Veterinary medicine is hard work — emotionally and physically. Recently I was called into the livestock barn during my emergency on-call shift for a pot-bellied pig who had not been doing well since the previous evening. When the pig arrived, it was lying on its side and could not lift itself or walk on its […]
All About Pigs
My fellow livestock-emphasis students and I just completed our “Pig Week” where the topics featured all pigs, all the time. From commercial herds to 4-H market animals, or pet pot-bellied pigs and mini pigs, we covered them all! I love learning about pigs because they’re such emotive dynamic creatures with unique personalities. During our swine […]
A Pot-bellied Pig Named Petunia
One of the advantages of working in a mixed animal clinic is the diversity of patients that walk through the doors every day. Last week, I was able to observe my first pig spay. The patient was a small four-month-old pot-bellied pig named Petunia. She weighed only 13 pounds, and it took almost all my willpower to not adopt […]
