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& took Margalo for her 4 week check up on her Ovarian Cysts. Everything was ok & she had her injection to halt them growing back. I took my oldest pig Sue along to keep her company & also to have a general check up & it turns out she has a mite infestation although Margalo is fine. Sue's skin has always been prone to flakeyness but I had a look under the microscope & it was quite gruesome. Vedra seems to think it is the hay I am using which is from the farm. So MAXTHEPIG if you are reading this i know we get our hay from the same place keep a close eye on your furries!
It just goes to show that its not just the neglected pigs that get this kind of stuff - it can affect us neurotics
I think I'll be buying the sterile stuff over the winter and when hay is cut again & fresh I'll try again with a bale - bit p155ed off because I've got pretty much a full bale left.
Now I have to bath all 5 pigs 1x per week leaving the shampoo in for 10 mins for the next month - then 1x per month for the next 2 months. Didn't really want to get into bathing in the winter but hey ho. Looking on the bright side rather be dealing with a dose of mites than a dose of Ovarian Cysts again.
It just goes to show that its not just the neglected pigs that get this kind of stuff - it can affect us neurotics
I think I'll be buying the sterile stuff over the winter and when hay is cut again & fresh I'll try again with a bale - bit p155ed off because I've got pretty much a full bale left.
Now I have to bath all 5 pigs 1x per week leaving the shampoo in for 10 mins for the next month - then 1x per month for the next 2 months. Didn't really want to get into bathing in the winter but hey ho. Looking on the bright side rather be dealing with a dose of mites than a dose of Ovarian Cysts again.