First, I am waiting on a call from the vet.
My area is currently in an ice and snow storm and roads are hazardous.
As a result, I can't get out of my driveway and the only clinic in my area with a regular operating schedule that I know of that I can take a pig to has a vet who also is having difficulty getting into the office
So, I am posting this to see if anyone has had a similar issue with a pig and for emotional support while I wait for the vet to call.
My sow, Joanie, was fine yesterday after dinner. I noticed at around midnight she was not in her usual spot. She is not a hider. She lays out in the open 90% of the time. I picked her up. Played with her. She seemed her usual. I did notice that her stomach was fuller than I would expect that long after a meal. But nothing alarming.
I got up this morning to a driveway I can't get out of and a Joanie who was still in hiding. She was also "puffed up" and her belly is huge.
She is pooing. Not like I am used to her pooing but they are well formed.
Still waiting on a pee.
No chance of her being pregnant. She is in a cage with her sister.
Her poo does have an different smell. Sorta chemical like (for lack of a better description).
Waiting on the clinic to call then I will get an Uber.
Of course I have been reading guinealynx and the best I can find similar is ovarian cysts. But I can't find anything that says they increase in size overnight like this.
Any info or support would be greatly appreciated.
The waiting is driving me crazy and this is the WORST day for this to happen.
My area is currently in an ice and snow storm and roads are hazardous.
As a result, I can't get out of my driveway and the only clinic in my area with a regular operating schedule that I know of that I can take a pig to has a vet who also is having difficulty getting into the office
So, I am posting this to see if anyone has had a similar issue with a pig and for emotional support while I wait for the vet to call.
My sow, Joanie, was fine yesterday after dinner. I noticed at around midnight she was not in her usual spot. She is not a hider. She lays out in the open 90% of the time. I picked her up. Played with her. She seemed her usual. I did notice that her stomach was fuller than I would expect that long after a meal. But nothing alarming.
I got up this morning to a driveway I can't get out of and a Joanie who was still in hiding. She was also "puffed up" and her belly is huge.
She is pooing. Not like I am used to her pooing but they are well formed.
Still waiting on a pee.
No chance of her being pregnant. She is in a cage with her sister.
Her poo does have an different smell. Sorta chemical like (for lack of a better description).
Waiting on the clinic to call then I will get an Uber.
Of course I have been reading guinealynx and the best I can find similar is ovarian cysts. But I can't find anything that says they increase in size overnight like this.
Any info or support would be greatly appreciated.
The waiting is driving me crazy and this is the WORST day for this to happen.