Ok... Georgie's SG was 1.015. He's elderly and has kidney disease and is on 25 cc's of SubQ fluids daily. Good news - he has gained 25 grams since I started the fluids! Still skinny though - 640 grams.
Oh yeah... forgot to mention. Doc says he has never seen a pig with a SG lower than 1.010, but that's just him.
Urine Specific Gravity
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kleenmama
- I GAVE, dammit!
Very low on Shaina! Now that is interesting, is it not? I'm wondering if all these pigs that are supposedly in kidney failure are normal, just that they were extrapolating?? Hm.....
Although, your other pig was up there. Ollie's was 1.004.
so what is all this telling us?
Although, your other pig was up there. Ollie's was 1.004.
so what is all this telling us?
That it truly varies from pig to pig? Shaina is a water drinker - eats a bite or two of pellets, has to get a drink. Eats some hay, has to get a drink.
With as much water as pigs drink, I think the only true way to know if the kidneys are actually functioning is to check a SG, then give absolutely no water for 2 hours, check another one. If the kidneys are functioning, the SG should go up. If not, the SG will stay the same.
Otherwise, if Shaina was an older pig, with a SG that low, the first thought would be kidney disease. When I get a chance, I will do the water restriction thing on her, just to see how high it goes. Not that I'm worried about kidney disease, I just want to see what the possibilities are with water restriction.
With as much water as pigs drink, I think the only true way to know if the kidneys are actually functioning is to check a SG, then give absolutely no water for 2 hours, check another one. If the kidneys are functioning, the SG should go up. If not, the SG will stay the same.
Otherwise, if Shaina was an older pig, with a SG that low, the first thought would be kidney disease. When I get a chance, I will do the water restriction thing on her, just to see how high it goes. Not that I'm worried about kidney disease, I just want to see what the possibilities are with water restriction.
Digging this back up. Mable's was 1.005 on 6-18-04. Has anyone found any publish norms yet?
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gracielee
- Me, too!
So, wouldn't a younger pigs' be higher, i.e. they are concentrating more? Or a pig in heart failure?
We have new babies (they were a suprise, I thought Mama pig was just still s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d from the previous litters) I could try to take them in to see what babies are comparitively. My vet's game to do it.
It's a rescue pig, just in case anyone was wondering.
We have new babies (they were a suprise, I thought Mama pig was just still s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d from the previous litters) I could try to take them in to see what babies are comparitively. My vet's game to do it.
It's a rescue pig, just in case anyone was wondering.
So, wouldn't a younger pigs' be higher, i.e. they are concentrating more?
If you look back, one of my girls had a low specific gravity at a young age. She was also my water drinker. Now that she isn't as much, I should recheck the both of them again, after withholding water for an hour.
If you look back, one of my girls had a low specific gravity at a young age. She was also my water drinker. Now that she isn't as much, I should recheck the both of them again, after withholding water for an hour.
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