Pot Belly Pig Help

[daycee_farm]

We brought home our pig at 8 weeks old. I've had her for 4 weeks and she will not eat any food at all.
She will only drink goats milk. I've tried everything to get her to eat food. I introduced Mazurri Mini Pig pellets yesterday, maybe a tablespoon full and today she has non stop diarrhea.
I expect this is from the protein in the feed, but what I'm more concerned about is I have never seen a pig not want a cheerio, or fruit. Any ideas?

 

[cassie]

I don't know what to tell you. I have mixed baby pig pellets with warm milk to make a slurry and they were willing to eat that. You might try putting a small amount of the slurry in her mouth to get her used to the taste. That said, the non stop scours is an issue and it may be serious. If you don't get it under control she may die. Some pepto bismol or kaopectate might help. Your feed store probably has some medications for baby pig scours. Does she have a fever? In my experience a pig that won't eat is usually sick. You might want to take her to the vet.

 

[daycee_farm]

I don't know what to tell you. I have mixed baby pig pellets with warm milk to make a slurry and they were willing to eat that. You might try putting a small amount of the slurry in her mouth to get her used to the taste. That said, the non stop scours is an issue and it may be serious. If you don't get it under control she may die. Some pepto bismol or kaopectate might help. Your feed store probably has some medications for baby pig scours. Does she have a fever? In my experience a pig that won't eat is usually sick. You might want to take her to the vet.

No Fever and She will drink up her milk. I called the vet, and he says give it another day. I explained how she has never wanted anything to do with food, only wants the milk and he said "Then keep giving her Milk" I dont have any other vet options. She's happy and playful.

 

[cassie]

No Fever and She will drink up her milk. I called the vet, and he says give it another day. I explained how she has never wanted anything to do with food, only wants the milk and he said "Then keep giving her Milk" I dont have any other vet options. She's happy and playful.

The fact that she is happy and playful is a good sign. You might do as I suggested though, and that is to put a tiny bit of food in her mouth so she gets used to the taste. Works on human babies so it ought to work on a pig. I would be concerned about the scours though. A little kaopectate wouldn't hurt.