5 day old pup has pneumonia and gasping for air! HELP PLEASE!! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

ALEXIS1 · 07-23-2007, 10:11 AM

I apologize if I am in the wrong section to post this, please forgive...but I need some advise or help PLEASE from a breeder that's been thru this. This is my girls first litter. She had one boy and one girl. I just got back from the vets office with the little girl because she was struggling to breathe. He said she had some pneumonia and gave her amoxicillin. She's laying there with her mouth open and she looks like she is gasping for air. I can't get her to nurse right now...he said that would be the BEST thing for her (to nurse) to get her strength up. PLEASE, somebody...any suggestions on what I can do to help the little thing? My heart is breaking..........Thanks so very much & again I apologize if I'm in the wrong section, but I was hoping someone had been thru this and knew what to do. Thanks again & God bless.

daisy mae06 · 07-23-2007, 10:17 AM

MG Why would your vet send her home?
He just wants you to give meds???? I hope someone can help.

ALEXIS1 · 07-23-2007, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by daisy mae06

MG Why would your vet send her home?
He just wants you to give meds???? I hope someone can help.

I don't know why he sent her home...he just said there's not alot he can do...he just said the next 24-48 will tell if she's going to make it. But, he said if she doesn't nurse then the prognosis is probably not good. Oh my...I can't take this!!

daisy mae06 · 07-23-2007, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ALEXIS1

I don't know why he sent her home...he just said there's not alot he can do...he just said the next 24-48 will tell if she's going to make it. But, he said if she doesn't nurse then the prognosis is probably not good. Oh my...I can't take this!!

Oh Man I think I would Find a new Vet! Sounds like he wants you to just leave it up to nature??????

tiggerr36792 · 07-23-2007, 10:36 AM

Do you have a vaporizer??? Ask your vet if they think a vaporizer will help the little one breathe better.

I know its used to help older puppies, but im not sure about such small ones.

Ladyhawk · 07-23-2007, 10:45 AM

Give her a bit of puppy nutrical to hold her and feed her esbilac with an eye dropper. If you don't have any nutrical on hand try a glucose solution. Mix one teaspoon white corn syrup into four tablespoons boiled water, add a few grains of salt. Put the solution into a dropper bottle and give 5 or 6 drops of the solution for each 100 grams of body weight. Just a tiny bit at a time making sure that she is swallowing it correctly. Make sure that you don't forget to diaper her (stimulate her to go potty) and keep her warm. Once you get some nutrical and formula in her see if she has the strength to eat. If not try again in an hour or two. When she can't breath she will stretch out her neck and open her mouth. Help her out by suctioning anything that may be in her nose or mouth and hold her with her head slightly angled down. My little Mercedes had this problem soon after birth and made it through, went home with her new mommy yesterday. Your little angel can make it to if you help her through it. Good luck and we'll be praying for you.

Mardelin · 07-23-2007, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Ladyhawk

Give her a bit of puppy nutrical to hold her and feed her esbilac with an eye dropper. If you don't have any nutrical on hand try a glucose solution. Mix one teaspoon white corn syrup into four tablespoons boiled water, add a few grains of salt. Put the solution into a dropper bottle and give 5 or 6 drops of the solution for each 100 grams of body weight. Just a tiny bit at a time making sure that she is swallowing it correctly. Make sure that you don't forget to diaper her (stimulate her to go potty) and keep her warm. Once you get some nutrical and formula in her see if she has the strength to eat. If not try again in an hour or two. When she can't breath she will stretch out her neck and open her mouth. Help her out by suctioning anything that may be in her nose or mouth and hold her with her head slightly angled down. My little Mercedes had this problem soon after birth and made it through, went home with her new mommy yesterday. Your little angel can make it to if you help her through it. Good luck and we'll be praying for you.

Tammy

she's gone off line and posted in two different areas...

daisy mae06 · 07-23-2007, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Ladyhawk

Give her a bit of puppy nutrical to hold her and feed her esbilac with an eye dropper. If you don't have any nutrical on hand try a glucose solution. Mix one teaspoon white corn syrup into four tablespoons boiled water, add a few grains of salt. Put the solution into a dropper bottle and give 5 or 6 drops of the solution for each 100 grams of body weight. Just a tiny bit at a time making sure that she is swallowing it correctly. Make sure that you don't forget to diaper her (stimulate her to go potty) and keep her warm. Once you get some nutrical and formula in her see if she has the strength to eat. If not try again in an hour or two. When she can't breath she will stretch out her neck and open her mouth. Help her out by suctioning anything that may be in her nose or mouth and hold her with her head slightly angled down. My little Mercedes had this problem soon after birth and made it through, went home with her new mommy yesterday. Your little angel can make it to if you help her through it. Good luck and we'll be praying for you.

great advice

Mardelin · 07-23-2007, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ladyhawk

Give her a bit of puppy nutrical to hold her and feed her esbilac with an eye dropper. If you don't have any nutrical on hand try a glucose solution. Mix one teaspoon white corn syrup into four tablespoons boiled water, add a few grains of salt. Put the solution into a dropper bottle and give 5 or 6 drops of the solution for each 100 grams of body weight. Just a tiny bit at a time making sure that she is swallowing it correctly. Make sure that you don't forget to diaper her (stimulate her to go potty) and keep her warm. Once you get some nutrical and formula in her see if she has the strength to eat. If not try again in an hour or two. When she can't breath she will stretch out her neck and open her mouth. Help her out by suctioning anything that may be in her nose or mouth and hold her with her head slightly angled down. My little Mercedes had this problem soon after birth and made it through, went home with her new mommy yesterday. Your little angel can make it to if you help her through it. Good luck and we'll be praying for you.

