Do you really need to clean a piggy's penis?
i dont mean to sound like a noob, but whats a q-tip? Is it the equivilant of a cotton wool bud in england?
Cinnabuns mom, thank you!!! I actually see the right picture. The one you wanted to post. Lovely. Thanks a bunch. I have never felt anything or seen anything, on Cosmo's grease gland either. I hope it stays that way. lol
You're welcome, I'm seeing the right pictures now too; I guess photobucket just had to straighten things out or something because at first it was the wrong picture showing. I'm going to do my best to get video of impaction cleaning today, I have to have someone record while my fiance holds him and I clear the impaction. My fiance told me to mention that when James has an impaction, you can usually feel something hard around the sac area it's pretty obvious. He also wanted to mention that if you find poops lumped together in the cage that can also be a sign of impaction issues.
As far as penis cleaning, I've had our exotics veterinarian do it. We should probably learn how to do it ourselves but I'm really afraid of hurting him. Seeing how bad James can freak out when we're trying to clean an impaction and with his redundant prepuce, I'm really afraid to try.
AldenM1, so far I've only seen cecal pellets impacted in James, no hay (amazingly) and they're on anti pill fleece so I haven't seen bedding stuck up there. But I will post what we clear out when I can get the video; it should be later today. I hate talking on camera (usually not good with words because I get nervous, hah) but I'm willing to give dialogue instructions to go along with the video in case it might help.
As far as penis cleaning, I've had our exotics veterinarian do it. We should probably learn how to do it ourselves but I'm really afraid of hurting him. Seeing how bad James can freak out when we're trying to clean an impaction and with his redundant prepuce, I'm really afraid to try.
AldenM1, so far I've only seen cecal pellets impacted in James, no hay (amazingly) and they're on anti pill fleece so I haven't seen bedding stuck up there. But I will post what we clear out when I can get the video; it should be later today. I hate talking on camera (usually not good with words because I get nervous, hah) but I'm willing to give dialogue instructions to go along with the video in case it might help.
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Thanks so much hun! I would truly appreciate that. I am 99% sure Cosmo has no impactions but I would still like to see how to clean the sac, for future reference and to clean out carefresh, hay etc. I too, am so scared to clean his penis. Mind you, I can't even get the thing to come out anyway.
Isn't the eject button marked on your piggy. "Press Here" lol. This thread has made me laugh. Glad I only have one boar in our tribe. He had stinky butt, but cleaned him and now he smells better.
Eject button!? LMAO!!!!!!!! Oh man, I love this thread. I agree, they should come labelled. ;)