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after giving birth

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Question
We woke up this morning and our sow had given brith for the first time to a litter of 4. They seem alert and healthy but the sow is quiet sleepy ans not moving much. She hasnt drank or eaten as far as I know. Is this normanl or is she dying?

Answer
The sow should be not be acting this way, something is not right and I urge you to find a vet as soon as possible that specializes in small animals. It sounds like she is ill and the vet is the best place to go. Try to hand feed her to keep nutrition in her body. Here is a link hand feeding. Good luck and please keep me posted on how things go.
http://www.guinealynx.info/handfeeding.html