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Pigsitting Check-list for my pigsitter (need sugestions)

Neferyn

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Hey guys.

In August i'm going on vacations and my piggie will stay with a friend for 2 weeks. She's knowledgeable about animals in general but she never had a piggie before so i'm doing a list of danger signals she should pay attention to.
Can you help me out and see if i'm missing something important that might not be very obvious for someone that doesnt know much about piggies?

So far i have:

Danger signals

Very serious (take immediately to the vet)
Diarrhea
Absence of feces
Bloated abdomen
Hipersalivation with fast breathing, apathy, weakness and warm ears (heat stroke, use a wet towel with cold but not ice water)

Less serious (call me)
Lack of apetite
Moist, soft or stuck together feces
Crusty eyes
Sneezes
Nasal discharge
 

SquigglyPigs

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Looks like a good list!
One thing you may want to add is head tilt. I just went away on vacation last week and when I got home, one of my pigs had head tilt. I took her out to look at her and she immediately started seizuring :(
The vet said she had an inner ear infection and she's on meds and doing fine now. I just wish that either me or my boyfriend (the one who was pigsitting) would've caught it earlier so she wouldn't have had a seizure.
 

Neferyn

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Oh thanks. I didn't include that one cause it's pretty obvious to me but since it may not be the same for everyone I'll add it to the list.
I think this covers pretty much the most common issues.
 
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