This adult female hog was brought to us last night after the finder noticed she was bleeding. On examination, we found that most of the skin had gone from the front of her face, luckily just missing her left eye.
We cleaned the wound and treated it with a germicidal ointment to keep infection out and aid healing. She will remain with us until the skin grows back, at which time she will be released back to where she was found.
We’ve had quite a busy weekend, with several injured hogs coming in, including this poor male. He was covered in flystrike and has a horribly infected wound.
The wound has been flushed out by the vet, and he is on strong antibiotics to (hopefully) clear up the infection.
This elderly female hog, weighing 686g, came in to us earlier today after being seen out in the middle of
Just two entries yesterday, including this adult female who was found out during the daytime, covered in ticks and apparently
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