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Originally Posted by char7  Congratulations Lynn and of course Twinkles too!! The little girls are so cute. I'm sorry that you lost the two little boys 
Keep an eye on #3 that is having trouble nursing. Check her weight frequently and place her on mom frequently. She may also need some nutri drops. If you can't get her to nurse, supplement her. You can also try putting just a little Nutri Cal on one of mom's boobies to encourage her to nurse and it will help prevent hypoglycemia if you don't use the nutri drops.
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Charlene
Thanks for the tips. I have been giving her a mixture of Karo syrup, potassium chloride (salt substitue) and sodium chloride (sort of homemade Ringers Lactate) - 5-6 drops per gm every 2 hrs. (found this in Serrane's breeder's book) and putting her to breast every hour. She is also having trouble keeping her temp up, so in addition to the heating pad I have these baby teddy bears that go in the microwave to heat up and have those surroundingthe pups under a baby blanket to keep them in a nest (with mom on one side). She is sucking better this afternoon - still a little lethargic. The vet said to give her supplement formula, the book says no! Neither is a Yorkie expert..... I like your idea of putting nutracal on mom's nipples, but don't want her to get an overload of sugar, so I guess I should stop Karo, right? I don't want to lose another pup!
Thanks.
Lynn and the gang!
Ps - This is like having preemie triplets!