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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: ellie03 on April 27, 2014, 06:46:15 pm

Title: Kune kune with a broken tooth
Post by: ellie03 on April 27, 2014, 06:46:15 pm

Heard a lot of screeching today only to discover that one of my kune kunes had caught his teeth on the fence and has broken one of his tusks.He is not that keen to drink,but is eating ok!! Any advice anybody?
Thanks Eileen

Title: Re: Kune kune with a broken tooth
Post by: Berkshire Boy on April 30, 2014, 09:17:46 am

leave him, he will be fine. Just watch yourself because the remaining bit will be extra sharp.

Title: Re: Kune kune with a broken tooth
Post by: ellie03 on May 03, 2014, 06:55:06 am

Many thanks-he seems absolutely fine now.Maybe he will learn from it!

Title: Re: Kune kune with a broken tooth
Post by: HappyHippy on May 03, 2014, 11:05:32 am

He might not learn from it straight away  :innocent:
Our boar got stuck twice before he learned (and we had to cut the fence to free him)  ::)
So now we trim the tusks quite regularly  :thumbsup:
There are youtube videos on tusk trimming (look for one from Sam Jones / Chris Impey / Rushburry pig - it's good) on how to trim without sedation. For Big Red, we knocked him out with a jab of stresnil to do the job - he's an awful big boy to try and hold  ;) 5 minutes with some de-horning wire and the job was done.
Hope that helps a bit? Poor lad  :-*

Title: Re: Kune kune with a broken tooth
Post by: ellie03 on May 05, 2014, 07:45:06 am

 :wave:Thanks for that Karen-I will take a look.Might catch him when he is ready for a snooze!
Think you might be right though-this is the second time.....!