We have a litter of 12 pups one has a cleft pallet. Our vet recommends tube feeding. What do you think?

We just had a litter of 12 labs and have been looking up on the Internet about feeding one of them specifically. We came across your article and thought you might have some input.

One of the puppies was born w/a cleft palate. The veterinarian suggested tube feeding - 1 ml every three hours. Another veterinarian suggested that might not be enough - we called because we felt she wasn't gaining any weight and was even more listless than when she was born. We do not have a scale to weigh her, but estimated her weight at 4 oz - might be even smaller. We have upped the amount to 1 oz daily or 1-1/4 ml every two hours.

Do you have any suggestions or input?

Anything you can give us would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.

Melinda