Twitching? Maybe a seizure?

Question
Okay, so I have a week and two day old micro mini pig. I watch him sleep and sleep with him through the night but he had some kind of random attack of twitching. In this case his eyes were open and I wondered what was wrong (he wasn't moving and I got scared# I moved him a little and he had a twitching and moved his body. And then he woke up. It looked like a minor seizure, 2-5 seconds long. The room is not cold at all and he was on a heating pad. He has been eating well and everything, I don't know what is wrong. It only happened once that I know of. Is it normal?

Also, I have multi mama replacement milk, but I'm not sure if its the best milk. It doesn't say whether or not to be refrigerated #I refrigerate anyway) It doesn't say how long it stays fresh either. I'm guessing 12 hours. Should I switch replacement milk? I don't want him to get sick though!

Answer
Your baby is very young to be away from Momma pig. Momma pigs wean their babies at about 8 to 12 weeks old.

Pigs twitch in their sleep, sometimes they grunt or oink or snore, too. It's difficult to say for sure what happened here, as all I have to go on is a brief email message, but my hunch is this is normal. If it happens at other times when piggy is awake, then there a problem and piggy will need to see a vet.

Most people prefer goat milk, but Multi-Mamma is fine. Because it is a milk product I would keep it chilled, then bring it to room temp or just slightly warm before feeding. I would mix it up in small batches, if it's kept chilled it should be good for 24 hours at least.

If you decide to switch, do so gradually over three or four meals. Start by mixing a little of the new formula with the current one, then gradually reduce the amount of current food and increase the amount of new food. Suddenly and abruptly switching feed can cause tummy troubles.

When piggy is about 4 weeks old, introduce him to starter pellets. Mix a few in with his milk, let them get mushy and dissolved. At each meal add more and more pellets until it's like oatmeal or cream of wheat. At that point you can start reducing the amount of milk, or substituting water for the milk.