Piggy Pooing More Than Usual

[Katie1988]

Hello one of my gpigs has had a hormone injection yesterday. I was concerned of weight loss and thinning and loss of fur... She has put a pound on today so that's great.

Anyway, I've just been holding her then for like 15 mins and she's passed 14 pellets in that time! All look healthy and nutritional if that makes any sense but she didn't bother to eat any of them.

This isn't like her to pass this much during cuddle time. I'm wondering if this could be a side affect to yesterday's injection?

Please let me know your thoughts.

Thanks, Katie

 

[gizzy]

Hormones have many different uses, in your pigs case , they stimulate the digestion and absorption of nutrients by the gut.
She probably passed so many so quickly because injecting sends the hormone straight to were it's needed

 

[Katiedid]

She has put 400g on in 24 hours?

 

[Katie1988]

Sorry no an ounce I think the measure is

 

[Katiedid]

Ah ok that's more reasonable, I would have been worried if it was a pound.

 

[Lady Kelly]

Poops are an indicator of what went in a day before so perhaps she has been eating more if the hormone injections have helped her feel more comfortable?