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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: tinwheeler on August 13, 2012, 07:42:51 pm

Title: seizure
Post by: tinwheeler on August 13, 2012, 07:42:51 pm

I have just watched one of my pigs (welsh whites) have what looked like a seizure; she squealed loudly, ran in circles then keeled over, twitching, tongue out and breathing with difficulty. - quite distressing.


After maybe 3-4 very long minutes she got back up, albeit on shaky legs. after maybe another 5 minutes she seemed herself again.


She is one of three I had, one went to slaughter a couple of weeks ago and she and her sister are due to go in the next couple of weeks.


Does anyone have any experience/advice?

Title: Re: seizure
Post by: princesspiggy on August 13, 2012, 07:51:47 pm

no experience xcept send her off asap incase she dies on u. better in freezer than at the knacker yard.

Title: Re: seizure
Post by: robert waddell on August 13, 2012, 08:34:11 pm

sunstroke  water depivation :farmer:

Title: Re: seizure
Post by: tinwheeler on August 13, 2012, 08:41:12 pm

unlikely to be either; we live in mid Wales and it's rarely sunny - certainly hasn't been today, and they have free access to piped water.

Title: Re: seizure
Post by: Fowgill Farm on August 13, 2012, 08:50:01 pm

Did she get stung?
Check her temp and if thats normal keep an eye on her and off to the butchers soonest.
Mandy :pig: 

Title: Re: seizure
Post by: hughesy on August 14, 2012, 11:35:37 am

We had a gilt of about 5 months die on us last year with similar symptoms. The vet was here when it happened. Best guess is that she'd inhaled a bee or wasp which had stung her and caused the airway to become blocked. The difficulty breathing caused heart failure.

Title: Re: seizure
Post by: omnipeasant on August 14, 2012, 12:27:21 pm

ewwhh it seems that sheep are not the only ones looking for ways to keel over and die.

I agree. Send her off to slaughter asap and if you want some kunes for your next batch I have some strong weaners here. ( Mid Wales)