How to treat a pig with a dislocated lower back? A detailed explanation of treatment methods
The so-called "dropped waist" in pigs is actually a dislocation of the pig's lumbar vertebrae. The symptoms are that the pig's hind legs cannot exert force or gain leverage, so it can only drag its two hind legs with its two front legs and crawl on the ground. The main causes of this disease are external factors such as a sudden blow to the pig's lower back, violent jumping when pigs fight, falling, or slipping. The natural recovery rate of this disease is extremely low, and it occurs mostly in piglets or young pigs. The current mainstream treatment is to lift its tail, slap its spine, and force it to move, thereby repairing the dislocated lumbar vertebrae. This method is not the most effective. The author is a veterinarian, and years of treatment experience have led me to discover the most effective treatment method. I am making it public here, hoping to help the many pig farmers.
The method is as follows:
Tie the sick pig's two front limbs and hang it up. Note that it should be head up, hanging upright rather than upside down. If that does not work, use a chain hoist. Slap the pig's spine. Because the pig is frightened, it will struggle desperately. When you find that its two hind limbs suddenly kick out as well, congratulations, you have succeeded. Simple, right?
Analysis of the inspiration behind creating this method:
Hang the sick pig up. Due to gravity, its spine will be stretched open to the greatest extent, which provides the prerequisite for successful reduction of the dislocation. Otherwise, the pig will use tense, stiff muscles to protect the injured area because of pain, which prevents the spinal gaps from opening and affects reduction of the lumbar vertebrae. Once the pig is hung up, the part below the injured lumbar vertebrae cannot exert force, while the uninjured lumbar vertebrae are desperately exerting force. With the spinal gaps wide open, the pig will realign itself by swinging. At the same time, you can also use whether it can exert force as a “reference point” to determine which lumbar vertebra is injured, and help it by slapping and massaging, so that human and pig work together to promote the pig's recovery.
Friendly tip: if your own lumbar vertebrae are injured, you can also hold onto a door frame, relax your whole body, and twist your waist to swing it back into place, or have your family members slap the area at your side to help you repair it. This method comes from Shaolin bone-setting.
Article source: Breeding Know-It-All Network