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Sick Pigglet

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Question
We have a litter of 3 1/2 week old mini pigs.  Our little runt was fine, walking around this afternoon.  3 hours later he was not walking, and breathing strange he sounds like his nose is stuffed.  We have him in the house and he is just laying there not attempting to stand!  Any suggestion to help our little piggie?
Thanks!

Answer
I am not a vet and it's not possible to make an accurate medical diagnosis over the internet.

Anytime a pig has trouble walking and breathing the problem is serious. Your piglet needs to see a vet at once. This could be any number of things, from a congenital neurological condition to a nutritional deficiency to pneumonia.

There's a list of vets who see pot-bellied pigs here: http://www.petpigs.com/vet_list/map.html