Sick Pigs Continued

This past week Xene was found laying in a shelter surrounded by her vomit. We brought her in to the pens and monitored her and spoke with one of our veterinarians. Over the next few days she wouldn't eat and would only drink some water and was only urinating. As advised by a veterinarian we gave her pepto and flunixamine and metoclopramide which increases muscle contractions in the upper digestive tract. She still wasn't showing much improvement other than walking around more. Last night she was brought in to see the vet. Xene had a large amount of sand in her stomach. Due to this her bowels were pushed far down in the intestines where they shouldn't be. Along with all of her stomach issues her white blood cell count was very low and her liver was failing. Xene had to be euthanized. She will be greatly missed. She was always so friendly and contributed to brightening up the morning.




Susie is another pig that has been struggling. She had a very large tumor removed from her uterus over a week ago and hasn't been recovering well at all. We've been giving her fluids through an IV as she hasn't been drinking. She didn't eat for about 4 days but has eventually started eating fruit and some grain. She was also brought to see the vet last night.


Susie has always has some issues with her legs and arthritis. Between her normal pain and the additional pain from the surgery she has had trouble functioning. She came home last night with a catheter already inserted for us to give her fluids. As she continues to heal things should get better for her. She is still staying in the barn with a heat lamp so we can monitor her.


Boris still isn't doing well and we aren't sure if he will be with us much longer. He has major liver issues and took a turn for the worst the other night. We immediately brought him indoors and kept him warm and comfortable. He seems to be functioning better today and getting around easier. He is currently outside enjoying the sunlight. I try to spend as much time with him as I can and give him extra love.