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Chocolates got a limp

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Last night when i got in from work i noticed Chocs was eating his nuggets but laying down and eating not the usual little paws on the edge of the bowl pose, i just thought he was being lazy.")

When i got tea out for them he got up and ran over like usual to the bowl of veg but limped. I checked him over cant feel or see anything funny and he didnt flinch or squeal as i examined him.

I sat on the kitchen floor for a few hours just watching and he is eating running around as normal but limping.rolleyes

We got an appt this am at Vets and vet thinks its a strain on his front right paw sort of where the wrist would be (sorry dont know techincal terms).

Chocs did squeak when he touched it. So we decided to give him rest for the weekend and see how he goes as apart from the limp he seems fine the vet did not want to give him any meds to risk upsetting his tummy (not my usual vet so part of me is wondering if an anti inflamatory or something would have helped)

Wondered if anyone has had similar happen to their piggy.

Lindsay x
 
Sorry for poor Chocolate!

I had Nia limping badly for a couple of weeks with a badly strained shoulder just before Christmas; she was on baytril and metacam until the swelling had come down. She's fine now!

PS: The way you have written the title had me puzzling a bit at first, as it conjured up an image of broken After Eights limping away from the wreck of a box that had fallen from the coffee table! malletheadmalletheadmallethead
 
One of our pigs had a strained back leg a couple of years ago. The vet gave him a painkiller and an anti-inflammatory injection, but given that they probably lasted a few hours and the limp lasted for a week or two, I'm not sure that they were especially useful, except possibly that they may have helped him recover from the examination itself, which must have hurt. Rest was prescribed, so we handled him as little as possible until he recovered, and kept him in his hutch (it was summer). He continued to eat well throughout, so I assumed he wasn't in too much discomfort.

He and his brother were in the adolescent phase at the time, so we could only assume that he hurt himself during some sort of testosterone-fuelled rumble, but we're not really sure what happened. Fortunately, they didn't seem to fight during the recovery period (possibly a clue as to who was starting it), it healed up and he's never had any trouble with it since.
 
Thanks Sunshine I'm sure he will be fine like i say he is jumping around fine just limping, it will be fun trying to get him to rest. He loves sitting on our laps at night and he always goes to sleep when i cuddle him so i might have to do that more on a night to get him to rest.

He lives free range with two other boars in the kitchen they have their cage open all the time with full access to the floor so unsure how he has done it.

Wiebke sorry for confusing you. As you know now i meant my Chocolate the one thats not for eating:(|)
 
Sometimes it seems there's no logical explanation for how/why these things happen...! Poor Chocolate, I hope he's back on form soon.

A few times I've had a pig limping for a day or two, I tend to give 0.2ml pain relief (usually Children's Nurofen) once a day and monitor - provided there's nothing noticeably wrong.
 
Laura-CCC4 said:
Sometimes it seems there's no logical explanation for how/why these things happen...! Poor Chocolate, I hope he's back on form soon.

A few times I've had a pig limping for a day or two, I tend to give 0.2ml pain relief (usually Children's Nurofen) once a day and monitor - provided there's nothing noticeably wrong.
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Thanks Laura, at work at the moment but was checking hoping you would reply :)) and give amounts and details of what pain relief to use. He is totally himself but if he looks to be getting worse over weekend i will give him some Nurofen. Hoping rest will help. x)
 
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Calpol is an alternative to Nurofen, dose for each is the same. 0.2ml of either one can be given twice daily, I tend to just give it once daily or as a one-off dose if it's a mild problem.

I've given both flavours of Nurofen, strawberry and orange...most prefer the strawberry! The Calpol is saved in this house for the twins!
 
Sending healing vibes, particularly as I have a piggy called Chocolate too x
 
Thanks for your text last night Lindsay - so good to see him doing much better! Hope he is still limp-free today. xx
 
I've not had any of my pigs limp Lindsay but Stella bun did, just like Chocs vet thought it was a strain (most likely from her incessant digging rolleyes). She wasn't given any meds either & she did recover after i'd stopped her digging :))
 
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