Micro Mini Pigs Care
Basic Mini Pig Health Care & How to Monitor Your Miniature Pigs Health
Pigs have different nutritional and health care needs than other companion animals. It's also a lot more difficult to find vets and reference information telling you how to best care for your pet pig.
Know When To Call A Veterinarian
• Persistent vomiting for more than 24 hours (especially if yellow)
• Off feed for more than 24 hours
• A temperature of more than 102 degrees
• Diarrhea for more than 24 hours
• Constipation for more than 48 hours
• Lying down for more than 8 hours
• Unwillingness to rise
• Painful abdomen
• Persistent bleeding
• Blood in stool
• Seen eating something potentially poisonous or obstructive
• Sudden behavioral changes
• Rapid breathing
• Persistent lameness
Know When To Call A Veterinarian
• Persistent vomiting for more than 24 hours (especially if yellow)
• Off feed for more than 24 hours
• A temperature of more than 102 degrees
• Diarrhea for more than 24 hours
• Constipation for more than 48 hours
• Lying down for more than 8 hours
• Unwillingness to rise
• Painful abdomen
• Persistent bleeding
• Blood in stool
• Seen eating something potentially poisonous or obstructive
• Sudden behavioral changes
• Rapid breathing
• Persistent lameness
Pepto Bismol Neosporin Thermometer Vaseline Children's Liquid Ibuprofen Vet Wrap Alcohol Peroxide Epson Salt Iodine Children's Liquid Benedryl
12-15 Years Some do live as long as 20
Ivermectin Can be given orally or as an injection Should give twice 10 days apart to kill the life cycle of the mites Dose: Orally: 2ml per 75lbs (0.2ml per 7.5lbs) Injection: 1ml per 75lbs (0.1ml per 7.5lbs)
101 - 102
Miniature Pig Food Spayed or Neutered pigs should eat 1% of their body weight in food per day. Breeding pigs should eat 2-3% of their body weight. 
Signs of a UTI: lack of urination excessive urination constant squatting trying to pee blood in urine cloudy urine foul smelling urine Treatment: Take a urine sample to your vet for testing and they will treat with a antibiotic |
There is a large list of poisonous plants. Here is a chart of most of them: 
Pigs have 3 sets of teeth in their life. The first set is lost between 5-7 months and the second set is lost between 12-18 months.
UTI's Diarrhea Constipation Upper Respiratory Mites Dippity Pig Abscesses
Won't eat Won't drink Dull eyes High Temperature Low Temperature Won't get up Lethargic Vomiting Excessive Diarrhea
They are prey animals and in nature the only time they are lifted is by a predator.
A metal file or hoof trimmers should be used. You want to trim the excess nail off without cutting into the quick or the pad of the foot. Here is a diagram of the goat's hoof, but the pig is very similar: 
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