[BEverret]

If a pig has an issue is comparable in price to a cat or dig, or more inline with a horse or other large farm animal? I'm still debating getting pigs and this would be a huge issue.

How often does everyone's pigs need to go to the vet?

 

[Dink]

It's more in line with a horse but on a bright side I have never had a hog need a vet Thank God.

 

[championlivestock]

It is definitely more in line with other large animals, such as cattle or horses. I have not had to use a vet very often, but when I have, it's been because it's a train wreck, such as a prolapse. Some people also have to call a vet to pull pigs or other practices that I usually do myself.

I have also had pot bellied pigs, and had one that got attacked by a stray dog. It was nearly $400 to have him fixed up.

 

[PF]

What happened to it? What did they have to fix?

 

[championlivestock]

He had several puncture wounds and they ended up amputating part of his ear. It looked a lot worse than it really was. The bummer part was I had to take him to a vet teaching hospital (only place there was a vet who would see him) and it was after 5 so there was an after hours charge.

However, the sow I had with the prolapse ended up being nearly $500 for that vet bill.


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[PF]

Could you have tended to the ear yourself knowing now what they were going to do?

 

[CesumPec]

Were these pets or livestock pigs? Spending $400 - 500 on livestock doesn't make sense to me, unless it is some prize animal.

 

[championlivestock]

I probably could have tended to the ear myself knowing what I know now. As for the prolapse, no way. That had to be done by a vet. I raise show pigs, and since the sow was bred, it was worth it to spend the money on her.

Bottom line though, it's not cheap to have a vet work on pigs usually.


Robyn Scherer
Owner, Champion Livestock
www.championlivestock.com

 

[PF]

What did they do for the prolapse?

 

[Andi]

I can't remember a problem we have ever had with a pig. Granted we only raise one or two a year (for 30 years) but I can say I've never called a vet for any of them.

We free range them with the sheep and they pretty well tend themselves. I'm sure if I had a large number of pigs, that could very well change but with a little care ours have done well. (KNOCK ON WOOD )