piggiemummy03x
Forum Donator 2023/24
hey everyone, making this post today as i am extremely concerned my girls aren’t getting enough of a varied diet and therefore may be lacking in vitamins and / or minerals.
my girls have basically always been on a controlled diet due to della having a bladder stone at just 13 weeks old. i have always fed the girls the same to make it easier and fair for them too.
the girls used to get peppers, cucumber, coriander, celery, green beans and lettuce, i removed the celery and beans a while back now when della was experiencing more bladder problems and i have also recently cut lettuce and coriander under vet’s instructions.
so daily my girls now only get pepper and cucumber (100g -150g between them) and a few piggie parcel pellets hand fed to them. i am obviously very worried this isn’t varied enough and would like to know what would be good too feed to bladder problem pigs so i can discuss with my vet the possibility of introducing them once more.
i have plenty of dried forage but understand this is higher in calcium so have also removed this for the time being as i’m so nervous of giving della anything that may increase her sludge. i have looked into fresh forage, but there isn’t much available in the garden and worry about picking it from public places..
i believe coriander is fine to be fed daily but wondered if there was other herbs i could feed that weren’t super high calcium and if these should be limited to once or twice a week?
what other veg is deemed safe for a bladder problem pig and is it okay to feed daily?
is fruit nutritional or is it more of a treat? i’ve never given my girls fruit before but wondered if there was any with good nutritional benefits i could add?
have i negatively impacted my girls by reducing down the variety in their diets or do you think they will be okay?
my girls have basically always been on a controlled diet due to della having a bladder stone at just 13 weeks old. i have always fed the girls the same to make it easier and fair for them too.
the girls used to get peppers, cucumber, coriander, celery, green beans and lettuce, i removed the celery and beans a while back now when della was experiencing more bladder problems and i have also recently cut lettuce and coriander under vet’s instructions.
so daily my girls now only get pepper and cucumber (100g -150g between them) and a few piggie parcel pellets hand fed to them. i am obviously very worried this isn’t varied enough and would like to know what would be good too feed to bladder problem pigs so i can discuss with my vet the possibility of introducing them once more.
i have plenty of dried forage but understand this is higher in calcium so have also removed this for the time being as i’m so nervous of giving della anything that may increase her sludge. i have looked into fresh forage, but there isn’t much available in the garden and worry about picking it from public places..
i believe coriander is fine to be fed daily but wondered if there was other herbs i could feed that weren’t super high calcium and if these should be limited to once or twice a week?
what other veg is deemed safe for a bladder problem pig and is it okay to feed daily?
is fruit nutritional or is it more of a treat? i’ve never given my girls fruit before but wondered if there was any with good nutritional benefits i could add?
have i negatively impacted my girls by reducing down the variety in their diets or do you think they will be okay?