It's too fuzzy, and we can't tell where on the pig it is. Show where it is in relation to the legs or something.
Are you sure it's not the grease gland?
Are you sure it's not the grease gland?
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It looks like a grease gland - based on what looks to be the right hand leg is in the photo. Perhaps it's not hair covered poop but just solidified grease stuck on hair...It's too fuzzy, and we can't tell where on the pig it is. Show where it is in relation to the legs or something.
Are you sure it's not the grease gland?
Would you suggest urinary support tablets? Have you had any success with them?Gritty sludge and hard calcium deposits are both problematic. I don't know that one is worse than the other, but I wouldn't want to have either one.
You can try to encourage them to drink more, and exercise will help. But you really need to figure out what food is causing all that extra calcium and adjust their diet. Don't forget to include their water while you're investigating.
I wouldn't worry about it unless it continues over a period of days.
Why aren't you putting enough hay in the cage to last all day? Pigs should never be without hay.