[Gpdd] [HEALTH]<Herbie and constipation remedies>

[Janneke]

(I already sent this to shweta, but i thought it would be a good idea to cc
it to the list too)

 He shweta,

First of all, go to a vet!! Not being able to poo is very painfull.
I dont know how this can be tied to the bladderstones but if she's
constipated, these are the things you can do:

1) In the netherlands we give pigs (people too btw) primeran (for different
names in other countries see:
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Primperan+Reglan) to get the
bowels moving again. The vet can inject it, you can administer it orally.
Are her bowels moving? Put your ear on the side of her belly and listen (use
another healthy pig to compare if you can) you should hear just a soft
rustling inside. If it's silent, go to a vet! If her bowels havent been
moving for 24 hours her chances are not looking good. Ow and wheigh her, to
see if she's losing wheight.

2) she needs fibre. especially hay. If she doesnt want to eat you can try
making tea with hay (just add hay to boiling water, siff it an let it cool
down) to help her develop an appetite. Once it's cooled down you can syringe
feed it to her. Parsley is also a good option if you want a piggy to develop
an appetite.

3) You can give her paraffine (wax) to help her bowels to get moving again
(lubricant?). Just a little blob the size of a pea will do. (a vet can also
adminster it anally, but i wouldnt do that myself)

4) if her tummy hurts you can help her by gently massaging her (only if it
helps to relieve her pain!). First put her on a warm hot water bottle
(preferrably wrapped in a towel) to help her relax. Then start gently
rubbing her belly. Make slow circular motions with 1 or two fingers. The
left side is usually less painfull so you can start there, then move to the
right side and finally the eh.. lower side (the side close to the ground,
sorry translation problems)). You can also syringe feed her cooled down
fenneltea. This should help relieve the cramps (if she's having any..). What
i once did with yaya (poor girl had many problems with her belly) was the
following; I put her in the kitchen sink, which was filled with warm water
(not too warm). Then i slowly massaged her. Ever since I did that, she just
loves taking baths; the warm water just really helped her to relax. I'm sure
this wont work for every pig. Some of them just freak out when put in water
(yaya isnt easily scared). Ow, if the weather is not too hot, i would leave
in the hot water bottle to make her more comfortable, and always put a big
dab of hay under her nose. it is soo important that she eates hay!!! I
cannot stress that enough.

5) If she doesnt eat hay, syringe feed!

Good luck with her!
Grtz
Janneke and the winky team.