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AndrewMawson

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • East Sussex
White Stools
« on: December 16, 2011, 04:25:18 pm »
My latest batch of weaners (6 this time) are now about 7 weeks old. Mum is a GOS and dad a Berkshire cross Saddleback. One of the male piglets was off his food for two days but then was back to normal, and for four days was producing white stools. All the others were fine and so is this chap now.

Being the time of year it is they are currently on concrete in a custom pig pen but to keep up their iron input they have had turfs in the pen and lots of sprout leaves and storks from the wifes market garden.

What would cause white stools? (Googling only produces kitchen furniture  :) )
AWEM
East Sussex

robert waddell

  • Guest
Re: White Stools
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2011, 04:38:15 pm »
white stools usually indicates to much milk  are they being fed milk :farmer:

AndrewMawson

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • East Sussex
Re: White Stools
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2011, 05:09:14 pm »
Onl from the sow, and anyway why one and not the others?
AWEM
East Sussex

robert waddell

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Re: White Stools
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2011, 05:53:15 pm »
maybe it is greedy  maybe the sow had mastitis :farmer:

jaykay

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Cumbria/N Yorks border
Re: White Stools
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2011, 07:03:48 pm »
As Robert says, ususally excess calcium - dogs get white stools when they eat bones.

princesspiggy

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Re: White Stools
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2011, 07:10:52 pm »
As Robert says, ususally excess calcium - dogs get white stools when they eat bones.

ahh... so that is why!

Fowgill Farm

  • Joined Feb 2009
Re: White Stools
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2011, 05:05:31 pm »
The other reason for white stools is that mum is probably in season and her milk changes, so you will probably fnd the other piglest succumb to white poo too, it usually clears up as she comes out of season if it doesn't keep chucking in the turfs, if it goes very runny or grenish, vet as theres infection,
HTH
mandy :pig:

 

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