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bmax77 · 05-27-2007, 05:41 PM

I have a new born 1 week old now and she is not seeming to be gaining weight. She weighted about 3 1/2 oz at birth and now is a week old and she still weights right at 4 oz. She is nursing and has plenty of energy but just not gaining. What gives??? The litter was 3 little girls, But one was born dead and the other I lost 1 day later. I almost lost this one but I was able to get some nutracal into her and she pulled through ok. Just no weight gain. I'm stumped. Any ideas? Mother is fine. Her milk seems to be coming in ok. Not as much as to start with because she had 2 puppies nursing but since she only has 1 now it has slowed down.

05-27-2007, 05:41 PM	#1
bmax77 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Stanley, NC Posts: 85	New born not gaining weight??? I have a new born 1 week old now and she is not seeming to be gaining weight. She weighted about 3 1/2 oz at birth and now is a week old and she still weights right at 4 oz. She is nursing and has plenty of energy but just not gaining. What gives??? The litter was 3 little girls, But one was born dead and the other I lost 1 day later. I almost lost this one but I was able to get some nutracal into her and she pulled through ok. Just no weight gain. I'm stumped. Any ideas? Mother is fine. Her milk seems to be coming in ok. Not as much as to start with because she had 2 puppies nursing but since she only has 1 now it has slowed down.