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xaniandra

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my female piggy has a small wound on her back.its right on the middle of one of her swirl. she lives with her mom in a 4x2 c&c cage and i have never seen or heard them fight. they share the same food dish without any difficulty and both are mild temper. they get along great, they even cuddle to sleep. what can be wrong with her?

oh and she keeps doing a sound that kinda sounds like a woodpecker, or some kind of pidgeon sound, hard to describe
 

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Fleas and mites possibly?? Or a skin irritation.
 

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the other one is fine, and they have never been in contact with other pigs, but they both spent about 1 hour in the yard earlier this week. they were in a grassy area with no contact with other animals
 

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The wound could be from scratching at mites. I would treat both pigs just in case.

The pigeon sound could be hooting, or labored breathing. I think it's best to take her to the vet asap.
 

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by listening online i found out what sound she is making when i pick her up.Keep Away seems she wants to be left alone
 
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