[Gpdd] [HEALTH]Callie

[Ann Evans]

Dear Lynn,
I agree with Penny about taking Callie to the vet. Piggys have 20 teeth 
that grow continually and they all have to be examined. Also I would ask 
your hubby to collect a fresh urine sample and keep it refrigerated on 
the way to the vets. Just put her into a plastic box after you have 
syringed her lots of water, cover box and she will pee. Collect urine in 
clean jar with lid. Callie has lost a lot of weight. It could be due to 
her teeth, or kidneys or an ovarian cyst, something else or just old 
age. Is she also loosing hair along her sides or on her belly? Does she 
have crusty nipples. An ovarian cyst will make her loose muscle mass and 
thus weight but they do not usually make a piggy go off food. Pain is 
the number one reason piggys stop eating. A urinary tract infection 
definetly can cause pain. But also old age kidney function loss will 
cause weight loss. As far as syringe feeding my rule of thumb is a 
minimum of a shot glass of critical care and another shot glass of 
water/day.

I am not a vet.
Cheers, Ann and the piggys of piggyville in Corsica France
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Ann and the Rescued Piggys of Piggyville, Corsica, France