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Jerky piggy?

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ok bit of a new one to me....never came across it before...
one of the recennt rescue pigs doesnt seem able to function 'normally' i thought at first he was just super nervous (from being squished in a hamster cage with 3 others!) but its been a few days now and i think it neurological (is that the right word?)
a normal piggy would see food in front of him and walk over right? this fella shakes and rattles all over the place then freezes then starts again (imagine a wild rat or a meerkat....they dart about all over the place, then sit up look round then dart to another spot, sit up look around dart to another direction.) its kinda like that but with added shakyness (so sorry its hard to describe!)
anyone heard of or came across a piggy like this before? I'm going to attempt to capture it on video as its just so hard to describe!
 
Bless him, sounds very unusual. Defo get a video if you can, would be interesting to see what his movement is like. It doesn't sound physical in the sense that it sounds more behavioural - whether it's controlled or not - or as you say neurological.
 
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