[Gpdd] (Health) Boars Personal Care needs

Sandra Oliver-Poore oliverpoore at mindspring.com
Wed May 18 06:58:14 EDT 2005


I too am a great fan of boars.  And Cinnamon's sad story brought back many 
memories of senior boar bath time at Penny Giggle Farm.  I know you all know 
about how males can get impacted and that frequent cleansings are usually 
needed. Some boars get this more than others, but the penis also needs care 
on a regular basis.  I know it doesn't sound pleasant,  but on a monthly 
schedule adjusted to each boars needs, I get them ready for bath time by 
trimming hair and nails, clean ears, and then turn my attention southward. 
I would have some vegetable oil handy and gently extrude the penis by 
pushing back at the base, if you meet any resistance at all gently apply 
some oil, and work your way back until the penis is fully extended. Clean 
off the dried white mucus by gently washing and rubbing the oil in until all 
is clean and unstuck. I also gently apply a little pressure to extrude any 
contents of the penis and I often found a mucus plug in some degree of 
dryness. If you run into any thing  really stuck you may need to visit the 
vet but usually a gentle application of oil gets every thing working 
smoothly.

Then I would use Q-Tips to clean their anal fold, again using oil as the 
cleaning agent. Also I clip off the hair around the grease gland and apply a 
little shampoo as a pre wash.

Then pop him into his bath and while he is shampooed up I would wash out the 
fold with a little extra shampoo.

Then after a rinse and a towel dry its off to the blow dryer.  I would 
double check the ears (oil and Q-Tip pre- bath) adjust the hair cut and then 
off to impress their cage mate.
Sandy





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