[Gpdd] HEALTH: Piggy with Constipation. Lily.

[Penny Charlesworth]

A constipated piggy is rare enough not to merit much in any of my reference 
books and I have never come across this condition but if I did I would try 
giving dandelions and groundsel as these are laxative plants. I don't know 
if these grow where you live. Another plant to try is goose grass (also 
called cleavers or stickyweed in England ).

One book suggests giving a teaspooon of olive oil once a day and letting the 
piggy run free or put her in a large run for several hours a day. I don't 
how practical this would be for you!

I expect that your vet has given Lily something like Metachlopramide for 
motility and hopefully this will do the trick.

My only other comment is maybe Lily is ingesting some of her pellets when 
you are not looking and that there are more of them than you have been able 
to count. ( Yes, I have done inventories like this, too!! )

At least Lily is still interested in eating her hay and veggies.

Keep watching!!

Good luck,

Penny and the Piggyfriends.


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Subject: [Gpdd] HEALTH: Piggy with Diarrhea and Piggy with Constipation


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> Pat,
> I'm currently having the exact opposite problem with Lily.  But I've been 
> reading lots of books on piggie digestive systems and remember reading 
> that chamomile tea helps soothe piggies with diarrhea (Cooled tea, of 
> course).  You may need to see a vet to make sure she is hydrated.
>
> As for Lily, she is not pooping.  We went to the vet yesterday and she was 
> X-rayed--nothing abnormal, no blockages, no distended stomach, no 
> indications of excess gas--except she had a very full stomach.  Her 
> appetite remains good (she's not interested in her Cavy Cuisine, but 
> veggies, fruits, and hay are still taken eagerly.  Where she's putting it 
> all is a mystery to me.  I'm trying to make sure she's gets plenty of 
> romaine lettuce for hydration and some apple peel to help the process 
> along.  She was given subcutaneous fluids (which also may be required for 
> a pig with diarrhea), and some meds to help motility in the digestive 
> tract.  She's still not pooping much--21 pellets in almost 3 days.  (Yes, 
> I'm keeping an inventory).  Any one out there have an experience with a 
> constipated pig, which I understand is quite rare?
>
> Janet
>
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