It’s been 48 hours since we noticed that one of the pigs, Amy’s pig Bacon to be exact, was not acting herself. In fact, she was downright well, down. She was just laying in her house, only coming out to drink and go to the bathroom and then back to her house. It was very clear she wasn’t feeling well.

The next morning after the vet came, I went out to see her grunting and nosing around in her food bowl. She still wasn’t 100% but it was clear that she was on the mend. By the afternoon she was acting more like herself, running around, rooting, and hopping up and down when we would talk to her. She’s such a strange little pig and I’m glad shes doing better.

The following morning while checking pigs and spraying water in their wallow spot, I noticed Hammy (Brad’s pig) was now hanging out in the house. Normally when water is sprayed, she’s the first one in it grunting and acting silly. Today she didn’pt even open her eyes to watch. Instantly I got concerned because the vet said it could spread. Respiratory stuff can wreak havoc on animals fast and hard so I wanted to nip it in the bud pretty quickly.

Once again I called the vet, but this time just to double check the dosage with antibiotics we had on hand. We also discussed and decided that it would be best to just go ahead and dose all of them and to continue keeping Bacon separate in the hope that she gains some weight.

It didn’t take long for the oldest and me to realize that we could NOT medicate these pigs without help. Papi’s pig likes to bite…and hard! Luckily it’s only after feet right now and we wear only boots in the pig pen, so there’s a bit of deterrent there, but when one starts screaming they all charge angrily and it gets to biting. We had to leave the farm to get other stuff done, so we left medicating to the guys. Between dad, Papi, and the oldest boy they managed to get them all medicated with minimal issues. I wish I could’ve been there to witness it, I’m sure there was some comedic relief, but alas I missed it.

This morning all are doing well, eating, drinking and doing pig things. They got some greens from the garden and thoroughly enjoyed them. I’ve got my fingers crossed that we are out of the woods. I guess time will tell.