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Ben is bleeding from his mouth-help!

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I don't know what to suggest - hope someone comes along soon to give you some advice & that all will be ok x
 
OK, don't panic. Just get a cotton wool ball and soak it in very cold water. Then gently apply pressure to the wound. If it carries on bleeding, re-soak a clean cotton wool ball and apply again. Let me know how this goes?
 
I think it's stopped more or less. It appears to be a cut on the inside of his mouth at the bottom. He's currently eating a little bit of cucumber with no problem. I used kitchen roll to mop up the excess blood and flushed his mouth with some cold water. I do panic at the sight of blood, but there was a lot...I'll need to clean the living room carpet! And me, and what I'm wearing! Will try to give him some Metacam, but I'm not sure he'll have it!
 
He might prefer a tiny bit of infant Calpol, mine love the taste of it. For some reason boars fighting, they always seem to go for the lip!
 
furryfriends said:
A little blood seems to go a tremendously long way and can be quite scary when it's coming from such a little creature. Most piggies seem to like the taste of Metacam so Ben might be happy to have some. Boys eh! rolleyes
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There was a lot...I'd come down to give him some cucumber as Dave was already down here - I'd heard a bang from upstairs and assumed it was those two. Looked at Ben when I got Dave out and he was fine - there's not even a drop of blood on their fleece!

Got him some cucumber, sat him on my lap and boom...there was an outpouring! My God, flowing literally over my whole arm. Eek! Proper like, there's an artery involved here! My top was covered, both arms and hands (looked like I'd been out and butchered someone!) and there are also a few spots on the carpet. He doesn't do things by halves does our Ben! Thankfully it's stopped now. He's eaten all his cucumber and seems to have got over the shock. I'm glad he took the Metacam quite easily...with a kilo and a half behind him, he sure knows how to fight me!rolleyes:))
 
DON'T PANIC.
Go and have a cup of tea and calm down. There is/was no need to do anything to the pig.
Both the bleeding time and the clotting time are quite short.
I doubt if he lost more than 1ml (one) of blood. It only appears dramtic because of the colour.
 
alcesterpigs said:
DON'T PANIC.
Go and have a cup of tea and calm down. There is/was no need to do anything to the pig.
Both the bleeding time and the clotting time are quite short.
I doubt if he lost more than 1ml (one) of blood. It only appears dramtic because of the colour.
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Thanks for the advice, but being the kind of person I am, I couldn't leave Ben with blood pouring from his mouth! I do understand the concept of a little blood looking a lot (goes with the territory really) but this was a lot! Half a kitchen roll was left saturated, as was what I was wearing. So there was no way I was just going to sit back and do nothing for him. He was in shock and needed to know someone was there, not just be left with the alien feeling of bleeding from his mouth wondering what was going on.?/
 
I've only ever had one nasty piggie fight that resulted in lots of blood and it was girls. Pops and her sisters Skye and Toffee decided to jump in for the kill after looking fine for a couple of hours with others in the run. There was rather a lot of blood that day too. My boys are all rather calm and chilled out.
 
I think what was most worrying was I didn't know where all the blood was coming from at first - it wasn't until I managed to get him to stay still long enough to open his mouth that you could see the raw bit. Up until that point, it could've been for any number of reasons! Andrew did well, I got him to type the first post on here!
 
furryfriends said:
It was good you had Andrew there. I bet he's getting well trained in all things to do with piggies!
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Hee hee! I'm officially trying to convert him from a rabbit person to a piggy person. Think I've done a good job so far! Mind you, I think once we're in our own house, we'd quite like a house rabbit! Will have to wait and see!
 
Aaawww furryfriends..hugs. My lil man seems to have gotten really subdued since his castration...almost to the point that we think he's either really depressed or really soppy. Bless him.

I think you did the right thing MintyandGarry. You couldn't have just left him with all that blood. Glad he's doing better today....let us know how he gets on :)
 
furryfriends said:
I really wanted my two to be house bunnies but Mr Trouble's morbid fascination with electric cables put a stop to that. He is getting better though and they come in under strict supervision. I still miss Schmichael so much.
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Ben is fine today...will just keep an eye on him to make sure nothing gets infected. He's eating fine though so I'm sure he'll be OK.

Schmichael was one gorgeous bun...I'd love one like him!
 
Half a kitchen roll saturated? Your blood or his!?
One sheet of kr will absorb about 2ml of water, the average blood volume of a pig is about 75ml.
Nevertheless, even though your pig was bleeding as a result of a fight, it is possible for the same problem to occur when trimmimg back teeth.
The most important treatment is to apply pressure and wait, the bleeding will stop eventually but it can seem to take a very long time!
 
