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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Nethermoor Pigs on May 03, 2014, 09:11:04 am

Title: Pig with snotty nose and red around eyes, keeps eyes shut
Post by: Nethermoor Pigs on May 03, 2014, 09:11:04 am

Diagnosis please!  This is the pig with crusty eyes before, now they are red in roughly a 1 cm radius around.  Snotty mucus stuff is coming out of its nose and it sneezes.  What is the best course of action?  These pigs seem to be a big problem, I'm sure I'm keeping them up to standard but would be interested to know if there is any common causes of this. :(

Title: Re: Pig with snotty nose and red around eyes, keeps eyes shut
Post by: Sbom on May 03, 2014, 09:18:53 am

Sounds like a phone call too the vet is in order  :-\

Title: Re: Pig with snotty nose and red around eyes, keeps eyes shut
Post by: shygirl on May 03, 2014, 10:06:19 am

same with with the sweaty ears?

Title: Re: Pig with snotty nose and red around eyes, keeps eyes shut
Post by: Nethermoor Pigs on May 03, 2014, 10:41:18 am

Yup, they're the nightmare pigs :(

Title: Re: Pig with snotty nose and red around eyes, keeps eyes shut
Post by: HappyHippy on May 03, 2014, 11:01:13 am

I know you said the breeder had wormed them prior to you collecting them - do you know what they were wormed with? Was it an oral wormer or an injection?

What breed are they and what age are they ?
Are they eating, drinking and pooing normally ?
Are they bright and lively?
Do they have a temperature ? (it should be 38-39C)

It sounds like it could be a combination of things, but without photo's (and sometimes even with photos) it is impossible to say what it might be - come back with answers to the above questions and some of us might have more of an idea, but I suspect it's going to be a vet visit  :(

Title: Re: Pig with snotty nose and red around eyes, keeps eyes shut
Post by: shygirl on May 03, 2014, 11:06:52 am

i wouldnt actually take for granted any animal was wormed before sale, whatever species. no matter what the seller said - its buyers beware, and i always reworm.

Title: Re: Pig with snotty nose and red around eyes, keeps eyes shut
Post by: HappyHippy on May 03, 2014, 11:09:32 am

Quote from: shygirl on May 03, 2014, 11:06:52 am

i wouldnt actually take for granted any animal was wormed before sale, whatever species. no matter what the seller said - its buyers beware, and i always reworm.

Yup, unless you were there when it was done or were given a note of the medication and batch number used I'd also be wary - there are good breeders out there but also not so good ones too......

Title: Re: Pig with snotty nose and red around eyes, keeps eyes shut
Post by: Nethermoor Pigs on May 03, 2014, 12:38:11 pm

14 weeks old, GOS.  Eating, drinking pooing normally, seem ok but maybe a bit lethargic.  Haven't take their temp - dunno whether i've got anything suitable!  i think they were injected as the breeder said "don't worry about that bit of blood behind their ears, we wormed them just before we came".

Title: Re: Pig with snotty nose and red around eyes, keeps eyes shut
Post by: shygirl on May 03, 2014, 03:14:33 pm

are their joints or legs swollen at all? any patches on their skin?

Title: Re: Pig with snotty nose and red around eyes, keeps eyes shut
Post by: Nethermoor Pigs on May 03, 2014, 03:20:49 pm

Joints seem ok, only patches i've noticed is the ears seem a bit red?

Title: Re: Pig with snotty nose and red around eyes, keeps eyes shut
Post by: Marches Farmer on May 03, 2014, 03:35:37 pm

I think a vet visit may be in order.  Whyever it is they're not well if it's not tackled it will leave them open to something like pneumonia that could see them off very quickly. 

Title: Re: Pig with snotty nose and red around eyes, keeps eyes shut
Post by: Nethermoor Pigs on May 03, 2014, 05:37:33 pm

Thanks for the advice.  Have spoken to the vet and he has prescribed an antibiotic.