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litters dying?

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Hi there, can anyone offer me some advice? We have recently got 3 lovely pigs. We have a mother and daughter (aged 3 yrs and 18 mnths) and a seperate un neutered male. We have kept them apart while saving up to have him neutered so they can all go together, however he managed to get through the divide in the run and got into the girls yesterday and again today (we have now completely seperated them). The person who had them before said he had 2 litters with the mum and 1 with the daughter and all the babies died. I am hoping he hasnt managed to get either of the girls pregnant but i'm really worried that if he has they will all die. Is this normal for whole litters to die and if i find out they are pregnant is there any way of ensuring the best possible outcome?
I have looked up signs of pregnancy and will keep a close eye on the girls but any other help/info would be most appreciated.

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Debs
 
From what I have read it is pretty difficult to tell if they're pregnant until they're several weeks into the pregnancy. Hopefully the girls were not in heat and they were indeed not impregnated, but anything is possible. :...
 
Hi Debs i too am hoping they're not pregnant.

I've never heard of all babies from the same father dying but i don't breed so wouldn't have a clue.

I personally can only think premature births, a genetic defect or poor nutrition.

If they're on a good diet with plenty of hay & veggies & the mums are in good general health then there wouldn't be any apparant reason for them not to have live babies unless it is a genetic defect of some sort.

Good Luck, i will have my fingers crossed they weren't in season when he visited :)
 
Girls are only receptive to pregnancy every 16 days or so, hopefully they are not pregnant but give them lots of veg just in case for extra vit c, there could be many reasons why a litter would not survive.

I take it the mum littered ok it was just the daughter that had problems do you know if it was a complicated pregnancy for mum? Or was it the case that the litter did not survive?

Some first time Mums panic and leave babies in sacs others are just not very maternal. Hopefully she has not been caught at all but it is worth finding out what the complications were with her last pregnancy.

If she littered full term her pelvic ligament should be able to stretch again if she is pregnant, rasberry leaf is a great suppliment for expecting mums.

Fingers crossed he has not caught them but I have had a sow here litter succesfully at 5 years who was a rescue case so a good outcome is possible.

Fingers crossed for your two that they are not but lots of good advice here on the forum if they are.
 
Hi, thanks for your advice. The girls are both v healthy and we give them lots of fresh veggies, they are outside all day while the weather is fine too so have lots of grass to munch on. I have found out that both the Mum and daughter have had litters to our boy and (3 in total) and each time all babies died, i dont know if there were any complications with the birth but if it turns out that they are pregnant then i will do everything i can do give them the best chance so will be looking for as much sound advice as poss....thanks everyone for your help and comments and fingers crossed!
 
Is the boy related to the mum and daughter? If so then in-bred litters are much more likely to have congenital defects.

I've had one sow lose a whole litter here but she was moved late in pregnancy and aborted them early.

Other litters I've lost one or two from mystery causes.. unfortunately it's not uncommon.

Hope they're ok

Sophie
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Sows are only ready to mate every 15-16 days for about 2 hours - so you have a good chance that nothing has happened, unless your boy made an extra effort to get through at the crucial time. Guinea pigs can be amazingly persistent and inventive where you want it least! I am keeping my fingers crossed for your ladies!

However, it is good for you to get advice and have a beady eye out, especially in these circumstances. Please keep us updated!
 
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