Hello Vets,
We have 4 x 6 day old piglets who have been rejected by their Mother. We're bottle feeding them Di-Vetelact and keeping them inside and warm. This afternoon one of them has started to have trouble with his legs. Mainly a back leg, but a front one is also showing signs of weakness and it's hard for him to walk. He still gets up and squeals with his siblings at bottle time and is drinking and going to the toilet. He has started to shiver after a bottle & when he starts sleeping but it subsides. His temp was 40.2 deg celcius this morning. We did put them by a window in the sun yesterday, I've read Dippity Pig Syndrome can be caused by sun exposure? A second Piglet started showing signs soon after the first, of leg weakness and shaking after a feed, just not as bad as the first. They saw a vet today and have antibiotics (Amoxiclav) to see if this helps
Any advice from someone experienced with pigs would be greatly appreciated 🙏🏼
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