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Headtilt

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Ok so I am making my own thread since Gilbert nicely pointed out to me I will get more replies.

After reading Gilberts thread about head tilting I got worried.

Pebbles has tilted her head ever since I first got her. Ive had her since October last year.

I thought it was something cute and her way of looking at me!

She doesnt do it all the time. And she doesnt fall to her side. And her ear doesnt smell.

Other than that she seems fairly happy. She and my other girls has a nice sized cage to run around in, get lots of hay, food, veggies and fruits and she loves to eat!

I am just worried that something might be wrong with her.

TIA!
 
We have had a couple of piggies in rescue with a permanent head tilt. It doesn't affect them at all. In fact Becky (Becklen GP Rescue) has Amelia - a rescue who came in with a head tilt. Becky adopted Amelia and she lives a perfectly normal life - I am sure Becky will be on and can tell you more.

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I too have a piggy with head tilt, she had this when i adopted her; she also used to wobble when she walked but no longer does this. She can move like a rocket & jump more than 6" from the floor into her cage; something i found out when i thought i'd lost her in the bedroom. :))
 
odds are if she shows no other problems, like a lack of eating or discharge/smell's from the ears. Then it is more likly to be neurological. I have a neuro headtilt piggy
 
It could be an infection within the bones of the inner ear.

These are not supposed to respond to Antibiotic treatments. that bit of info may be out of date though.

Paul & Jeanette
 
Quite a number of textbooks seem to take that approach, then they suggest the "ultimate cure".
I have owned a few pigs that have had head tilt. Antibiotic treatment had no effect at all.
However all of the pigs recovered after about 2 months with no further treatment.
 
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