What food can cause a pig to get gassy?

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Ideas welcome!

Pebbles wee tummy is very gassy, I figure its a veggie that is doing it current veggies are;

Cucumber
Dill
Coriander
Round Lettuce
Tomato
Melon
Cherry Tomato's
Broccoli
Pepper(Red,Green and Yellow)
Banana
Kale
Apple
Strawberries
Gem Lettuce
Parsley
Mint

That is all the veggies they get obviously not at the same time... Just the veggies I do feed!

Many Thanks.
 
Cabbages can make some piggies very gassy (kale, broccoli, sweetheart and spring greens, cauliflower leaves etc). Banana can be constipating.

If it's bad, stay off all veg and give plenty of hay until the digestive system has rebalanced. You can give her belly a small massage to help working the gass out.

If you think that gassiness is a regular problem, it may be worth giving only one veg per meal in order to find out which ones are the ones that are causing the problem.
 
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Since I've got her, Her tummy has always seemed firm (hollow), when I was at Emma's she confirmed it was a bit gassy.

I am wondering if there is a link between spaying and gas in female pigs. rolleyes

She is still healthy and eating, Emma also explained doing this (as in taking away veg) and reintroducing and I will if I cannot solve the problem, with taking away the likes of cabbage and broccoli.

I would feel awful taking away there veggies but obviously I do not want her getting bloat!
 
Of your list Joanne, broccoli and kale are out of bounds here for my pigs with chronic bloat. Acidic fruits like apple can also upset such sensitive tummies.

The banned foods for my lot are:

Cabbage - including "spring greens" and "fresh greens"
Broccoli
Kale
Brussels Sprouts

(I say my lot - they are really only banned for Dexter and Jasmine, the two with chronic bloat - but as I don't want to pick Dex and Jas out whenever I feed them it's easier to just not give any of the pigs those few foods!)

I also find that dried herbs seem to upset Dexter, although not Jasmine. So if given, they're only offered in very small amounts.

Interestingly, dill is often seen as helping to prevent/ease bloating. It's an ingredient in gripe water, for babies with colic.
 
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I've already took kale away! Pebbles seemed to be worse than Wilma. Wilma is just ever so slightly gassy. Fred is fine!

I shall take broccoli away too, what about watercress is that ok?

Teadragon (Emma) Seen all 3 yesterday and showed me how to check for bloat on Pebbles as her tummy is tight but she is still eating, wheeking, running so Emma said just to watch as she is a bit gassy!
 
Mine don't get given watercress so I can't say if it upsets my two problem pigs. But a quick search suggests watercress is good for easing bloat, like dill.

I am glad Emma has showed you how to check for bloat. It's always good to have had someone show you in person! Luckily (or perhaps not luckily, for poor Dexter!) I can easily tell when he's bloated as his abdomen becomes very tender and he's reluctant to be picked up.
 
I'm wondering, If the girls don't like being picked up because they are a bit gassy! rolleyes
 
It's possible. My Dexter's the most loving, friendly pig - more like a dog, really - until you try to pick him up. He doesn't like his tummy being touched, least of all when he's troubled by bloat. Trying to pick him up is usually pretty difficult, he backs up the second you move your hand underneath his body.
 
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