I wanted to say thank you to everyone!! Good news tho, I found a vet yesterday, 60 miles away, but off I went. the pup is now on milk replacement, and although the first feeding wasnt great, the next two went better!! He's eatting!! and greedily I might add. He took about 1/4 ounce the second time, maybe half of that the first, and on the last one somewhere in between. He's still weak, but thats better than where we were early yesterday morning!!
So I thought I'd update you and say thank you to all for being caring and informative!!
carla
I know I won't be popular with this statement.. but.. Mama dog is saying something here.. she is saying.. there is something wrong with this pup. Most pups that I have dealt with that were pushed away by mom.. and saved by me... died very early in life from various things... ..
When a mom refuses to feed the whole litter.. it is the mom that is at fault and not a single pup. So in Sammy's place.. I would do just as she is doing.. but I wouldn't breed that bitch again.. unless she kicks into mama gear pretty quick. It is alot of work to hand feed an entire litter... whew...
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Originally posted by Carla Delcour: I wanted to say thank you to everyone!! Good news tho, I found a vet yesterday, 60 miles away, but off I went. the pup is now on milk replacement, and although the first feeding wasnt great, the next two went better!! He's eatting!! and greedily I might add. He took about 1/4 ounce the second time, maybe half of that the first, and on the last one somewhere in between. He's still weak, but thats better than where we were early yesterday morning!!
So I thought I'd update you and say thank you to all for being caring and informative!!
carla If you do bottle feed, be very careful - get the correct amounts for your pups body weight - do not let the pup just suck until it drops off the bottle. The risk of over feeding is high, as well as causing digestive problems, the pup may vomit, and inhale milk, Don't forget, that sucking in pups this age is a reflex, and they will suck till they drop!
Always always remember, a bottle fed pup needs burping - the best way I have found to do this, and get quick results, is to hold the pup in one hand, upright, and gently bounce.. for want of a better word!
Good luck, you have a long road ahead of you!
The pup I am tube/bottle feeding right now is 3 weeks old today, and although small has been strong as an ox, but, as the previous poster said, there is normally a reason why this happens, and our little pup has gone dramatically down hill the past couple of days... we expect him to die within the next 48 hrs.
I tube fed a pup for four weeks, till it was eating pupy food. The mother wouldn't feed her, but my daughter wanted her. Mother knows best. That little s()!+ is a bag of health problems. It may be harsh sounding, but if I had to do it over,it would be quick and painless.
Infant formula would have done just fine. I would not have fed milk from any animal source. We had to supplement both our dogs litters. Yes you CAN feed them formula AND let them suck from mother. The first litter at one point the mother started to jump away in pain when they tried to nurse - and we found out that the had got a cut on her teats and was in pain...... had to take her to vet
which leads to.....
I think this is a really important point below. And also why is the pup crying all the time that he's suckling? Something is very wrong. I would find out the cause of the problem as quickly as possible. Also it will be difficult to properly socialize a dog that did not get its mother's attention.
Originally posted by Jody Potter: I know I won't be popular with this statement.. but.. Mama dog is saying something here.. she is saying.. there is something wrong with this pup. Most pups that I have dealt with that were pushed away by mom.. and saved by me... died very early in life from various things... ..
Jody So I definitely recommend finding the cause of this problem as part of helping the pup and maybe finding a vet willing to figure this out with you.
I have to agree with Jody on this. momma is pushing the pup away for a reason. But since you have made the commitment to try and save the pup, good luck.
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