Wet rears
I seem to remember being told by one of our vets years ago that romaine has diuretic qualities as do dandelion leaves. Could be some pigs are hypersensitive to the diuretic qualities and do pee more when eating these items. None of ours have ever had this problem.
But chronic incontinence indicating a UTI would be ALL the time, not just after a romaine feast. Pee keeps dribbling out causing chronic wetness. I think on a diuretic, pigs just pee more - they aren´t incontinent.
Healthy pigs can usually pee with enough thrust away from themselves that they don´t sit in it, especially sows who pee outward. Incontinence caused by a UTI are weak dribbles that soak into the hair.
But chronic incontinence indicating a UTI would be ALL the time, not just after a romaine feast. Pee keeps dribbling out causing chronic wetness. I think on a diuretic, pigs just pee more - they aren´t incontinent.
Healthy pigs can usually pee with enough thrust away from themselves that they don´t sit in it, especially sows who pee outward. Incontinence caused by a UTI are weak dribbles that soak into the hair.
Dawn-
Huh? Isn´t wet bottom a hamster disease?
Huh? Isn´t wet bottom a hamster disease?
Last edited by Evangeline on Wed Feb 13, 2002 4:20 pm, edited 1 time in total.
e- that´s "Wet-tail" I think that she just means that her pigs have wet rear ends...
Right now I am dealing with yeast infections in two of my sows. They´ve been through a treatment of yeast infection ointment, and now I´m trying applying yogurt. It smells a bit, not too strong- but leaves a real mess around their genitals.
Right now I am dealing with yeast infections in two of my sows. They´ve been through a treatment of yeast infection ointment, and now I´m trying applying yogurt. It smells a bit, not too strong- but leaves a real mess around their genitals.
I´ve never had sows with yeast infections before- but the breeders who helped me figure out what this was have. Basically it was diagnosed by breeders who have seen it in a sow here or there. Not common, but it does happen. I was told to treat them by applying a bit of the ointment made for women, it cleared up, but then came back. After using that treatment again when it came back, the infections didn´t get worse, but didn´t get better. Just last night I switched to treating them with yogurt applied to the area instead. We´ll see how that works. The cavy knowledgable vet here had a heart attack and isn´t working for a while, so if this doesn´t clear it up, I´ll have to figure out someplace to take them.