Magician
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So my two pigs are currently in my room right now having their play time but the younger of the two, Lenny, kept trying to hump his friend so I picked Aladdin* up for a cuddle to give him a break. However it seems he's got an impaction? It looks like there's a lump of faeces caught in his rectum, he's passed a little bit of it but there's still some there. He never drinks when he's running about but I've syringed a bit of water into him.
What should I do? Put him away? Feed him? His brother, Lenny, is fine. Also he's not behaving any differently from normal. I wouldn't have noticed at all if I hadn't picked up him and noticed the smell.
Also I read that it's usually older boars who get this ? He's only about a year old and not neutered, and has eaten today - he had some hay earlier, but was dozing until Lenny started mucking about.
* The fellow on the right in my profile picture.
EDIT: Okay, I know this probably isn't what you're supposed to do, but I found a video on youtube showing how to remove an impaction and I think I got most of it out. He's back in his hutch now with his brother, last time I checked he was eating pellets. I gave him another drink before getting him out and he passed 1 hard drooping and I topped up his water bowl again. The impaction was a huge mass of soft cecal faeces and a few small hard droppings. It was massive and I know I said he was still acting normally but shortly after posting this he went very quiet and listless and was just sitting hunched up ignoring everything. He perked up as soon as it came out, bless him, and ran off when I left him for 2 seconds to get right of the impaction I'd got out. Which is much more like the Aladdin I'm familiar with! Will monitor him often today to make sure he's still passing droppings.
What should I do? Put him away? Feed him? His brother, Lenny, is fine. Also he's not behaving any differently from normal. I wouldn't have noticed at all if I hadn't picked up him and noticed the smell.
Also I read that it's usually older boars who get this ? He's only about a year old and not neutered, and has eaten today - he had some hay earlier, but was dozing until Lenny started mucking about.
* The fellow on the right in my profile picture.
EDIT: Okay, I know this probably isn't what you're supposed to do, but I found a video on youtube showing how to remove an impaction and I think I got most of it out. He's back in his hutch now with his brother, last time I checked he was eating pellets. I gave him another drink before getting him out and he passed 1 hard drooping and I topped up his water bowl again. The impaction was a huge mass of soft cecal faeces and a few small hard droppings. It was massive and I know I said he was still acting normally but shortly after posting this he went very quiet and listless and was just sitting hunched up ignoring everything. He perked up as soon as it came out, bless him, and ran off when I left him for 2 seconds to get right of the impaction I'd got out. Which is much more like the Aladdin I'm familiar with! Will monitor him often today to make sure he's still passing droppings.
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