Tammy I worry about administering food by mouth....can cause the puppy to aspirate and get fluid into lungs.....I've done the glucose, but intravenously just to prevent dehydration. NutriCal is great. Have you tried NutriDrops...it absorbs via the gums much faster into the system.

lisatodd · 07-23-2007, 11:19 AM

i hope she pulls through. let me ask you....how does a puppy (5 days old) get pneumonia?

Little Bit · 07-23-2007, 11:26 AM

Did the vet say anything about tube feeding her?

Ladyhawk · 07-23-2007, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by lisatodd

i hope she pulls through. let me ask you....how does a puppy (5 days old) get pneumonia?

My guess is that she would have had the congestion at birth and it got infected, that would make it bacterial pneumonia.

Ladyhawk · 07-23-2007, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Mardelin

Tammy I worry about administering food by mouth....can cause the puppy to aspirate and get fluid into lungs.....I've done the glucose, but intravenously just to prevent dehydration. NutriCal is great. Have you tried NutriDrops...it absorbs via the gums much faster into the system.

That's why I suggested one drop at a time to watch and make sure that it is swallowing correctly. I haven't tryed nutridrops because I haven't located them around here but I'd like to.

dian · 07-23-2007, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ladyhawk

That's why I suggested one drop at a time to watch and make sure that it is swallowing correctly. I haven't tryed nutridrops because I haven't located them around here but I'd like to.

I have pulled thru a few with pnemonia that the vet gave no hope for , they are right about not letting her dehydrate and the Nutrical to keep her strenght up, I also would hold them firmly in my hand upside down and lightly rub towards the head every hour or so and aspirate any fluid that came up. Good Luck . Dian

YorkieShadow · 07-23-2007, 12:44 PM

Im so sorry to hear this, I also would rub a little nutrical on her gums, and every so easy pat her lungs to help her out a bit. I will keep your baby in my prayers.

07-23-2007, 10:11 AM	#1
ALEXIS1 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Livingston Tennessee Posts: 16	5 day old pup has pneumonia and gasping for air! HELP PLEASE!! I apologize if I am in the wrong section to post this, please forgive...but I need some advise or help PLEASE from a breeder that's been thru this. This is my girls first litter. She had one boy and one girl. I just got back from the vets office with the little girl because she was struggling to breathe. He said she had some pneumonia and gave her amoxicillin. She's laying there with her mouth open and she looks like she is gasping for air. I can't get her to nurse right now...he said that would be the BEST thing for her (to nurse) to get her strength up. PLEASE, somebody...any suggestions on what I can do to help the little thing? My heart is breaking..........Thanks so very much & again I apologize if I'm in the wrong section, but I was hoping someone had been thru this and knew what to do. Thanks again & God bless.

07-23-2007, 10:17 AM	#2
daisy mae06 Kodi & Pixie 2 Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEBRASKA Posts: 14,766	MG Why would your vet send her home? He just wants you to give meds???? I hope someone can help. __________________ OK Yorkie Rescue - http://okyorkierescue.org LorisCritterSitter.com

07-23-2007, 10:45 AM	#6
Ladyhawk YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,808	Give her a bit of puppy nutrical to hold her and feed her esbilac with an eye dropper. If you don't have any nutrical on hand try a glucose solution. Mix one teaspoon white corn syrup into four tablespoons boiled water, add a few grains of salt. Put the solution into a dropper bottle and give 5 or 6 drops of the solution for each 100 grams of body weight. Just a tiny bit at a time making sure that she is swallowing it correctly. Make sure that you don't forget to diaper her (stimulate her to go potty) and keep her warm. Once you get some nutrical and formula in her see if she has the strength to eat. If not try again in an hour or two. When she can't breath she will stretch out her neck and open her mouth. Help her out by suctioning anything that may be in her nose or mouth and hold her with her head slightly angled down. My little Mercedes had this problem soon after birth and made it through, went home with her new mommy yesterday. Your little angel can make it to if you help her through it. Good luck and we'll be praying for you. __________________ Tami

07-23-2007, 11:19 AM	#10
lisatodd Little Boogers Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: virginia beach, va Posts: 4,460	i hope she pulls through. let me ask you....how does a puppy (5 days old) get pneumonia? __________________ lisa lisa and the cult jam yorkies

07-23-2007, 11:26 AM	#11
Little Bit Tiny Dog Big Heart Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 6,205	Did the vet say anything about tube feeding her? __________________ Little Bit

07-23-2007, 10:36 AM	#5
tiggerr36792 BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: California Posts: 6,685 Blog Entries: 1	Do you have a vaporizer??? Ask your vet if they think a vaporizer will help the little one breathe better. I know its used to help older puppies, but im not sure about such small ones.

07-23-2007, 12:44 PM	#15
YorkieShadow BANNED! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 9,999	Im so sorry to hear this, I also would rub a little nutrical on her gums, and every so easy pat her lungs to help her out a bit. I will keep your baby in my prayers.