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You can buy powdered puppy formula from Walmart in the dog section or from your vet, then mix it according to directions. I also keep a heat lamp ( a regular lamp with a 75-100 watt bulb) above the pups on one end of the puppy box to keep pups warm. By using a lamp or a heating pad (under the box and on low setting) at only one end of the box, if the mom or pups get to warm, they can always move to the cool end of the box.
I have fed small pups (who are unable to suck adequately or unable to compete against larger siblings) every 2 hours for 2-3 days until the mom will feed them. I continue daily to try the pup at the nipple and usually the pup will go ahead and start sucking.
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