Pigs!

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Rachel Jayne — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:33:13 GMT

Awwwww!!!! He is SO cute!

Can he not have some ketofen? I remember from working in mixed practice that was a anti-inflammatory licensed for pigs.
Has he had some bisolvon too? Sorry if such questions have already been asked/answered, I scrolled through quickly once I read photos were coming!

Glad to see he's doing ok. Hope he continues to improve

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Anonymous — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:24:32 GMT

good on you - piggie looks lovely hope things are still going okay for her

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A Little TLC — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:19:22 GMT

I LOOOOOVE HIIIIM!!!!!

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Claire Cameron — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:30:08 GMT

Wow! That is too cute for words!

Well done on getting him so far he looks gorgeous!

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Kerry Spain — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:52:57 GMT

oooooooh my gosh!! He looks uber cute, how big do they grow?? (Don't worry I'm not upgrading the cats to pigs) just wondered, I don't know anything about pigs Hope he's OK

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Saskia Quinn — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:39:32 GMT

oh what a handsome little piggy! Its really cute - wont stay cute for long though lol!!! Glad he is doing better!

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Honeybadger — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:32:07 GMT

Yeah he looks cute but hes soooo messy! He just knocked over a full bowl of milk. Hes really cheeky, i'm sure he thinks its funny!

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loopylou711 — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:15:46 GMT

aww i want one omg so so cuteeeee!!!

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Mrs Dot Dot — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:11:15 GMT

[quote user="Bizzy McClure"]

Warm and snuggled in his bed

Dalmatian/piggy kisses!

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Cute piggy... loves the spots! Canine and porcine!

Glad he's (?) doing ok.

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Honeybadger — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:05:33 GMT

Warm and snuggled in his bed

Dalmatian/piggy kisses!

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A Little TLC — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:27:26 GMT

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Claire Cameron — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:21:05 GMT

[quote user="Bizzy McClure"]I'm at work at the mo but i'll post some pictures when i'm at home tommorow night[/quote]

Can't wait to see him!!!

Well done with the little piglet

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Honeybadger — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:13:20 GMT

Piggy is doing much better today. Breathing is still a bit nosiy but no longer laboured. He's had a great time at work with me today. I'm at work at the mo but i'll post some pictures when i'm at home tommorow night. Thanks for the support from everyone.

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Claire Cameron — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:53:37 GMT

[quote user="Nick 'Batfink' Shackleton DipAVN(Surgical) VN"]

[quote user="Claire 'Duke' York RVN MBVNA"]

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[quote user="Claire 'Duke' York RVN MBVNA"]

Good luck! Do you have any photos? I'd LOVE to see him, I love Piglets!

Wish I could have one but a) I think my boyfriend would murder me and b) I don't think he'd fit in my garden

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Guess you'll have to make do with that other 'piglet'

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exactly! and Neil's nickname is also Piglet lol

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is he also thick skinned with prickly hair???

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LOL thankfully not!

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Nick Shackleton — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:51:59 GMT

[quote user="Claire 'Duke' York RVN MBVNA"]

[quote user="Nick 'Batfink' Shackleton DipAVN(Surgical) VN"]

[quote user="Claire 'Duke' York RVN MBVNA"]

Good luck! Do you have any photos? I'd LOVE to see him, I love Piglets!

Wish I could have one but a) I think my boyfriend would murder me and b) I don't think he'd fit in my garden

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Guess you'll have to make do with that other 'piglet'

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exactly! and Neil's nickname is also Piglet lol

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is he also thick skinned with prickly hair???

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Claire Cameron — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:50:16 GMT

[quote user="Nick 'Batfink' Shackleton DipAVN(Surgical) VN"]

[quote user="Claire 'Duke' York RVN MBVNA"]

Good luck! Do you have any photos? I'd LOVE to see him, I love Piglets!

Wish I could have one but a) I think my boyfriend would murder me and b) I don't think he'd fit in my garden

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Guess you'll have to make do with that other 'piglet'

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exactly! and Neil's nickname is also Piglet lol

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Nick Shackleton — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:48:19 GMT

[quote user="Claire 'Duke' York RVN MBVNA"]

Good luck! Do you have any photos? I'd LOVE to see him, I love Piglets!

