Drooling blackish liquid
Pigs can't see shit to start with, Chary. Being blind has very little effect on them, from what I've been told by people who have blind pigs. Pinta's Taffeta is diabetic and went blind a couple years ago. You just can't tell from just watching her.
You know, I don't think that diagnosis is correct.
I put him in his pigloo and he cleaned himself then sat there. I leaned in and placed my finger straight out about 6 inches from his face. He crept forward and smelled it. Then I took a piece of romaine and did the same thing. He walked right out and took it.
I don't think he is blind. It has to be wrong. But why else wouldn't his pupils retract from light?
I put him in his pigloo and he cleaned himself then sat there. I leaned in and placed my finger straight out about 6 inches from his face. He crept forward and smelled it. Then I took a piece of romaine and did the same thing. He walked right out and took it.
I don't think he is blind. It has to be wrong. But why else wouldn't his pupils retract from light?
- salana
- GL is Just Peachy
Einstein has been able to find food since he was about two days old. He used to hang out in the hidey house until Suzi pulled herself up to eat out of the hayrack, then run over and mob her nipple. He couldn't see her, he couldn't hear her, but he could smell the milk or something like that.
Your pig probably runs around the vegetables to figure out how much he has or something.
Your finger and romaine lettuce smell, especially at six inches.
Your pig probably runs around the vegetables to figure out how much he has or something.
Your finger and romaine lettuce smell, especially at six inches.
- Lynx
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Ironically, I could put things in front of my pigs' faces, drop them and they seemed not to be able to see where they were -- but I knew they all had vision. A pig that is blind has a bloodless eye. Shine a light in. Don't worry about retraction, just look to see if you can see any red (as in night shining).
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- I GAVE, dammit!
Chary, try this. It is by no means foolproof but it is an indication of root elongation.
Run your finger under his bottom jawbone, from his mouth back to his jaw hinge. Angel had root elongation and she had 2 bumps on each side where the root from the back molar had penetrated the jawbone. Use another pig for comparison if you need to.
Also, each time Angel had her teeth worked on, her right eye would water. That was because the upper root had penetrated the eye socket.
Witherspoons might not have these bumps, pigs can have root elongation that is not as severe as Angel's were.
It's just a thought. I don't think without the rads you will really know. I'm so sorry you are having trouble with him.
Run your finger under his bottom jawbone, from his mouth back to his jaw hinge. Angel had root elongation and she had 2 bumps on each side where the root from the back molar had penetrated the jawbone. Use another pig for comparison if you need to.
Also, each time Angel had her teeth worked on, her right eye would water. That was because the upper root had penetrated the eye socket.
Witherspoons might not have these bumps, pigs can have root elongation that is not as severe as Angel's were.
It's just a thought. I don't think without the rads you will really know. I'm so sorry you are having trouble with him.