Shaking of head

[Beautifulmess]

I've noticed over the past week or so that Corly-Nova has been shaking his head quite a bit, almost like his ears are being irritated.

He's long haired, hasn't lost his appitite, is peeing and pooing normally and eating hay, hard food and veg and fruit.

Just gonna check with yous before I ring Paul/vet.

 

[clairelove]

its poss he has ear mites or an infection, if either i find Surlon works wonders some people say just giving ivermec will kill ear mites just the normal way you would normally give it, but ive always used Surlon where ear mites or infection is suspected x

 

[Wiebke]

He has ear mites or an ear infection. Please have him checked by a vet; he will probably give you surolan drops for the mites, wax an dirt in there. However, an infection should not be taken lightly; ear infections can leave a piggy with a permanent head tilt and can even kill if left un- or undertreated.

http://www.guinealynx.info/earmites.html

 

[Beautifulmess]

It doesn't seem much like an ear infection although I will take him the vets on Tuesday. Callis and Leo both had an ear infection and showed completely different symptoms.

I've cleaned his ears out and their no different than normal, no wax, I'm thinking of trimming her hair a little as that looks like it goes over or in his ears sometimes.

I'll update on what it was/is on Tuesday sometime. Theres nothing I can do till then, I'm away in Blackpool and I'm not paying emergency vet bills ever again, unless say my future dog or something is ran over.

 

[Beautifulmess]

Ah well the head thing didn't come up at the vets as he's got something a little more serious now.

About a week ago I noticed he had stopped eating his dry pellets, then he stopped eating hay, then the water stopped going down but he continued to eat every fresh thing I'd give him. He wheeked whilst peeing so I rang paul who suggested a visit to the vets for an x ray. The vet didn't want to do one as he only does them under a, which really means he isn't the best he could be according to Paul, anyways I'm havign a lack of faith on my pigs from everyone so I gotta just trust someone and right now its the vet that give him treatment.

He's given him 1 weeks worth of anti biotics to kil any infection, I've been told to feed him LOTS of watery veg, syringe food and water daily. He also gave him a steriod shot to see if it would encourage him to drink more, if no improvement by next Thursday he's going to ultrasound his bladder and he says most pigs don't survive bladder stones being removed and they develop again and again anyways? I dont know, I'm scared of putting him in a op just to lose him.

The up side, got him home... he started eating hay, bout 10 minutes ago, he ate some carrot in his cage, THEN he hate a few pellets of dry food and popcorned a few times before going back to bed, <3