Umbilical hernia

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Umbilical hernia

Post by Pig whisper » Tue Feb 14, 2017 9:13 pm

I have 2 pigs that look like they have a umbilical hernia, It sort of looks like a zit right now. Is there anything I can do to get rid of it or are those pigs stuck like that ? They are 12 days old

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Re: Umbilical hernia

Post by HogDoc » Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:46 am

At 12 days old a navel the size of a pimple is pretty normal. If you think they are infected you can use something like excede
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