FEED
Good quality mini pig pellet

1-2% of body weight daily (2 cups = 1lb).

Our preferred brands:

• Manna Pro Potbelly

• Nature's Best Organic (Tractor Supply)

• Champion Potbellied Pig Food (Ross Mill Farm)

• Sharp's Mini Pig Feed (expensive)

• Kruse Feed Pot Bellied Pig Pellets

*Purina Pig & Sow Nature's Match is a good short-term option that is not high calorie, but the farm pig pellet brands tend to be coarser and may lead to ulcers long term.

**Mazuri often leads to dry skin and eye seepage, but is a good option for some pigs.

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Salad

Any vegetables your pig wants! Potatoes should be cooked (can cause stomach upset if raw). Celery and cucumbers are great low-cal options. Note that carrots and peas are high in sugar.

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Fruit

Any fruit is good. Remove pits from stone fruits. Apple seeds/core are fine. Give as treats only to avoid weight gain.

 

Treats

Any horse or pig treat is ok. Avoid dog and cat treats, they are often high in sodium. Pigs can consume chocolate as a treat, pigs are not sensitive to theobromine like dogs.

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Avoid salty foods in excess 

This includes dog and cat food as well as canned veg. Some sodium intake is fine (all mammals need some sodium). Excessive salt intake can lead to salt toxicity where the pig will then take in too much water that then leads to dangerous brain swelling.

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SUPPLEMENTS

Skin

Daily vitamin E (approx 400iU) and fish/flax oil (1-3 capsule) daily, weekly selenium (approx 200mcg)

Apply coconut oil topically, not orally (not good for cardiovascular system) or any other mild topical moisturizer. Only apply late in day to prevent sunburn

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Joint (prevention or treatment)

Daily chondroitin (7-14mg/lb/day) and fish oil with max DHA omega-3s (25mg/lb/day)

Tumeric and CBD oil are a good options too (Kahm pellets are a good choice)

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BATH SUPPLIES

Any mild shampoo for regular baths, degreaser for heavy pig rust

Rubber brush

Peanut butter on a licking mat to distract

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MEDICINE & FIRST AID

Pain management

Acetaminophen (5mg/lb) or buffered aspirin (5mg/lb) 

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Ulcer (prevention when on pain meds or treatment)

Pigs are very prone to ulcers, especially when on long-term pain medication. 

Daily omeprazole (20mg) and sucralfate (0.5-1 g every six hours), tums and famotidine (40mg/day) as needed.

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Anti-diarrhea

Loperamide

Tiamulin (Denegard, 3.5mg/lb/day 3-5 days) for e. coli

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Constipation aids

Warm prune juice, pure canned pumpkin, children's glycerin enemas

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Penicillin

Durvet injectable IM (1mL/100lbs/day for 1-3 days)

*Important for treating erysipelas

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Tick removal and prevention

Advantage II (use same dosage as for dogs and cats)

Permethrin 10 spray, sprayed on affected area

Tick twister or tweezers to remove

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First aid

Gauze wraps

Neosporin

Syringes for saline flushes and injections

16G or 18G needles for injections

Betadine or chlorhexidine for antiseptic flushes

Spray bottle for antiseptic flushes

Tweezers

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