Author Topic: overdue sow  (Read 12470 times)

Fowgill Farm

  • Joined Feb 2009
Re: overdue sow
« Reply #15 on: November 23, 2012, 12:26:33 pm »
The jab will make her womb contract and she may expel some more afterbirth later, the abs and the inflam will kick in soon, she's probably a bit knackered after all that pushing & shoving so would leave her quiet for a couple of hours, are piglets feeding? if she lets them its a good sign. if she's not happy with them encourage them into creep area where its warm and then try them on again in an hour or so when she's had time to settle. sounds like they had a good feed early on in proceedings so they've had her first milk which is the important stuff.
Later on encourage her up for a walk out which encourage her to have a pee/dump and then try her with a little food, make it a sloppy version of usual ration(i use dilute milk), don't try to increase it at this stage and see how she goes.
HTh
mandy :pig:
 
 

HappyHippy

  • Guest
Re: overdue sow
« Reply #16 on: November 23, 2012, 12:52:21 pm »
We make the first meal after farrowing something light and tasty to encourage them to eat - fruit and half rations of sloppy food like Mandy.
Hope she's okay  :fc: Keep us posted

Mrs Snoodles

  • Joined Aug 2012
Re: overdue sow
« Reply #17 on: November 23, 2012, 12:58:52 pm »
Our last gilt was exhausted after her litter. It took her quite some time to get back to herself, almost 24hrs.  Best of luck Trev. The vet has double checked, she had all the medications so  :fc: for you, you girls and her babies.

Tricky Trev

  • Joined Oct 2011
Re: overdue sow
« Reply #18 on: November 23, 2012, 02:26:30 pm »
She's just had 2 dead ins had 2 go fetch some more oxytocin just gave it her younguns are feeding fine trev

Mrs Snoodles

  • Joined Aug 2012
Re: overdue sow
« Reply #19 on: November 23, 2012, 07:54:48 pm »
Sorry to hear your news....hope the little ones are still ok and mum is on the mend.

Fowgill Farm

  • Joined Feb 2009
Re: overdue sow
« Reply #20 on: November 26, 2012, 12:03:42 pm »
Hows things going Trev?
mandy :pig:

Tricky Trev

  • Joined Oct 2011
Re: overdue sow
« Reply #21 on: November 26, 2012, 07:19:22 pm »
can't believe it really, had vet out and he did a internal couldn't feel anything then she had 2 dead uns  she was fine on Saturday feeding young uns etc sunday morning she was on her side and wouldn't get up i examined her and delivered a very large breach  piglet .phoned vet and fetched all necessary painkillers antibiotics etc .shes back on her feet today and looking after piglets very well .Thank you all for concerns and help Trev

Fowgill Farm

  • Joined Feb 2009
Re: overdue sow
« Reply #22 on: November 26, 2012, 08:10:57 pm »
OMG what a palaver, you've really been thro it all  :hug: , hopefully things will progress well now. :fc:
all the best Mandy :pig:

sabrina

  • Joined Nov 2008
Re: overdue sow
« Reply #23 on: November 26, 2012, 09:11:46 pm »
Not a good experience for you but hope your sow is ok and piglets do well  :pig:

 

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