Too much water? Too much tinkling?

Evangeline

Post   » Tue Feb 26, 2002 8:32 pm


Vets tend to see pigs as other animals. They are designed to be round and fat, and they often take that for an excess of weight. If she is noticably thinner than they other two yet they get the same food and the same amount of exercice, i would be tempted to say she is the problem and not the other two.

Pinta´s pigs are on Methimazole. This is how it´s treated. Meds daily for the rest of their life.

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Post   » Tue Feb 26, 2002 9:02 pm


I do think some pigs are just thinner, though. Nina and Kitten are plump -- Kitten the most. Snowflake has always been rangey and now that her cysts are removed, she has her girlish figure back. Maybe we need some guidelines. Distribution, length, weight. Snowflake is currently about 2 pounds 7 ounces, evenly distributed. I used to weigh her more frequently because she seemed so much thinner than the other two -- who would make a good meal -- if you were into that sort of thing.

Evangeline

Post   » Tue Feb 26, 2002 9:24 pm


Yes, thinner. Not thin.

pinta

Post   » Tue Feb 26, 2002 11:00 pm


The tip off is steady unrelenting weight loss despite a ravenous appetite and high activity level.

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