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Do Ellen’s nipples look normal?

Claire W

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Ellen has been stressing me out recently as I’m worried about ovarian cysts. I never noticed before but her nipples look much larger than Edwards.

Can someone please clarify whether her nipples look a normal size or not please to help put my mind at rest? They’re not crusty but just look big

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Claire W said:
Ellen has been stressing me out recently as I’m worried about ovarian cysts. I never noticed before but her nipples look much larger than Edwards.

Can someone please clarify whether her nipples look a normal size or not please to help put my mind at rest? They’re not crusty but just look big

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Please take a deep breath. There is nothing wrong with them!

You should see a vet if the nipples are crusty (caused by hormones/ovarian cysts) or if there is a lump underneath one of them (mammary tumour in either gender). Or if one nipple is a very different size or shape to the other.
The colour is determined by the skin markings, so you can have differently coloured nipples on the same piggy.

Otherwise the size and shape of nipples varies in shape and size as much as human breasts and nipples do. She has nipples that are on the larger side, but that is not unusual in sows.
 
Those look like rather big nipples in the photo but the black skin/white fur contrast might exaggerate it- Theo's nipples look very big (especially in photos) because they are pink skin against black fur (like his little pink willy with its white lightening bolt marking, it's a bit... obvious against his black bum fur!). Vet check if you're worried but I'm sure you thought of that anyway :)
 
Thank you both. I think I'm worrying over nothing. It's just Edwards nipples are tiny in comparison. I don't think it helps that she has dark skinned nipples either. But she definitely has no crust, lumps or bumps
 
Claire W said:
Thank you both. I think I'm worrying over nothing. It's just Edwards nipples are tiny in comparison. I don't think it helps that she has dark skinned nipples either. But she definitely has no crust, lumps or bumps
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Dont worry :). My boar and sows are different sized. After what wiebke put aswell. You got no worries.
 
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