My pot belly pig is not eating

Question
My husband bought me a sweet little pot belly pig that is the runt.  When I asked how old she was, he said that the woman said she was old enough to be weaned.  That concerned me because why couldn't she just say how old?  Well he went back today to buy a cow and she said that my pot belly is only 4 weeks old today!  I am in tears thinking my precious pig is going to die!  She doesn't eat the pig food mush the lady told us to make, and she refuses a bottle of milk replacement for calfs.  I did just see that lambs milk is better.  She ate a piece of shaved carrot and a grape that my son dropped and she is drinking water and using the litter box.  But what can I do about feeding her?  I am so angry that she was taken away from her mom so early.  Please help me!!!

Thank you,

Amber

Answer
Baby must be very stressed about all the sudden changes. She'll need a warm, quiet place to rest. It may take her a couple of days to fully adjust. Drinking water, nibbling on grapes and using the litter box are all good signs.

Put a little goats milk, at room temperature or just slightly warm, not cold, in a shallow pan. Just an inch or so at most.

Put the baby and the pan together in their quiet place. It may take a few minutes and a few tries, but baby will figure out that the milk is her meal. Let her have as much, or little, as she wants.

Let her take a nap, she may be very hungry and easier to feed when she wakes up. Leave a bunch of grapes near her bed when she goes to sleep for the night. She'll probably wake up during the night and snack on them.

Keep offering her the milk, gradually adding starter pellets to the milk to make a mush, then keep adding pellets and reducing the milk until it's just pellets.

She should gain about 1 lb per week for the next few months. If, after a week, she isn't gaining weight, or acts lethargic or just doesn't look healthy, she'll need to see a vet.