Wish I could have one but a) I think my boyfriend would murder me and b) I don't think he'd fit in my garden

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Guess you'll have to make do with that other 'piglet'

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Claire Cameron — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:46:40 GMT

Good luck! Do you have any photos? I'd LOVE to see him, I love Piglets!

Wish I could have one but a) I think my boyfriend would murder me and b) I don't think he'd fit in my garden

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Jenny Cook RVN — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:59:21 GMT

[quote user="Bizzy McClure"]

I appriciate your comments but I didn't come on here and ask for advice to be judged. I understand it is a situation when not everyone will agree. The Vet who examined the pig was of the opinion that it not unfair to give it a chance. The farmer who owned the pig was also happy for her to try, he said the only reason he didnt try and medicate it was because of finacial reasons. Yes of course it will expeirence some suffering, as will any human or animal who has an illness, but there is still a chance it will survive. No, the pig will not be dumped. If you read the above posts my friend has already found somewhere for it to go when it is better.

I'd rather not have any more of your advice if it is going to turn nasty.

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i agree... this forum is for advice, not to backlash against people, i also agree that we all have different opinions, but bizzy asked for advice that was all.

It is a lovely little piglet as i saw it today at work when it was brought in...doesnt seem to be suffering or distressed, is very happy when trotting around.

Good luck to it... no harm in trying is there.

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A Little TLC — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:14:35 GMT

Personally, I'm all for giving it a chance, but then I like a challenge. And if hes got a home to go to great!! If he get worse and has to be PTS so be it, but there is no harm in trying. Good luck to you and snuffle snuffle to piglet.

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Honeybadger — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:04:32 GMT

I'd rather not have any more of your advice if it is going to turn nasty.

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Kim Buckley — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:06:12 GMT

I don't know anything about pigs but if in the same situation I would have the piglet pts. Yes it's nice to try and save it put at the end of the day it's sick and if it does survive, who is gonna want a full grown pig! They aren't as cute then.

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Anonymous — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:02:21 GMT

Good luck with what ever you decide to do with the piglet. It's so difficult to make decisions about how much an animal is suffering. I have to say I have tried to hand rear so many animals (quite a few successfully) but I always struggle with the issue of suffering because it can be very difficult to measure. I think what people have said about pneunomia is true it is a difficult thing for anything especially young ones to get over - but it can happen in my experience. My dad farms pigs amongst other things and he says with this one it's unlikely to pull through but he'd give it a go if it wasn't distressed. He is a softy and although he farms comercially has kept a few 'special' animals over the years - my dad has only what I can describe as respect for his animals; he says they have been good to him over the years so he'll do what he can for them.

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:57:16 GMT

oh for gods sake that comes from a pig farmer of many years experience. I have taken a lot out of it and felt that to many times people are taking on things that are best allowed to be pts. Sometimes it takes blunt to get them to see it. THAT was my point.

I find it interesting that people in this case yourself complain but make sure that it is in quotes so in effect double posted... as opposed to just making the comment at the end.

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Sal the 1st — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:45:46 GMT

[quote user="Caro Laithwaite VN MBVNA"]

Just had a message back from pig farmer friend l sent him your problem. You may not like his comments but they are based on years of experience and l am afraid l agree with him on what you need to do with the piglet, what the farmer was going to do.

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Caro,

Three-week-old piglet with pneumonia, stentorian breathing and laboured abdominal effort? Shoot it. It might recover if medicated and fed properly (not cow's milk) but even if it does it will be runty.

As for it not taking solids, it's a suckling piglet. Yes, commercial farms wean around 25 days (21 is the earliest under EU law) but you need specialist feeds and need to know what you're doing. A piglet will normally start on solids around 4-5 weeks but will stay suckling up until 12-14 weeks unless taken away by us humans.

In our sick piglet situation l told you about I shot one of the sick ones as soon as it moved from being uncomfortable to suffering. Yes, the vet did come out three hours later (autopsies) but three hours of unrelieved suffering is not on in my book and a quick painless death is best.

It would be the same with the piglet you mentioned. It will be suffering, it will not thrive until it is fully recovered (if that happens) and so will lag behind other piglets of a similar age, and what will the VN do with it once it has recovered? Dump it over the fence at a pig farm? (Has happened to us and a big commercial unit up here.) Try to house train it and keen it in the sitting room? (Hmm, 250kg beast shitting on the carpet... )

Okay, rant over. I suggest you shoot the vn and then the pig.

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was there really ANY need for some of that!