 Bilateral Cleft lip
I have some experience with this as well. I have to tube feed this puppy since birth. He was able to latch on sometimes and get some milk, but it was no where near enough. He is a fat healthy puppy but he is still half the size of his littermates. He is very strong and very well. The vet said its very easy to fix and once he reaches 5 lbs he will be going in for surgery to fix it. If you have any questions feel free to ask, I was very nervous at first and wondered if it was better to put him to sleep, but with a cleft lip his chances are better and wont have suffer as much as if it were a cleft palate. I would HIGHLY recommend tube feeding, its really easy and much quicker. Here is a picture of the little guy, he is an American Pit Bull Terrier.
Also, he had an allergic reaction to evap milk I was using in his formula and switched to Esbiliac and I add 2 egg yolks and 2 tablespoons of yogurt, and he is gaining much quicker with this formula than with evap milk. |