Some of mine don't drink right after or it seems for a few days. It bums me out but everything goes ok and she had milk. I got to the point with one that I syringed water into her mouth. After about 1 wk she went back to normal drinking. If I am taking mom in for a check right after birth I leave the pups at home. If taking them in for tails and dews, I leave mom at home and bring them in a cat carrier with a light towel over them. In the winter I warm up the car for about 15 minutes and sweat all the way there and home with the heat blasting