Rosie has lost weight

[piggyme234]

My oldest piggy Rosie is about 3 and I didn't used to weight them often until I found out on the forum to do it every week. I started weighing them a few weeks ago to find out that Rosie was 300grams lighter than about 9 months ago. She was 811g then the next week was 840g but now this week she is 799g. She is still eating fine and is very active which is why I haven't posted till now, it was when I saw she had lost that 40g that I started to be a bit worried. I take her away from the other two and feed her oats and dried peas and corn from the wagg food every day. Is there anything else I can do?

 

[KingBoris&HisFollowers]

she may just be slimming with age but the best thing to do would be to go to a vet as thats quite a bit of weight loss xx

 

[alcesterpigs]

Have you treated her with an anti parasitic drug and a worming solution?

 

[Laura-CCC4]

40g is about 1.5oz - not too bad. You will need to find out if it is a continual weight loss though. A 1.5oz loss is ok for one week, but if it happens repeatedly then it is a concern. Perhaps consider weighing once every second day for the next week, see if she is losing gradually all the time.

 

[Wiebke]

Just keep an eye on her to see whether it's just a fluctuation or a trend.

 

[piggyme234]

Have you treated her with an anti parasitic drug and a worming solution?

No but I was thinking of doing so, what is best to give her?

 

[alcesterpigs]

Two drops of Ivomec, as the anti=parasitic.
Six drops of Panacur, as the worming solution.
It is safe to use both drugs together.