CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to deal with postpartum breathing difficulties in sows

Causes of breathing difficulties in postpartum sows

Breathing difficulties in sows after farrowing may be caused by a variety of reasons, common causes include:

• Physical fatigue during labor leading to breathing difficulties
• Infection during childbirth, which affects the respiratory system
• Difficulty breathing due to suffocation during childbirth
• Blood clotting problems after childbirth, leading to obstruction of the circulatory system

Treatment

Once the sow shows symptoms of breathing difficulties, the following measures need to be taken in time:

1. Clean the pig house environment immediately: ensure that the pig house is well ventilated to avoid dirty air further aggravating the sow's breathing difficulties.
2. Provide appropriate respiratory treatment: You can help sows restore normal breathing by using appropriate respiratory drugs, oxygen inhalation or artificial ventilation.
3. Injection of antibiotics: If there is a possibility of infection, antibiotics should be injected promptly to curb the development of infection.
4. Provide nutritional support: Postpartum sows consume a lot of energy during the delivery process, so they need to be provided with an appropriate amount of high-energy, high-nutrition feed to help them recover their strength quickly.
5. Contact a veterinarian: If the sow's breathing difficulties persist or worsen, contact a veterinarian promptly for professional treatment advice.

Finally, farmers are reminded to pay attention to monitoring the sow's delivery process and ensure the hygiene and safety of the delivery environment to reduce the risk of sows experiencing breathing difficulties after delivery.

Thank you for reading this article. I hope it helps farmers effectively deal with the problem of postpartum breathing difficulties in sows.