Help... sick boar, won't get up

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Don't put salt in a pig's water........salty water will dehydrate him faster (this is why we cant drink ocean water.....it DEhydrates)

Pigs also dont process sodium well at all, and even a little extra salt will stress his kidney's further.
 

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redtailgal said:
Don't put salt in a pig's water........salty water will dehydrate him faster (this is why we cant drink ocean water.....it DEhydrates)

Pigs also dont process sodium well at all, and even a little extra salt will stress his kidney's further.
yes I agree... molasses or apple cider vinegar yes.. salt never, you go into salt water with a cut and it dries out and heals very well, also why we gargle with it when we have canker sores or a soar throat.

With the exception of him looking a bit sunken still he is up and doing very well.
 

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Glad to hear that he is up. It takes a pig a little longer to recover from dehydration, I've always found. Sick pigs are some of the most pitiful creatures I've ever seen. They just break your heart.
 

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I hope Boris is doing better. When my little boar, Bugsy, was acting that way last year, I was sick with worry. I gave him a couple shots of penicillin and he was better in just a couple of days. Have no idea what was wrong----kind of like your situation. That's the scary part---if we knew what was exactly wrong, it would be a breeze to treat. So glad that vet was willing to help with the oral antibiotics. Waiting for another update.........
 

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Boris is just fine now... gave him a 6 day round of penicillan, Thursday was his last day... he ripped the syringe out of my hand, he had had enough! I just squirted that on his food...

Boris will be a dad for the second time at the end of the month.
 

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I'm so glad to hear that! You'll have to post picks of Boris and also of his babies when they arrive. I know a lot of people think, "What's the big deal? It's just a pig." But I love my pigs-----they are so smart and my boar is especially affectionate and has personality.
 

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