Piggie with strange pooping habits!

[fournakedpigs]

This post is about our newest rescue, Morrison, who we’ve had for about five months now. Some info on him: 1 year old,
skinny/hairless pig, housed alone but with three neighborly brothers, came from an owner who had less than ideal husbandry. Morrison saw a vet two months after we got him for a wellness check, and he was doing great. I didn’t think to ask about this but now that we’ve had him longer it’s become a more noticeable trait.

Essentially, Morrison will have brief periods about every 4-5 days where he won’t poop at all for 12-20 hours. He appears to be eating, drinking, still HIGH HIGH HIGH energy levels (this pig literally bounces off the walls during floor time). During these times, everything continues as normal, just... no poops. At first, I tried to give him critical care, trying to prevent stasis, but he hates it and because this is a reoccurring issue I’ve since stopped, as it always works itself out. I’m just wondering if this warrants an immediate vet visit, any ideas about this, etc. It’s so odd to me, as our other boys are very regular.

Photo of the culprit (still waiting to officially get unwatermarked photos, but he just looks so cute in this one!).

 

[Wiebke]

This post is about our newest rescue, Morrison, who we’ve had for about five months now. Some info on him: 1 year old,
skinny/hairless pig, housed alone but with three neighborly brothers, came from an owner who had less than ideal husbandry. Morrison saw a vet two months after we got him for a wellness check, and he was doing great. I didn’t think to ask about this but now that we’ve had him longer it’s become a more noticeable trait.

Essentially, Morrison will have brief periods about every 4-5 days where he won’t poop at all for 12-20 hours. He appears to be eating, drinking, still HIGH HIGH HIGH energy levels (this pig literally bounces off the walls during floor time). During these times, everything continues as normal, just... no poops. At first, I tried to give him critical care, trying to prevent stasis, but he hates it and because this is a reoccurring issue I’ve since stopped, as it always works itself out. I’m just wondering if this warrants an immediate vet visit, any ideas about this, etc. It’s so odd to me, as our other boys are very regular.

Photo of the culprit (still waiting to officially get unwatermarked photos, but he just looks so cute in this one!).View attachment 193738

Hi

It is worth having him checked to see whether there is a physical problem at the bottom of it since it is not a one-off. It is however more of an appointment for a health check at your own convenience matter.
All the best! It may be simply his digestive rhythm but I have never come across another piggy with this issue on the forum.

 

[fournakedpigs]

Hi

It is worth having him checked to see whether there is a physical problem at the bottom of it since it is not a one-off. It is however more of an appointment for a health check at your own convenience matter.
All the best! It may be simply his digestive rhythm but I have never come across another piggy with this issue on the forum.

Thank you! I’ve never heard of it, either. Also worth noting, I do check his bum every time this happens to make sure it’s not impaction. So far, all I’ve succeeded in doing is making him mad by that.

This morning when we cleaned him, he had hardly any poop (maybe 5). They get spot cleaned every twelve-ish hours, so that’s obviously a long time with very little output. We checked on him throughout the day, gave him extra floor time for some gut stimulation, and just as we did our nightly clean, he’s finally pooping normal, good quality poops. Like clockwork, he’s right within that timeframe. So freaking bizarre!