Willow819
New Born Pup
I wanted to share my little pigs story in case it may help someone else. Back in December, she started to have issues where she would cough when eating and had lost weight. We treated her for infections and had many vet appointments. In February, food started to come out her nose when she ate. We did blood work, X-rays, scopes of her mouth and teeth,and a CT scan that all came back fine. Vet started her on reglan and sucrulfate and flushed her nose during the CT scan while we waited for more results. The e. Cuniculi test came back positive. The disease caused damage to the nerve that helps with swallowing. 10 days on panacur she had nystagmus, was clumsy (back leg looked weak) and she would shake her head. We stopped thinking it may be disease die off causing inflammation. the neuro symptoms stopped after 2 days. We restarted the panacur 5 days later and did it for 5 days and she had difficulty with walking and seemed off. Five days later I gave her another dose of the panacur and we saw her experienced vet. He said to stop the panacur and just do meloxicam, reglan and sucrulfate.
She has done ok with a lot of ups and downs but is happy. With the current combo of medicine, she still at times has food out the nose but nothing like before and we have to watch what textures of food we give her. Peppers have to be cut up small, cucumbers cut up with no mushy middle parts, etc. she can eat lettuce fine and harder stuff. She is on and off about hay but loves hay treats.
So little is known about e. Cuniculi so if your piggy is having issues with swallowing and the teeth are fine or if food is coming out the nose I would recommend asking your vet to test for e cuniculi, prescribe reglan and give meloxicam.
She has done ok with a lot of ups and downs but is happy. With the current combo of medicine, she still at times has food out the nose but nothing like before and we have to watch what textures of food we give her. Peppers have to be cut up small, cucumbers cut up with no mushy middle parts, etc. she can eat lettuce fine and harder stuff. She is on and off about hay but loves hay treats.
So little is known about e. Cuniculi so if your piggy is having issues with swallowing and the teeth are fine or if food is coming out the nose I would recommend asking your vet to test for e cuniculi, prescribe reglan and give meloxicam.