Ebbie seems to have kicked her URI now, she was really wheezy on the first day of treatment, really snotty on the second and clear on the third. Obviously she still needs at least a week long course on the trimidine (aussie version of bactrim) but we are having a slight issue with her weight. On Thursday when I realized she was ill she was 1170g, today (Monday) she is 1105g. I don't believe the weight loss is caused by the illness but rather her situation. She's stuck by herself in the end of the house where she can't even hear the other pigs. I've noticed that pigs always eat more when living with others, the competition makes them hog. On their own they eat a lot less. Ebbie is still eating and munches down on any veggie I bring her but she spends her days just sitting in a cozy burbling to herself. For a pig who's always lived with multiple other sows it's obvious she's bored rigid.
So I'm not sure how far to go with the quarantine, one week is a given but I'm still undecided about two weeks...
The other pigs finish their five day course today. Rosie was a bit snotty at the start but it could just be dust. Nia had a teensy bit of snot on her nose this morning. Sterling has had on and off crackles. I'm not sure how Sterling could have caught it, not having had any contact with any of the pigs that came home from the show, but all pigs are being treated nonetheless and I may give Sterling a longer course just to be sure he's clear.
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