Arthritis advice
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I'm one of the ones whose arthritic pigs do better on Rimadyl. Ask your vet about it.
I strongly second the suggestions for firmer footing (towels or fleece; the girls might like it too). I also second the suggestions to look further and deeper for the answer to his weight loss. Several of ours have lost weight as they aged, but if they remained healthy otherwise their weight (re)stabilized, albeit at a lower weight.
This thread has veterinary suggestions for your area if you want to seek a second opinion.
Baytril and trimethoprim are both antibiotics. Why is he on both at the same time?
I strongly second the suggestions for firmer footing (towels or fleece; the girls might like it too). I also second the suggestions to look further and deeper for the answer to his weight loss. Several of ours have lost weight as they aged, but if they remained healthy otherwise their weight (re)stabilized, albeit at a lower weight.
This thread has veterinary suggestions for your area if you want to seek a second opinion.
Baytril and trimethoprim are both antibiotics. Why is he on both at the same time?
Mr Pig passed this morning. Kind of unexpectedly. He ate a nice big dinner last night and I saw him eat come pellets this morning.
He was having an incredibly difficult time trying to get his back feet under him but he didnt look sick so it was a little shocking to come home to him having passed a little earlier.
Im taking him to the vet to have them find out what happened.
He was having an incredibly difficult time trying to get his back feet under him but he didnt look sick so it was a little shocking to come home to him having passed a little earlier.
Im taking him to the vet to have them find out what happened.
the vet said he had an enlarged thyroid and adrenal gland that had metastisized into his lungs/kidneys/etc
He said there is a good chance that the trouble walking was because he was so weak on top of the arthritis.
He also said because of the nature of the disease its very likely he passed in his sleep which I find comforting.
This is also why even though he was still eating normally that he was losing weight.
He said there is a good chance that the trouble walking was because he was so weak on top of the arthritis.
He also said because of the nature of the disease its very likely he passed in his sleep which I find comforting.
This is also why even though he was still eating normally that he was losing weight.