possible to have biopsies done on the lumps, that might give you information without major surgery. I only had lumps with a sow, and those were caused by hormones. Once she was spayed, no more lumps. Not sure how that applies to boars.
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Post by Whimsy on Apr 5, 2013 4:35:58 GMT
How's Mooshi doing?
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Post by margaret6 on Apr 5, 2013 20:05:50 GMT
Ted got all 3 lumps removed, quite a big op but he recovered well, they were abscess type lumps. Wished the vet had removed them at beginning instead of ended up with 2 ops. I noticed today that a bit hasn't healed so back to the vet tomorrow. More money, lucky vet xx
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Post by Teebers on Apr 6, 2013 12:25:54 GMT
Those subcue abscesses that crop up like that are often full of very thick tenacious pus and can be difficult to treat properly - occasionally they can recur as well. It sounds like he is doing well tho! Good luck at the vet tomorrow I'm sure it'll heal up ok.
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Post by margaret6 on Apr 6, 2013 15:41:10 GMT
I didn't manage the vet today, and I could smell his wound a bit. So I gave it a good clean and have started giving him some of another piggies baytril, I'll let the vet know on Monday. I just didn't want Ted getting I'll with an infection. I stuck with 0.4ml as he has had before. Meant to say Teebers , my niece from Melbourne is going to Spain with friends in July, and is coming to Scotland o see me in July, I can't wait to see her again. X
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Post by jolovespiggies on Apr 6, 2013 16:01:33 GMT
Good luck at the vets love and it is lovely for you to see your niece again.
Hugs
JO xx
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