KathT
Forum Donator 2023/24
Can anyone give me advice on this please? I have an approx 3.5 year old boar who suffers with daily impaction. I clean his anal sack once a day and it seems to be mostly first poos that get stuck - though there are 2nd poos too. He had a blockage the other day and I helped squeeze it out while he was still in his cage, and he promptly started eating it once it was out () but I left him to eat it as I know first poos still have vits and minerals they need for good health. Am I denying him essential vits and minerals by totally removing the first poos and is it likely to affect him in time? He’s a very lazy pig who spends most of his time in the hay and doesn’t move about much when out in the run or when on floor time. Is there anything I can do to help with impaction? He has a good high fibre diet with veggies once per day, occasionally twice. I just want to do the best by him as he’s such a gentlepig. Thanks in advance.