Hormonal Hair Loss

[Lovespigs]

My piggie has had a lot of hair loss due to ovarian cysts, and i’m worried it’s going to get worse, she has other symptoms but she’s overall doing well. The vet doesn’t recommend a spay, plus i don’t want her to have that done especially since she is 5 years old.
What could i do to prevent the hair loss?

 

[Wiebke]

My piggie has had a lot of hair loss due to ovarian cysts, and i’m worried it’s going to get worse, she has other symptoms but she’s overall doing well. The vet doesn’t recommend a spay, plus i don’t want her to have that done especially since she is 5 years old.
What could i do to prevent the hair loss?

Hi

Would your vet be prepared to look into not invasive hormone treatment? Otherwise there is unfortunately nothing you can do.
Sows are biologically not engineered to live to an old age so there has never been the need to throttle fertilit or the high hormone output. Unlike with the testosterone in boars female hormones never fizzle out.

Sows: Behaviour and female health problems (including ovarian cysts)

 

[Lovespigs]

Hi

Would your vet be prepared to look into not invasive hormone treatment? Otherwise there is unfortunately nothing you can do.
Sows are biologically not engineered to live to an old age so there has never been the need to throttle fertilit or the high hormone output. Unlike with the testosterone in boars female hormones never fizzle out.

Sows: Behaviour and female health problems (including ovarian cysts)

i could ask them ^^ do you know what kind of treatment they could provide?

 

[Wiebke]

i could ask them ^^ do you know what kind of treatment they could provide?

No, you have to ask your vets of whether they would consider hormone treatment. Most of that is usully via injection in the UK.

 

[Lovespigs]

No, you have to ask your vets of whether they would consider hormone treatment. Most of that is usully via injection in the UK.

okay, i will call them today

 

[PiggyintheMiddle]

okay, i will call them today

I know I'm a bit late but has anything progressed? One of my piggies is 5 this month and we (the vet and us) are keeping an eye on her ovarian cysts but she's also losing hair.

 

[Lovespigs]

I know I'm a bit late but has anything progressed? One of my piggies is 5 this month and we (the vet and us) are keeping an eye on her ovarian cysts but she's also losing hair.

hii! yes sorry for the last reply, i haven’t been on this forum for a a while. my piggie is doing super well now, despite the cysts. we didn’t end up getting any injections for her, but her hair has grown back completely now ^^ i’ve been feeding her more pellets than usual and brushing her hair to stimulate hair growth. i’ve also been feeding her alot of oranges so she gets a lot of vitamin C. i hope your baby pig is doing well

 

[Piggies&buns]

hii! yes sorry for the last reply, i haven’t been on this forum for a a while. my piggie is doing super well now, despite the cysts. we didn’t end up getting any injections for her, but her hair has grown back completely now ^^ i’ve been feeding her more pellets than usual and brushing her hair to stimulate hair growth. i’ve also been feeding her alot of oranges so she gets a lot of vitamin C. i hope your baby pig is doing well

Please don’t over feed pellets - they are unhealthy and will contribute too much calcium into the diet and raise the risk of developing bladder stones (more calcium comes into the diet via pellets and drinking water particularly in hard water areas). They will also detract from her hay intake which causes its own set of health issues.
Over feeding pellets also contribute too many empty calories and unhealthy weight gain.
Please stick to no more than one tablespoon per day.

Please don’t feed a lot of oranges or fruit in general. The sugars in fruits will cause health issues including gut and digestion problems. Oranges are acidic which increases the risk of cheilitis (a potentially fatal lip infection).
She will get plenty of vitamin c from a healthy balanced diet - you don’t need to overdo or supplement anything.

 

[Lovespigs]

Please don’t over feed pellets - they are unhealthy and will contribute too much calcium into the diet and raise the risk of developing bladder stones (more calcium comes into the diet via pellets and drinking water particularly in hard water areas). They will also detract from her hay intake which causes its own set of health issues.
Over feeding pellets also contribute too many empty calories and unhealthy weight gain.
Please stick to no more than one tablespoon per day.

Feeding too much orange and fruit in general is also not a good thing to do. The sugars will cause health issues and oranges are acidic which increases the risk of cheilitis (a potentially fatal lip infection).
She will get plenty of vitamin c from a healthy balanced diet - you don’t need to overdo or supplement anything

thank you! i didn’t word it quite right, but i usually only give a tablespoon of pellets each to my pigs, i’ve been giving them an extra half of a tablespoon, and i’ve been giving them about 1/4 of an orange a week. is that okay? thank you for your concern tho

 

[Piggies&buns]

thank you! i didn’t word it quite right, but i usually only give a tablespoon of pellets each to my pigs, i’ve been giving them an extra half of a tablespoon, and i’ve been giving them about 1/4 of an orange a week. is that okay? thank you for your concern tho

Dont feed more than one tablespoon of pellets - there is simply no benefit in doing so.

1/4 of an orange a week is far too much. If you wish to give a little boost of vitamin c you are better off to feed a slice of bell pepper rather than give any oranges at all.
Fruit and carrot are things that they actually never need to eat.