Yipes! Poor Nina has a badly swollen foot!
It looks like the beginning of pea eye to me, Lynx. Yet another sign possibly pointing to heart.
- Lynx
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Not enough signs of heart problems. I had the vet check her over specifically for this. I wondered also but unless I have something to go on, it looks like she won't be on heart meds.
Stable weight.
No URI's since I got her (she's about 4).
Active.
No problems racing across the room. Does not tire.
Right now her eyes look great though I wondered about them previously. And pea eye and heart problems may or may not be related. It could also depend on the pig.
Stable weight.
No URI's since I got her (she's about 4).
Active.
No problems racing across the room. Does not tire.
Right now her eyes look great though I wondered about them previously. And pea eye and heart problems may or may not be related. It could also depend on the pig.
Some people have noticed a correlation between pea eye and heart problems. The same for bumblefoot and heart problems. From what I understand, a good portion of heart pigs have pea eye and/or bumblefoot. Pinta has had a few pigs whose pea eye problems were dramatically reduced as soon as they went on heart meds.
There isn't anything in books about it, but it is one of the little things that could possibly be a tip the heart isn't working well.
There isn't anything in books about it, but it is one of the little things that could possibly be a tip the heart isn't working well.
Hi! It's been a really long time. How are you?
Pea eye is when the internal part of the lid swells up and shows. I'll look for a picture.
Pea eye is when the internal part of the lid swells up and shows. I'll look for a picture.
Same deal, from what I understand. When a pig has a poor heart, some fluids build up around the heart. Sometimes, fluid also build up in the limbs, since the heart is weak and doesn't pump well. I imagine the same does goes for pea eye. Someone can confirm, though.
Lasix helps get rid of the fluids around the heart and it seems to help pea eye in the same way.
Lasix helps get rid of the fluids around the heart and it seems to help pea eye in the same way.