My oldest boar, Dale, is just about to turn 4. I've been ill (I have a longstanding renal issue) so for the last week or so my fiance has been caring for my pigs on my behalf. Sunday evening, unbeknownst of me, he gave my two boys a giant bowl of veggies. Think tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber, peppers, etc. Waaay too much for two pigs, although all of them were pig safe.
The youngest boar, Cooper, is six months old and has been fine since, but I've noticed that Dale's poops are a cowpat consistency, sometimes a little paler than usual, but other times the right colour, only mushy. I thought it would clear up if I laid off fruit/veg for a while, but it's now Tuesday afternoon and his poops are still soft (but not runny). He's active, eating and drinking as much as he used to, and still yells at me and demands attention/scritches whenever I pass his cage. He just has softer poops.
I spoke to the vet and she said to increase his hay intake, lay off the veg, and give him appropriate cardboard to chew on, which I have. She did warn me that she doesn't specialise in exotics/small animals, and that the exotics vet wouldn't be in till Friday, but seemed confident that there wasn't anything seriously wrong with him. I plan on speaking to the exotic vet, and having someone take him in for me if he gets worse or doesn't improve(due to aforementioned renal issues I have to shield for another month and won't be able to take him myself), but I'm anxious. I lost a pig suddenly in October, and I don't want to lose another one. Although he's behaving normally, his soft poops are worrying me.
Is it possible for his tummy to remain upset for so long after eating veg? In the past, with my old sows, if a pig ate a little too much the soft poops would only last for a few hours before clearing up.
The youngest boar, Cooper, is six months old and has been fine since, but I've noticed that Dale's poops are a cowpat consistency, sometimes a little paler than usual, but other times the right colour, only mushy. I thought it would clear up if I laid off fruit/veg for a while, but it's now Tuesday afternoon and his poops are still soft (but not runny). He's active, eating and drinking as much as he used to, and still yells at me and demands attention/scritches whenever I pass his cage. He just has softer poops.
I spoke to the vet and she said to increase his hay intake, lay off the veg, and give him appropriate cardboard to chew on, which I have. She did warn me that she doesn't specialise in exotics/small animals, and that the exotics vet wouldn't be in till Friday, but seemed confident that there wasn't anything seriously wrong with him. I plan on speaking to the exotic vet, and having someone take him in for me if he gets worse or doesn't improve(due to aforementioned renal issues I have to shield for another month and won't be able to take him myself), but I'm anxious. I lost a pig suddenly in October, and I don't want to lose another one. Although he's behaving normally, his soft poops are worrying me.
Is it possible for his tummy to remain upset for so long after eating veg? In the past, with my old sows, if a pig ate a little too much the soft poops would only last for a few hours before clearing up.