May 23, 2011
Our Blue Heeler, Sky, passed away 2 days after having her puppies. Do you have any information on how to care for these newborns?
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Our Blue Heeler, Sky, had 7 puppies last Saturday. Two of the puppies died over night. On Monday (2 days after delivery), Sky passed away. According to the Vet, she might have had an infection or a blood clot. In the midst of our mourning the loss of Sky, we are caring for the 5 remaining puppies. Thankfully, the puppies were able to nurse off Sky their first 2 days. We're feeding them formula from the vet. They are actually all doing very well. We feed them 1 ? - 2 ounces every 4 hours. We help them urinate and move bowels after each feeding. We have a temperature regulating heat lamp on them. I would really appreciate any information or website links that we could use in caring for these little ones. We owe it to Sky. Thanks for your time. I'm so glad I found you?re website.Tammi
Cindy's Answer:
If you go to my list of training articles you will find an article on how to make your own puppy formula. It is far better than anything you get from a Vet. I have bred over 340 litters of puppies in the past 30 years, and this is the best puppy formula I have come accross.
If you breed again – you need to take your female's temp 2 times a day after she has her pups, until the temp is back to 101 degrees. You can give antibiotics if her temp goes above 103 – this female very likely could have been saved.
If you breed again – you need to take your female's temp 2 times a day after she has her pups, until the temp is back to 101 degrees. You can give antibiotics if her temp goes above 103 – this female very likely could have been saved.
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