{"id":43643,"date":"2019-04-07T09:46:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T14:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/?p=43643"},"modified":"2019-08-08T10:32:35","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T15:32:35","slug":"basic-miniature-pig-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/basic-miniature-pig-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Miniature Pig Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This client education handout reviews basic care of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/basic-information-sheet-miniature-pig\/\">miniature pig<\/a>. Topics covered include diet, housing, training and proper handling, as well as common health problems and preventive care measures, like vaccination and surgical sterilization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mini-Pig-Basic-Care-Client-Handout-FINAL.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-43631\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Basic-Pig-Care-screenshot-308x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Basic-Pig-Care-screenshot-308x400.png 308w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Basic-Pig-Care-screenshot.png 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download the\u00a0PDF version\u00a0of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mini-Pig-Basic-Care-Client-Handout-FINAL.pdf\">Basic Mini Pig Care<\/a> client education handout, or modify the <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mini-Pig-Basic-Care-Client-Handout-FINAL.docx\">DOCX version<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mini-Pig-Basic-Care-Client-Handout-FINAL.doc\">DOC version<\/a> for your veterinary hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Considering bringing a mini pig into a home? Refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/are-you-the-right-pet-for-me-miniature-pigs\/\">Are You the Right Pet For Me? Miniature Pigs<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This client education handout reviews basic care of the miniature pig. 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