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alcesterpigs said:
Half a kitchen roll saturated? Your blood or his!?
One sheet of kr will absorb about 2ml of water, the average blood volume of a pig is about 75ml.
Nevertheless, even though your pig was bleeding as a result of a fight, it is possible for the same problem to occur when trimmimg back teeth.
The most important treatment is to apply pressure and wait, the bleeding will stop eventually but it can seem to take a very long time!
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Surely it depends on whether it is tesco value kitchen roll or bounty.... have you not seen the tv campaigns? lol:(|)
 
alcesterpigs said:
Half a kitchen roll saturated? Your blood or his!?
One sheet of kr will absorb about 2ml of water, the average blood volume of a pig is about 75ml.
Nevertheless, even though your pig was bleeding as a result of a fight, it is possible for the same problem to occur when trimmimg back teeth.
The most important treatment is to apply pressure and wait, the bleeding will stop eventually but it can seem to take a very long time!
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Oh, I bow down in worship - you must always be right AP, the oracle of all things pig. I am not going to ask any more questions on here when my pigs have health issues. I don't like the fact that I am spoken to by you in such a condescending manner, as if I am some kind of imbecile. Nor do I like the negativity shown from you regarding any health issue anyone ever asks about. People come here for support and hope for their pigs, not to be mocked or be told the worst possible outcome.

When I have a bleeding pig, I am going to worry. When his blood is running off my arms, literally, I can do without being told a mathematical formula relating to the capacity of a sheet of kitchen roll. I can do without advice 'just leave him' when he is clearly shocked or when I have an underweight pig, I can do without being told there is 'little chance of recovery' when with some hard work and the right treatment, he is still here almost three months later. I and others know that some outcomes are likely, but are seeking guidance and positivity, not pessimism. We want our pigs to pull through and are not going to give up on them!
 
MintyAndGarry said:
Oh, I bow down in worship - you must always be right AP, the oracle of all things pig. I am not going to ask any more questions on here when my pigs have health issues. I don't like the fact that I am spoken to by you in such a condescending manner, as if I am some kind of imbecile. Nor do I like the negativity shown from you regarding any health issue anyone ever asks about. People come here for support and hope for their pigs, not to be mocked or be told the worst possible outcome.

When I have a bleeding pig, I am going to worry. When his blood is running off my arms, literally, I can do without being told a mathematical formula relating to the capacity of a sheet of kitchen roll. I can do without advice 'just leave him' when he is clearly shocked or when I have an underweight pig, I can do without being told there is 'little chance of recovery' when with some hard work and the right treatment, he is still here almost three months later. I and others know that some outcomes are likely, but are seeking guidance and positivity, not pessimism. We want our pigs to pull through and are not going to give up on them!
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well said Emma!!

i have only ever had great advice from people on here when I have had worries with our piggies but its a worrying time when you have an ill piggy and you dont want to be made to feel like you have done something wrong by trying to help a piggle :) hope Ben is ok now
 
mojules said:
well said Emma!!

i have only ever had great advice from people on here when I have had worries with our piggies but its a worrying time when you have an ill piggy and you dont want to be made to feel like you have done something wrong by trying to help a piggle :) hope Ben is ok now
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He is fine now thanks. I just keep checking his mouth to make sure it's staying free from any signs of badness! He did scare me the other night though - he's normally 3lb of wriggly pig and he was just sitting there, let me pick him up straightaway, without all the normal chasing around his pen! His breathing was erratic for a time too, which I took as a sign of panic or shock. Fortunately though, he is back to his normal cheeky self!:)
 
I'm so glad he seems fine. You did exactly right, Emma, in asking for help and advice. It is very scary when your piggie is bleeding badly. I remember feeling really terrified when I found Hannah bleeding from her foot in the middle of the night. The first thing I noticed was the blood all over the cage!

I am going to PM you.
 
My comments were intended to show that there was possibly some degree of exaggeration in the amount of blood he had lost.
How else could you have used half a roll of kitchen towel?
You should read lovelygirls comments!



There is a saying.
People ask for help/advice/comments when all they want is sympathy.
If you have a problem with my posts, then by definition it is your problem, not mine.
 
alcesterpigs said:
My comments were intended to show that there was possibly some degree of exaggeration in the amount of blood he had lost.
How else could you have used half a roll of kitchen towel?
You should read lovelygirls comments!



There is a saying.
People ask for help/advice/comments when all they want is sympathy.
If you have a problem with my posts, then by definition it is your problem, not mine.
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Oh, once again almighty oracle AP, I do apologise! I really should have taken some photos for you so that you could fulfill your need to gauge exactly how much blood my pig had lost. If only I'd thought at the time...perhaps I could have done that while I was having a cup of tea and leaving the poor shocked animal on his own. Doh!

It's not so much your posts I have problems with (although I don't think you're a qualified vet to be dishing out such specific and definite outcomes and treatments for animals), rather your condescending, patronising, sarcastic, slowly disappearing up your own backside attitude towards other people. But then, I am forgetting, you are of course far superior to us normal piggy owners. That must come with having no emotion or heart.
 
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