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There is no textbook on potbellies. Few vets see enough of them to form any real body of empirical knowledge. The VIN (Veterinary information network) is about the only knowledge base available to vets in need of information. Refer your vet to this service . |
Keeping pigs healthy starts when they are piglets. The environment and nutrition they grow up with will determine their future health. |
The best time to prepare for a health problem is when the pig is young and healthy. When he is 14, 180 pounds and living in the barn where its been muddy for a week and you can't drive to him, and he is sick.. you have a problem, but more importantly he has a problems Having a planned method to handle moving him and a vet who is willing and able to treat him may save his life. Unlike the human children in our lives we cannot pick him up and carry him to the car, strap him in and drive to the nearest hospital. I can tell you from my own early days with pigs and from the hundreds of panicking pig guardians I have talked to over the phone, the first time you have a sick pig emergency it will scare you so bad you will trade your right arm for an ambulance to come for him. But there's no one but you to save him. Plan ahead for his sake, and yours.
Bookmarks to Health Care sections
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Anatomy of the pig |
Recognizing the sick pig |
Surgery |
At the End of the Journey |
Charts and Tables |
Arthritis Care |
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Definition of health |
Diagnostics
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Preparing for Surgery Spay/Neuter surgeries |
Making the last days good ones |
Moisture in Foods |
Types and causes of arthritis |
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Parasites |
Systematic Panic
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Post Surgical Care |
Ailments of the aged pig |
Medications Measurements |
Severity; the signals |
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Vaccinations |
Being prepared, being effective |
Loading a pig safely |
Death as a process, not an event |
Pills Info and ID |
A pain free environment |
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Common Ailments |
You and your vet |
Giving shots |
Euthanasia |
Spay Data |
Relieving pain vs. treating disease |
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Arthritis Care |
Hydrating the reluctant pig |
Coping with your loss |
Tasty temptations for a sick pig |
Extreme measures for short term stages |
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