I have a litter of 3 American Bulldog pups that are 2 days old. They are quiet, warm, nursing, and seem plenty strong but they are skinny. Do you have any suggestions?

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ED:

I came across your site searching for a formula to supplement puppies. I have a litter of 3 American Bulldog pups that are 2 days old. They are quiet... warm... and nursing, seem plenty strong but they are the skinniest most drawn up puppies I have ever seen. I can see their backbones and every rib, and their stomachs are really drawn up and gaunt... I have tried to express milk from the mother and I only get a very small amount. I am torn on the idea of starting to supplement feed with a bottle as they ARE quiet and seem content. They again however look AWFUL... I weighed them yesterday but haven't today as they were moving around so much I had a difficult time getting any kind of accuracy... Do you have any suggestions?

THANK YOU
Steve

Ed's Answer:

I’d make sure to weigh them twice a day with a gram scale, ounces isn’t accurate enough. I would supplement them with the formula too, until they get a bit of weight on them.

Here’s the bottlefeeding page. All the info you need is on this page, including weight charts.

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