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Can pigs get fly strike as it is something i am worried about, although i no longer have any long haired pigs,

I would hate this to happen but have never heard of a pig having this?
 
from what I understand any animal could potentially get this. Its flys laying eggs in fecal matter isn't it? If you keep the pigs bum clean, you should be fine.
 
Yes I am sure they can and I dont think its just long haireds, although they are more at risk if their hair gets dirty and matted.
A s long as the guineas and their bedding is kept very clean, the risk is minimised. Also, a fly zapper is a good investment to zap those ldirty flies O0
 
when i was a child one of our piggies got flystrike and even though we tried everything there was nothing we could do. :'( :'( :'( back then even less was known about piggies. and our piggies were kept clean it was just a very hot aussie summer that year. so took him to the vet to sleep forever and the damn vet didn't even wait till my uncle had left before he jabbed the needle into piggy :tickedoff: :tickedoff: :tickedoff: it may be different in the UK as whilst your summers are hot they are not as hot as ours, which is why i suppossed the UK, USA piggies get more URI's than oz piggies as it is not as cold here. good luck with your summer and piggies O0 sending many hugs :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: hoping all goes well O0
 
A piggy my priend had got flystrike (and it was long haired), it was very nasty and in the end they couldn't do anything for it :( I have only ever had one longhaired piggie, in the summer i used to trim her coat right back to lessen the chance of this happening.x
 
rabbits are far more prone to this than piggies but they can indeed get it, It's not just fecal matter but dampness that attracts them so if you bath your pigs or bunnies be sure they are thoroughly dry before going back outside
 
SORRY TO HIJACK, BUT THATS GREAT ADVICE piggiesforever I ASSUME FOR THIS REASON IT WOULD BE BEST TO WAIT UNTIL THE GRASS IS 100% DRY ASWELL.
 
We always wait for the dew to dry out before our guys go on the lawn and always bring them inside when we power wash their hutches and obviously they have to be bone dry before you can place bedding back in, its dampness that attracts the flies whether they smell of shampoo or wee.
 
I have been noticing flies buzzing around near my pigs.
The cages are kept clean, but I think it's just because of the very hot weather atm.
 
Thanks for the different advice guys, ,

certainly didn't know about the dampness part,

I have never had this but i am so scared of having it, someone also said you can get a flystrike spray, i thought i would use that this summer as well?
 
It does sound like a really horrible thing to get doesn't it? Some handy tips here, thank you. We've always kept our boys outside, but we're fostering two who are outside, so I'm worrying about a new set of problems with them being outside!
 
My lot are in my lounge and on hot days, flies do come in the back door and windows. I have citronella pure essence oil which I use in my oil burner, I just add a few drops to some water in the top of the burner and it smells lovely and the flies hate it so buzz off ;D

Essential oils can be deadly to cats though so be careful if you have a cat :)
 
a subject very close to my heart as i just lost my dear old floppy and she was ill anyway and the dreaded horrid flys finished her off....
So i just wanted to add that animals that are poorly or run down and not grooming as they should be are also at higher risk.
 
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