Candy - weightloss
- Mum
- I GAVE, dammit!
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Candy, a senior abby sow, came in here from the shelter 2 days ago. She looked to be in relatively good condition, although very thin at 1lb 15.1 ounces.
She eats and drinks well, output is good.
Each day she loses a small amount of weight - not significant, but concerning. Today, she's down to 1lb 14.6 ounces.
I've never had a pig come in here and lose weight.
I doubt it's her molars - she can chow down a baby carrot in no time without dropping any bits.
I've put some CC in her cage today, but I don't think food consumption is her problem.
I'm not inclined yet to put her through the stress of a vet visit, blood draw, xrays, etc, but I don't have a particularly good feeling about this.
Candy, a senior abby sow, came in here from the shelter 2 days ago. She looked to be in relatively good condition, although very thin at 1lb 15.1 ounces.
She eats and drinks well, output is good.
Each day she loses a small amount of weight - not significant, but concerning. Today, she's down to 1lb 14.6 ounces.
I've never had a pig come in here and lose weight.
I doubt it's her molars - she can chow down a baby carrot in no time without dropping any bits.
I've put some CC in her cage today, but I don't think food consumption is her problem.
I'm not inclined yet to put her through the stress of a vet visit, blood draw, xrays, etc, but I don't have a particularly good feeling about this.
- PiggieMamma
- I GAVE, dammit!
Mum, I'm sorry to hear. You're always the expert I turn to in these situations, so I'm not sure my 'advice' will be much help.
Could it possibly be the stress of the whole ordeal causing Candy to lose weight?
Could it possibly be the stress of the whole ordeal causing Candy to lose weight?
- Mum
- I GAVE, dammit!
She was thin on the first day I saw her in the shelter.
I was hoping it was an inadequate diet or that her friend was eating everything. But I'm betting something else is going on.
And, of course, I have absolutely no idea how old she is, except that I think she's up there in years.
I was hoping it was an inadequate diet or that her friend was eating everything. But I'm betting something else is going on.
And, of course, I have absolutely no idea how old she is, except that I think she's up there in years.
Smudgie lost small amounts of weight for the first 3-5 days he was with me. I was eventually able to get him to gain by whetting his appetite with small volumes of critical care, about 5mL. He loved his CC and would suck it out of the syringe but giving him less than he wanted encouraged eating pellets on his own.
How does she feel around the spine, ribs, hips, and other joints?
How does she feel around the spine, ribs, hips, and other joints?
Poor sweetie. I hope she just needs some TLC from the Mumsie. I know hand feeding is a last resort. I hope she porks up soon. It's so funny when they do. Smudgie had this big tummy but the rest of him was still so pokey and boney. It took a few more weeks for everything to distribute out.
Getting frantic about 0.5 ounces is so the kind of thing I would do, so I can understand where you're coming from getting worried.
I'm just theorizing, but I know for humans our bodies go into famine mode when we aren't getting enough food, and we hold onto weight. Perhaps now that food is plentiful her body is coming out of famine mode and not holding onto every bit of weight causing her to have greater output and a small dip in her weight before her weight starts to go up? I hope I'm making sense.
Good luck with her! Just being in a loving environment is so important for them.
I'm just theorizing, but I know for humans our bodies go into famine mode when we aren't getting enough food, and we hold onto weight. Perhaps now that food is plentiful her body is coming out of famine mode and not holding onto every bit of weight causing her to have greater output and a small dip in her weight before her weight starts to go up? I hope I'm making sense.
Good luck with her! Just being in a loving environment is so important for them.
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Ditto HollyT, rshevin and Wilbursmom. 0.5 oz is about 14 grams. She's lost about 7 grams a day. I wouldn't worry about it just yet. I would expect some fluctuation as malnourished as she is. You want her to gain, but you don't want her to gain too much too fast. That's happened to some of ours, and they end up uncomfortable until everything evens and distributes out.
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