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Marbocyl antibiotic

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Well I'm trying it on a bladder issue, that she may or may not have bacterial problems. Have come back to her not eating hay atall again today, but she will on floor time. These pigs are so confusing lol. I syringed 15ml cc this morning, and shes living on grass now and veg, i have built the grass amounts up slowly, lets hope theres no stone problems from this temp diet
 
Wiebke said:
Marbocyl has the same active ingredient as baytril, but is stronger. It is safe for piggies. ;)
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Yea simon gave me it so i can guaruntee its safe, just wondered if it was a new name for something or if anyone else has had success with it .
 
Skypipdot said:
Yea simon gave me it so i can guaruntee its safe, just wondered if it was a new name for something or if anyone else has had success with it .
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No, it is not a new brand at all and it has been successfully used by forum members for years now. Marbocyl is generally used as a second or third line of defence antibiotic (after licensed baytril and sulfatrim/septrin), hence why you do not see it that often.
 
Skypipdot said:
Well I'm trying it on a bladder issue, that she may or may not have bacterial problems. Have come back to her not eating hay atall again today, but she will on floor time. These pigs are so confusing lol. I syringed 15ml cc this morning, and shes living on grass now and veg, i have built the grass amounts up slowly, lets hope theres no stone problems from this temp diet
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Why do you think she’ll get stones with a diet heavy in grass and veg? The nuggets are the worse culprit. I truly believe that the reason my pigs don’t get bladder issues, is because they’re fed a mainly grass and hay diet.
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
Why do you think she’ll get stones with a diet heavy in grass and veg? The nuggets are the worse culprit. I truly believe that the reason my pigs don’t get bladder issues, is because they’re fed a mainly grass and hay diet.
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I thought grass was bad . I got told its full of calcium. I am thinking about going nugget free, especially with burnie
 
Skypipdot said:
I thought grass was bad . I got told its full of calcium. I am thinking about going nugget free, especially with burnie
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Grass is what they're designed to eat. There is nothing better! If it was full of calcium, all the TEAS pigs would be bladder stone ridden and they're not!
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
Grass is what they're designed to eat. There is nothing better! If it was full of calcium, all the TEAS pigs would be bladder stone ridden and they're not!
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Does it wear the teeth down? Dot loves it.
About the nuggets, its a strange one really. Because my old boy sky had way too many nuggets all his life and never had a stone. I think it has something to do with the genetics of the pig and the amount of nuggets. I dont know for sure.

What are peoples views on going nugget free? I cant think of any downside to it, aslong as the vits are coming from veg
 
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Skypipdot said:
Does it wear the teeth down? Dot loves it.
About the nuggets, its a strange one really. Because my old boy sky had way too many nuggets all his life and never had a stone. I think it has something to do with the genetics of the pig and the amount of nuggets. I dont know for sure
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Grass and hay are the best things for wearing the teeth down. I am sure the genetics of the pig have an effect, but I also think we feed far too much in the way of nuggets. My rabbit free-ranges in the back garden all day long, he eats grass, dandelions, at the moment he is eating all the leaves that are falling from the trees and he didn't have any nuggets for the first 7 years of his life. He has a few now, as he's nearly 10, but the natural diet has stood him in good stead too. Dried rabbit food was initially used for fattening up the rabbits, who were bred for food.
 
10 wow! Most i got a rabbit to was 7 i think. Both burnie and dot are on 1 tablespoon of grain free at the moment. Per 24hr
 
Skypipdot said:
10 wow! Most i got a rabbit to was 7 i think.
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I think living as close to a natural life as possible, has really helped. Simon was saying he still has perfect teeth too and most rabbits have very poor teeth by the time they get to that age. Simon says it is probably because he's been fed a proper diet since he was a baby.
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
I think living as close to a natural life as possible, has really helped. Simon was saying he still has perfect teeth too and most rabbits have very poor teeth by the time they get to that age. Simon says it is probably because he's been fed a proper diet since he was a baby.
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Thats really good, i do believe in natural diets. Since i had burnie ive had him on a verry good diet. I dont have a garden so the best i can do with grass is pick it
 
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