Adoption Of Pah Piggy With Head Tilt.

[didipiggywiggly]

Evening everyone,
Sorry in advance for this long request for advice. could anyone clarify our query on head tilt. In a local PAH today when we went in for fish food, we found a little boar in the adoption area sitting on his own looking scared and tiny. Assistant said that he was approx 4 months and had not been put on sale with others because of the head tilt and that he had been given vet treatment of I think baytril.
She said he had been given full treatment but would always have a degree of tilt and they felt he was a special needs piggy, small, low weight etc. We have always had our piggys from RSPCA rescue in the past and Currently have 3 bonded pairs. However this little chap looked so sad, needing love and tlc, we took a chance and adopted him. Will he need further treatment? Will he always have a tilt?
We have housed him next to one bonded pair of boys so he can hear other piggies and smell company. He is alone in the larger ferplast that we normally reserve
for transferring / isolating . How long should we keep him like this? Is there maybe a chance he could be successfully bonded with one of our current pairings? We just couldn't leave him there at PAH when we have love to give to a special needs pig.


P.S - we also came out with the fish food!

 

[pimm]

I had a boar quite a few years ago that developed balance problems, after treatment he still had a head tilt. We had a couple of relapses where he required further treatment with baytril and he recovered from those. Eventually he seemed to have a major relapse and he couldn't move at all and was squeaking in pain and there was nothing else we could do but have him pts. I had another piggy a couple of years later that developed a head tilt and after treatment did not have a relapse, but he did have permanent tilt, the tilt would be more pronounced when he was stressed (usually by his cage mate tormenting him). I think it depends on the piggy really.

 

[Wiebke]

Evening everyone,
Sorry in advance for this long request for advice. could anyone clarify our query on head tilt. In a local PAH today when we went in for fish food, we found a little boar in the adoption area sitting on his own looking scared and tiny. Assistant said that he was approx 4 months and had not been put on sale with others because of the head tilt and that he had been given vet treatment of I think baytril.
She said he had been given full treatment but would always have a degree of tilt and they felt he was a special needs piggy, small, low weight etc. We have always had our piggys from RSPCA rescue in the past and Currently have 3 bonded pairs. However this little chap looked so sad, needing love and tlc, we took a chance and adopted him. Will he need further treatment? Will he always have a tilt?
We have housed him next to one bonded pair of boys so he can hear other piggies and smell company. He is alone in the larger ferplast that we normally reserve
for transferring / isolating . How long should we keep him like this? Is there maybe a chance he could be successfully bonded with one of our current pairings? We just couldn't leave him there at PAH when we have love to give to a special needs pig.


P.S - we also came out with the fish food!

Please have him properly vet checked to make sure that he has no remaining ear infection. A bad and un- or undertreated ear infection can leave a permanent head tilt, but a piggy can still enjoy a long and happy life. A head tilt can also be due other causes (neurological etc); it requires a vet to decide that.

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You have to see whether your more laid-back pairing will accept him and become his carer piggies. there is always the risk that the addition of a third can unbalance a relationship, but on the other hand, piggies can als show a very caring side to those that need their support.
Otherwise, I would recommend to contact your usual rescue for a suitable companion.

 

[didipiggywiggly]

Thank you for quick responses, yes most definitely will keep him in the separate ferplast for the required time and Taverhams are our vets, so I will see what they say on Monday. He has eaten spinach and cucumber and hidden up at the moment under the fleece. I just couldn't leave him in that glass box sitting in the corner. Now he can see and hear more boars nearby, he will hopefully become more lively and will fatten up as they have a good variety of VEG in our house !

 

[BB3]

I also adopted a piggy with a head tilt from PAH. She had it for a good few months but slowly recovering, it's hardly noticeable now, she is also partially sighted. It has not affected her. Here she is chilling with daddy watching match of the day

 

[Tiamolly123]

Oh he is adorable bet he loves all the fuss after being stuck in a cage by himself

 

[didipiggywiggly]

He heard all the other guys wheeking for their morning veg, seemed to come out from hidey to have a look, sneaked the romaine leaf back into tunnel. No major circling, or laps of cage yet.
I will try and get photo later today as still giving him time to settle. Thanks for all your responses on head tilt piggys, as a piggy mama New to tilt, I don't feel so alone and feel reassured that he can have just as good a life as our other fur babies.

 

[Tiamolly123]

Had that with mine new piggies they are the first to the food bowl now

 

[oxtinamona]

Oooh a

Thank you for quick responses, yes most definitely will keep him in the separate ferplast for the required time and Taverhams are our vets, so I will see what they say on Monday. He has eaten spinach and cucumber and hidden up at the moment under the fleece. I just couldn't leave him in that glass box sitting in the corner. Now he can see and hear more boars nearby, he will hopefully become more lively and will fatten up as they have a good variety of VEG in our house !

I was just browsing threads on head tilts and noticed that you are also a Piggie owner from Norfolk we also use taverham vets.
Did they help you successfully treat your new boy?

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