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06-28-2009, 10:26 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wmbg,VA,USA
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| Help! Please! Hello All, I am very new to this forum, but I have a serious problem and I need help NOW! My Phoebe gave birth 3 wks ago to 6 thriving little pups and everything was great. Then Phoebe started with diarrhea and then yesterday vomiting. I took her to vet and she put her on probiottics and bland diet, Phoebe (mama) is doing better, but vet noticed her milk was drying up, so she suggested supplementing puppies with formula, which is NOT working. Vet suggested a syringe, but that's not working and I am afraid of choking the puppies. I went to local pet store and bought bottle, that didn't work. So, then I bought 3 infant premie bottles and the puppies wont take to that either. Any suggestions? Thanks! |
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06-28-2009, 10:30 AM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lombard IL
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| i cant help but please keep checking back , someone on here will be able to give you some help! |
06-28-2009, 11:37 AM | #3 |
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| By 3 weeks they should be able to drink out of a saucer. i have done this several times when my bitch didn't have enough milk. Yo should still let them nurse though. They do make a mess but in a couple days try grinding up puppy food and they will learn to eat that too. |
06-28-2009, 12:01 PM | #4 |
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| I have used big droppers before to feed the puppies but you do have to be careful not to let them choke. Is is the momma running any fever? As long as she is not running fever and she is eating better she should be able to nurse them some and you can supplement them. For the momma to make milk she needs lots of food. Make sure she eats 4 times a day. Pedigree makes a new canned dog food called Pedigree Healthy Digestion and your momma would probably really like that. It has chicken and brown rice in it. Also my mommas like Pedigree Lamb and Rice puppy food. Do you have Nutri-cal available for the momma? I highly recommend giving her Nutri-cal several times a day. Is the room by any chance hot where you are keeping the mom? If a momma gets to hot it will slow down her milk production. Please keep us posted on how they are doing. I wish you the best of luck. |
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