Pig with bleeding

[Mouse14]

I'm noticing she's not pooping quite as much since I switched back to the regular piglet formula and electrolytes. Still runny, but it's got a lot of color back in it. It was very pale yellow last night. Today it's thicker.

 

[Mouse14]

 

[Mouse14]

She's not lost any weight so far

 

[babsbag]

My goodness she is cute. I know how attached we get to animals when we are the caregiver like you are; I sure hope she makes it. That medicine is the right one, hope this takes care of it.

 

[Mouse14]

Her eyes are getting gunky. Will the Oxytetracycline treat that as well?

 

[babsbag]

Did you get some Scour-halt or only Oxytetracycline? If she were a dog I would use teramycin ointment in her eyes but just not sure in pigs. I think it would depend on why they are gunky. Respiratory should be handled by the Oxytetracycline. How is the diarrhea?

 

[Mouse14]

We didn't get it yet. I'm getting it this morning. I'm taking her with me to town while my son is in therapy. I read some pigs just get gunky eyes, but neither of my older pigs have ever had runny eyes. She still has diarrhea, but she hasn't pooped nearly as much. Last night for 6 hours straight she pooped to the point of almost clear liquid. Today it's thickened and is back to a mustard color. I'm wondering if I should slowly increase how much milk she's getting. She's still getting 10ml and I've been giving her 5ml of pedialyte every 3 hrs.

 

[misfitmorgan]

10ml per feeding should be good for the first week or so. If she starts acting very hungry you can give her some more but dont over due it. Glad the poo situation is a bit better, make sure you get the scour meds in her because she has all the reasons in the world she would scour. Between 7-14 days old she might scour again if she does it will be coccidiosis though not E Coli, same scour med should work though.

The piggy is newly born give her some time to see if her eyes clear up, i dont think there is likely anything really medically wrong with them at this point.

 

[Mouse14]

Okay so she's had 2 doses of spectogard. Her poop is darkening and is slightly thicker I'd say. Smells god awful though. Almost like a funky foot smell. I was told a 10 day old piglet should be getting 2 tablespoons a feed. That seems kind of excessive imo but I wasn't sure. I've been giving her 2 tsp a feed. She downs it incredibly fast. She's put on some weight too

 

[Mouse14]

Her little eye crusty. Only in one eye. We've named her Pugsy Hope. Her nose is the smallest I've ever seen lol and hope because I'm holding out hope I can save her. She's supposed to become my mom's pig. We will see lol