This evening I picked up an adult female western. She has what looks like a HUGE fat deposit in her tail. What's going on here? Is this something I should be alarmed about? She seems to be otherwise in great shape; good weight, nice muscle tone, pissy attitude. (So much so that the pet store employee used a hook to pick her up, I giggled throughout that entire performance...)

I apologize in advance for the HORRID quality of these pictures, but at least the fat deposit is still easy to see. My other female has a small fat pad in her tail too, but nothing like this...it actually seems to be pushing on her vent.

Thanks in advance, this is my third hog and I'm hooked.

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• Fat deposits in the tail? - ceduke, Wed Nov 24 01:23:54 2010
• RE: Fat deposits in the tail? - FloridaHogs, Wed Nov 24 09:35:28 2010
• RE: Fat deposits in the tail? - ceduke, Wed Nov 24 11:35:28 2010
• RE: Fat deposits in the tail? - Roj, Wed Nov 24 13:10:07 2010