What could cause muscle spasms in a litter of piglets?

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While feeding a mother and her newborn litter of piglets this morning, I noticed that most of the piglets seemed to have persistent muscle spasms, specifically on their backends. They were pretty much vibrating to different degrees. I did not have time to watch for an extended period of time, but I was there long enough that is definitely seemed like some serious condition and not them just acting weird while stretching their legs.

Any advice for what this might be, and cures?

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Any advice for what this might be, and cures?

vet kathy · Answer

There are many reasons: a few of the most common ones is that they don't have the best amount of WET mud they need. You should have 28 gallons of mud per pig.

Another one is that they move too much while they're still babys. You should rub the muscle.

Last but not least, they have an infection on their muscles and need to be taken to the vet very soon. The medication is about 500 dollars per 200 pills and you'll need to give them every 1 month.

What could cause muscle spasms in a litter of piglets?

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