[Stones] Distilled Water

[karen hollister]

Hello All,

My experience has been the same as Cindy's -- that is, ever since I switched to bottled water for my seven-member herd, I've had no piggies with stones. I don't know if it is coincidental. I've been serving bottled water for about 10 years, have had a herd of piggies for about twenty years. In the past, almost every female I adopted would get stones, just a few males, and sadly they all had to be euthanized after many surgeries and much suffering. Fortunately, I no longer listen for pain noises or have to watch for the dreaded pink pee.  

I live in a rural area with well water that turns new sinks orange within weeks. When I decided to not drink the stuff, I decided to also provide it for the dogs and for my piggies. The "bottled water" I use is from a local "Pure Water" store, is super filtered, costs about 30 cents a gallon. I imagine that it is equivalent to the the water machines outside and inside grocery stores.   

Parsley and carrots to all,
Karen 
Sebastopol, CA
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