[Gpdd] HEALTH; URGENT: Crusty eyes?

[ME]

It could be that she's sick ... or it could just be normal.  How do  
her eyes look otherwise?  Can you hear anything in her lungs?  Do you  
weigh her regularly?  Weight loss is often the first symptom of  
something wrong.  How does her mouth smell (like fresh food or  
mildewy/musty)?  How does her body feel?  Is there any loss in  
condition?  I handle my fuzzies often so that I'll be able to feel  
any change in the way their bodies feel.  Is there anything you  
notice out of the ordinary?

Since pigs are very good at disguising illness, you have to be very  
observant and look for even the slightest change.  Early detection  
and treatment is the key.

On Jun 29, 2009, at 12:49 PM, jaaladog wrote:

> Hi anyone who can answer this.  I have picked Tabitha up twice  
> today and both times, ran my thumbs over the side of her face and  
> found on the first time, a crusty bit on the outside corner of her  
> right eye.  Thinking it may just be hay or crud, I wiped it away.   
> I noticed at the same time that she was very wet under her chin and  
> asked hubby if he saw anything there.  He saw nothing so we put it  
> down to her having just drunk some water and being sloppy about it.
>
> But, I just picked her up for the second time and see now that  
> there is some crustiness on the corners of both eyes and am seeing  
> the dampness under her chin on the right side again.  Same place as  
> There is no swelling and when I put my fingertip in her mouth to  
> make sure there are no toofie issues, she has no problem biting  
> down on it.  Rather delights in it, if you ask me.  :) Before I  
> panic and go spend a fortune at the vet, has anyone seen this or  
> recognize the symptoms? Her poos are good and her appetite seems  
> fine. One thing, I did put a handful of fresh hay in their pen  
> earlier this morning and it had a lot of the fine, dusty stuff in  
> it that tends to make us sneeze.  Do you think that may be causing  
> the eye stuff?  But if so, it does not explain the damp chin.
>
> Thanks for any help.  It is appreciated.
>
> Hugs,
> Lynn