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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Liam_86 on April 25, 2013, 09:43:37 pm

Title: Need help poorly pig
Post by: Liam_86 on April 25, 2013, 09:43:37 pm

One of my pigs has started being poorly, hes wretching like he wants to be sick and panting a lot! Hes off his food and stopped mixing with the others, been like this since 2pm today. Someone suggested pnuemonia so hes had a shot of penicillin! Anyone any ideas before the vet come tomorrow?

Title: Re: Need help poorly pig
Post by: Eve on April 25, 2013, 11:33:46 pm

Always take a pig's temperature whenever something's wrong just in case it's gone through the roof, the vet will need to know how urgent it is.
 
 
Has he been wormed? There's a worm called lungworm.
Any wheezing?
 
Keep him in the shade in the meantime. Good luck.  :fc:
 

Title: Re: Need help poorly pig
Post by: Liam_86 on April 26, 2013, 07:07:56 am

Hes been wormed and looks a lot better this morning, the problem is two or three of the others aredoing it now, gonna have to get the vet out, pro lem is thats 120 quid just for the call out here! Yes there has been some wheezing and hes been sick a couple times!

Title: Re: Need help poorly pig
Post by: Berkshire Boy on April 26, 2013, 07:54:41 am

£120 for a call out where on earth do you live. :o

Title: Re: Need help poorly pig
Post by: Fowgill Farm on April 26, 2013, 09:39:20 am

Have they eaten something they shouldn't?
Wretching isn't a sign of pneumonia, sounds more like poisoning or stomach upset ???
 
Make sure they drink even if you have to syringe or use a water bottle to get them to drink, ask vet for electrolytes to rehydrate.
 
Hope its nothing too serious.
 :fc:  Mandy :pig:

Title: Re: Need help poorly pig
Post by: Liam_86 on April 27, 2013, 08:52:32 am

Hi all

Just to let you know, it was pneumonia. I found an old man in the pub who used to farm pigs for about 50 years. He took one look and said its definately pneumonia, he told me to give them some penicillin.

I got some pen and strep (usually given to cows) and gave him 5ml and all is now wel!!!

He's running around, eating and generally getting up to mischief.

So im now a farmer/Vet

Thanks for the help

Title: Re: Need help poorly pig
Post by: Berkshire Boy on April 27, 2013, 10:50:19 am

Glad you got it sorted and all is well. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Need help poorly pig
Post by: Daisys Mum on April 27, 2013, 01:44:19 pm

Pleased to hear all is now well  :relief:

Title: Re: Need help poorly pig
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on April 29, 2013, 01:42:42 pm

You'll need more than one shot of P&S to clear an infection. Vets normally recommend three to five consecutive days. There are long-acting antibiotics which only take one shot, but P&S always needs a few repeated doses.

Title: Re: Need help poorly pig
Post by: Hassle on May 05, 2013, 04:53:54 pm

Just to back up TT pen and strep needs a minimum of a 5 day course  can be used with noradine 24 to boost it

Title: Re: Need help poorly pig
Post by: kja on May 05, 2013, 08:31:27 pm

Quote from: Hassle on May 05, 2013, 04:53:54 pm

Just to back up TT pen and strep needs a minimum of a 5 day course  can be used with noradine 24 to boost it

last time I looked usage recommend was upto 3 consecutive days.

always check & follow instructions as directed is best advise.

Title: Re: Need help poorly pig
Post by: Hassle on May 05, 2013, 11:22:28 pm

Yes that was vets recommendation

Title: Re: Need help poorly pig
Post by: Liam_86 on May 07, 2013, 10:12:10 am

hi all


Used for 3 days and all cleared up

all is good!