Warning - this post isn't for the squeamish.
Yesterday we noticed that one of the pigs had developed a prolapse of the rectal tract. Since it all the sudden appeared we are sure why it happened. Maybe other pigs laid on it, maybe stress or even a bad cough, yep that could do it. Fearing the prolapse would grow or get infected we called veterinarian, Dr. Bill Morrissey in for the surgery. While I will spare you the full procedure it was really interesting to watch a professional in action. The first thing Dr. Morrissey did was put the pig to sleep and then give a local for the area that he was going to operate on. Then four stitches later he was all done and the pig was sore.
