Pig with bleeding

[misfitmorgan]

Awesome, your doing a great job with her!

 

[Mouse14]

I'm feeling kind of helpless with her. She's gone from 2 lbs even on march 28th to 1.6 lbs April 17th. So in 2 weeks she's dropped 10 oz. :/ she doesn't seem to be growing. Still acting lIke a normal piglet, eating great, drinking great, dumping her water when she's had her fill, sleeping, whines for 5-10 minutes every time she hears me rolling over in bed, all that good stuff. She's just tiny. You can see her little hip bones but I feed her enough, maybe even over feed her. I'm really hoping she lives into adulthood, if she'd just start growing!

 

[Mouse14]

Excuse my hair lol, I don't brush it at night

 

[misfitmorgan]

What exactly are you feeding her?

 

[mysunwolf]

Hm, you could try moving her onto something higher protein. What % protein is your replacer? Maybe mix soybean meal into her pig feed? How much solid feed is she eating now? And I can't remember, have you ever gotten a vet's opinion on her? Sometimes there are just animals that refuse to grow, and even if they want to live, they are unable to because some part of them isn't functioning properly. I'm not saying this is the case with your girl, but it's something to think about.

 

[Mouse14]

She was weaned off of formula last week and she's currently on mazuri youth piglet feed. I'll look up what percent protein it is.

 

[Mouse14]

The details:Crude protein (min.) 20.0%, Lysine (min.) 1.3%, Crude fat (min.) 5.0%, Crude fiber (max.) 3.0%, Calcium (Ca) (min.) 0.80%, Calcium (Ca) (max.) 1.3%, Phosphorus (P) (min.) 0.90%, Salt (NaCl) (min.) 0.45%, Salt (NaCl) (max.) 0.95%, Selenium (Se) (min.) 0.30 ppm, Zinc (Zn) (min.) 220 ppm

 

[Mouse14]

This is her while drinking and eating

 

[misfitmorgan]

How much are you feeding her and how often? The mazuri is pellets right?

 

[mysunwolf]

You might put her back on the milk replacer, since she is so very small, in addition to free choice feed.