Blind, deaf, and toothless baby Einstein-piggy
- salana
- GL is Just Peachy
I tried to put grass in the Cuisinart to chop it up so I could syringe-feed it to him, for the fiber and everything, and it didn't work at all. I was hoping it could lessen the need for those $20 canisters of Critical Care (which look like they last him about a month, which is more than the pellets for all four pigs combined cost) with chopped grass, at least in the summer, but it doesn't look like it'll work. Or perhaps my Cuisinart just isn't up to the task.
- snowflakey
- E's Moriarity
Do you have a blender? Its action is different from Cuisineart, and may work. You'd need to add other material to help distribute the grass and keep it from clogging up (perhaps water/babyfood). Maybe a trip to St. Vincent today? If you can get the grass washed out, you can make daquiri's for yourself.
- salana
- GL is Just Peachy
I took Einstein to see Dr. S in Bound Brook (exciting train adventures! Total travel time, 5.5 hours!). He was impressed by the dental films they'd taken at Cornell, trimmed Einstein's teeth without anesthesia (with a lot of whining), and told me to put Einstein on daily Metacam, 0.07ml, for the rest of his life, because his lower tooth roots are digging into his jaw. He also had a small ulcer in his mouth, so he gets the mouthwash he loves so much.
Dr. S also told me to cut Einstein's vegetables into long strips so he could grab them with his lips and suck them in, and he stressed the importance of hay, and claimed that Einstein would put on a bunch more weight and only have to have his teeth trimmed every 8-10 weeks. We'll see about that.
While I was paying, Dr. S brought out a boar who had terrible suture reactions to chromic gut used by a cheapo vet in his neuter. It was absolutely hideous--the skin that wasn't necrotic looked like bubbled pizza cheese, and the poor boar had to put up with a collar, and also had a URI.
Dr. S also told me to cut Einstein's vegetables into long strips so he could grab them with his lips and suck them in, and he stressed the importance of hay, and claimed that Einstein would put on a bunch more weight and only have to have his teeth trimmed every 8-10 weeks. We'll see about that.
While I was paying, Dr. S brought out a boar who had terrible suture reactions to chromic gut used by a cheapo vet in his neuter. It was absolutely hideous--the skin that wasn't necrotic looked like bubbled pizza cheese, and the poor boar had to put up with a collar, and also had a URI.
- snowflakey
- E's Moriarity
Is Einey still a peachy-pellet addict? Can he manage grass? Did you ever get a blended-grass-product machine?
Good to get Einey updates. Is there anything to be done about his tooth roots?
Good to get Einey updates. Is there anything to be done about his tooth roots?
- salana
- GL is Just Peachy
Einstein is actually as heavy as he's ever been. He may learn to love the Metacam, but I think the smell will always disgust me. Ugh!
He can manage grass, but I have no source of it here, and I never found a way to blend it. All that can be done for his tooth roots is to trim his teeth, encourage him to eat hay, etc.
He can manage grass, but I have no source of it here, and I never found a way to blend it. All that can be done for his tooth roots is to trim his teeth, encourage him to eat hay, etc.
Elongated roots require aggressive planing to compensate for the root length. Often the molars don't get planed enough because the gum swells when there is a pain issue hiding the molar overgrowth.
The way around swollen gums is to go back within a week, after the gums have receded to fit with the recent tooth planing, and aggressively plane again.
It works the same as when you push the cuticle down on your nail exposing more nail surface.
The way around swollen gums is to go back within a week, after the gums have receded to fit with the recent tooth planing, and aggressively plane again.
It works the same as when you push the cuticle down on your nail exposing more nail surface.