Hi all, I haven't posted on here in a long while but one of my pigs has me stumped so looking for advice really.
Jasper is 4, he has a history of UTI's but hasn't had an episode for over a year now.
Anyway, on Thursday night I noticed there were some pellets left in the bowl but he was still lively and munching his veg fine so left it until Friday. By Friday night he was very lethargic and not really interested in eating. He had runny eyes and I thought I could hear occaisional clicks from his breathing. I syringed mushed pellets and water and separated him. On Sat morning his eyes were clear and I couldn't hear any clicks, he hadn't eaten anything and there were only a few poops in his cage, he did some runny and soft poops whilst I was feeding him and he was quite gassy. The vet decided it was bloat/gas and gave me some painkillers for him.
So he's had the painkillers over the weekend with 0.15cc of Infacol twice a day and lots of syringed feeds, the gas seems to have gone, his poos are extremely small but formed. He's still very lethargic, doesn't come out of his house at all, won't eat hay or pellets or drink his water. he will nibble a small piece of carrot or brocculi (his favourites) but not much and it takes him a long time to eat it. He's not drooling or anything like that but he's off to the vets again this afternoon.
Does anyone have any advice on what else to feed him? He's on warm mushed pellets and probiotics. I have some science selective recovery but wanted to keep him on pellets as long as possible for the fibre. I'm worried he's not getting any fresh veg and obviously I have no idea what's wrong with him.
Sorry it's an essay. Thanks
Jasper is 4, he has a history of UTI's but hasn't had an episode for over a year now.
Anyway, on Thursday night I noticed there were some pellets left in the bowl but he was still lively and munching his veg fine so left it until Friday. By Friday night he was very lethargic and not really interested in eating. He had runny eyes and I thought I could hear occaisional clicks from his breathing. I syringed mushed pellets and water and separated him. On Sat morning his eyes were clear and I couldn't hear any clicks, he hadn't eaten anything and there were only a few poops in his cage, he did some runny and soft poops whilst I was feeding him and he was quite gassy. The vet decided it was bloat/gas and gave me some painkillers for him.
So he's had the painkillers over the weekend with 0.15cc of Infacol twice a day and lots of syringed feeds, the gas seems to have gone, his poos are extremely small but formed. He's still very lethargic, doesn't come out of his house at all, won't eat hay or pellets or drink his water. he will nibble a small piece of carrot or brocculi (his favourites) but not much and it takes him a long time to eat it. He's not drooling or anything like that but he's off to the vets again this afternoon.
Does anyone have any advice on what else to feed him? He's on warm mushed pellets and probiotics. I have some science selective recovery but wanted to keep him on pellets as long as possible for the fibre. I'm worried he's not getting any fresh veg and obviously I have no idea what's wrong with him.
Sorry it's an essay. Thanks