[lill]

Has anyone had any experiances of this birth defect. It has 3 claws instead of 2 on both the front legs.

[oaklandspigs]

not seen that Lill, will be interesting as to whether it affects him/her in walking.  Presume you'll try to get it through to slaughter?

[Fleecewife]

We used to have a line of cats when I was growing up with double dew claws which looked like that 

[Beewyched]

Hi  Lil 
I was going to say it reminds me of dew claws in dogs - never seen it in pigs before though.  is it only the 1 piglet?

[lill]

Hi Lynne,
Yes it is only the one, it put me in mind of a wee old man, his chin hairs were white, his jaw line curved upwards, yes yes i know you will think i'm stupid in saying it, but this wee piglet was just very old before his time. Even his teeth were brown/rotten. I know that there is a disease in humans that is the same as described above.
 

[Beewyched]

I'm trying to think of the name of it - it'll come to me when I'm thinking of something else I expect 
I know this might sound like a daft question - was he born/is he still alive?

[HappyHippy]

The only thing that rings a bell with hairy pigs with me is PMWS - it's a wasting disease, but that's about all I know about it.
Here's a link to the BPA Q&A's - scroll right down to the bottom and see if it sounds like it 
http://www.britishpigs.org.uk/Vets%20Q&As_SUMMER2011.pdf

[Beewyched]

Hi Karen 
Some of the problems on there sound quite    & that poor pig with sunburnt ears - owch!

[robert waddell]

no Karen it is not PWMS that affects 6-8 week old pigs this one is only two weeks
funny you should flag up the BPA Q&A section the hummpy backed pigs i have seen that in pigs sold in central Scotland just this year don't worry Karen they were not yours

[Mr Pig]

Was the sow late farrowing? There's an old saying that pigs born with black teeth never do well and it is associated with the sow going over her due date. Pigs born with extra toes are not as unusual as you might think and the only thing I would say is not to keep them for breeding but ensure that they go for fattening.

[YorkshireLass]

I know that there is a disease in humans that is the same as described above.

Are you thinking of progeria?


Interesting stuff

[robert waddell]

hello Mr pig    no it was only 2 days past the date   but she was not her usual self for about a week   i can pinpoint the date if it would help        13 live piglets  but two very small of which this was one   they the 2 weighed about half a pound while the 11 big ones weighed about 2-3 pounds  we did have a heifer once that had a gestation of 11 months   she was AId  so her dates were correct
 
yorkshirelass yes that is what Lillian was thinking of

[lill]

Hi Lynne, No the wee piglet died which really pissed me off as I had moved them from the farrowing pen to the playpen. It was also blind in the left eye so it may have not been in the best of health but wonder if I did not move them would it still of died, I will never know .

[Beewyched]

Hi Lynne, No the wee piglet died which really pissed me off as I had moved them from the farrowing pen to the playpen. It was also blind in the left eye so it may have not been in the best of health but wonder if I did not move them would it still of died, I will never know .

Oh Lillian    Nature has it's way ...
 

[lill]

Yes, nature is a funny thing and we all have to take what nature gives us, tiny was only half a pound compared to some of the other wee fatties at 3 pound, would like to see if he would have had a good quality of life or if it would have been hindered as he was also blind in his left eye, better he died now than after he was weaned or even older.