Recently neutered boar squeaking when making 'special poops' aka caecotroph

[miowmix]

Hi everyone,

My boar Dave was castrated two weeks ago and is now eating, drinking and pooping normally, but making a pain-type noise I think when producing 'special poops' aka the caecotroph poops that they eat. Has anyone heard of this happening with another pig? Normal poops do not appear to cause him pain.

His op was done abdominally, the vet went in via the abdomen rather than scrotally. I have to say I am a little suspicious about this, although the vet is really great and very knowledgeable about pigs. They have recently changed the way they do gp neutering to abdominally as they say there is less likelihood of the wound getting infected.

Thanks for reading

 

[DMS260820]

@furryfriends (TEAS) , she's had plenty neutered, il see what she thinks

 

[PigglePuggle]

I think any pain in that area so soon after neutering is worth a fairly prompt vet check- just in case an abscess has developed or there is some problem related to the surgery x

 

[VickiA]

I’ll be honest I’d get him back to the vets and seen for review.
The only piggies I’ve seen with that type of neutering have had abscesses. It’s a style of neutering that was in favour briefly a while back but I thought it had gone back out of fashion.
Anyhow, I’d get him checked as squeaking when pooping is not normal after neutering.

 

[VickiA]

@furryfriends (TEAS) , she's had plenty neutered, il see what she thinks

I don’t think she’s ever had one neutered that way @SkyPipDotBernie. I’m sure Simon does as our vets do - the incision in each side of the sac and the removal of the testes that way.

 

[DMS260820]

I don’t think she’s ever had one neutered that way @SkyPipDotBernie. I’m sure Simon does as our vets do - the incision in each side of the sac and the removal of the testes that way.

ok cool, Simon did bernie the normal way, but I've only ever had one pig neutered. I did have a neutered boar that was done before I had him, but never noticed any scars anywhere

 

[VickiA]

ok cool, Simon did bernie the normal way, but I've only ever had one pig neutered. I did have a neutered boar that was done before I had him, but never noticed any scars anywhere

Our vets and the rescue’s vets do it the normal way with the 2 incisions, too.

 

[furryfriends (TEAS)]

I don’t think she’s ever had one neutered that way @SkyPipDotBernie. I’m sure Simon does as our vets do - the incision in each side of the sac and the removal of the testes that way.

All of ours are done with the little incision either side, so not experienced or familiar with the abdominal method.