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Templelands

  • Joined Apr 2012
  • Strathaven, South Lanarkshire
    • Templeland Cottage
Skin Colour
« on: July 21, 2012, 10:21:03 am »
Hi All
I have four Tamworths (& two OSB's)  and I have noticed that one of the Tamworths has light patches on her skin and another one is starting to bald on her behind.
I have checked for external parasites and all is clear.
Phoned the VET who asked if they were acting strange - said no - they were eating fine etc and he said that its nothing to worry about and there was no need for me to waste money in him coming out.
I've attached a couple of pics - (hopefully they are clear enough) do they look ok - any thoughts what it might be?
Cheers




Tamsaddle

  • Joined May 2011
  • Hampshire, near Portsmouth
Re: Skin Colour
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2012, 10:28:40 am »
Summer moulting.  Very common indeed - hair will grow back in a few weeks, unless it actually is something else (unlikely from what you describe).   Tamsaddle

princesspiggy

  • Guest
Re: Skin Colour
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2012, 02:53:08 pm »
our dorothy is the same at the moment..she is bald with a white glow..
after keeping weaners for years and never having an adult pig, it took us by surprise the first time dorothy  moulted as she always had such a thick coat. when we asked the vet if it was normal, they didnt seem to know.


same with foals, they always seem to lose their face hair in the first few months, we asked a vet if that was normal or mites? and they didnt seem to know.




Templelands

  • Joined Apr 2012
  • Strathaven, South Lanarkshire
    • Templeland Cottage
Re: Skin Colour
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2012, 03:24:01 pm »
Thanks Both. It was a surprise none of the books I bought on Pigs mention it! Phew  ;D

princesspiggy

  • Guest
Re: Skin Colour
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2012, 03:51:31 pm »
if u jab them twice a year with dectomax. it shouldnt b lice anyway.
 :wave: :wave:

robert waddell

  • Guest
Re: Skin Colour
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2012, 06:55:25 pm »
maybe the book writers never read it in any of the books they read to compile theres :farmer:

Templelands

  • Joined Apr 2012
  • Strathaven, South Lanarkshire
    • Templeland Cottage
Re: Skin Colour
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2012, 08:02:31 pm »
You might be right there Robert  ;) 


Thankfully people like me have places like this  :dunce: 

Gary

  • Joined Nov 2008
  • axminster
Re: Skin Colour
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2012, 08:06:01 pm »
maybe the book writers never read it in any of the books they read to compile theres :farmer:
Very true i was thinking that!!! :D

 

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