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Title: pig skin conditions
Post by: mandy on February 08, 2009, 05:41:53 pm

hi i recently bought 2 kune kune piglets. they have very dry , scabby skin. could anybody give any advice on causes/treatment? thanks ,mandy.

Title: Re: pig skin conditions
Post by: HappyHippy on February 08, 2009, 07:09:34 pm

Hi Mandy,
Check out this thread
http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=479.0 (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=479.0)
Karen  :pig:

Title: Re: pig skin conditions
Post by: little blue on June 21, 2009, 06:33:19 pm

Have you or the vet ruled out mange?  The scabs might look kind of 'block' like, thick & dry.
Just had to inject our kks with worm/mange treatment which has worked a treat, and Murphy has grown back all his hair where he had rubbed it off just above his tail.

Our goat came to us with a really dry,scabby patch on the back of her neck where she was stanchioned (harnessed for milking). After gently picking the scab, I gave her a hard massage with e45 cream twice a day & now you cant even tell where it was!

Good luck...

Title: Re: pig skin conditions
Post by: Hilarysmum on June 22, 2009, 08:38:27 am

If it is just dry skin then baby oil massaged in (not when the weather is sunny or you will get crackling).  Do they have a wallow?  This really helps.  Look behind the ears and between the armpits for black spots, if they have them then its defleaing time.