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Originally Posted by Ponyup I'm not a breeder, so take this with a grain of salt. I know on the farm when a mother gives birth to a low-weight (runt) or sick kitten she will remove it from the litter and let it die. Does the mother refuse to feed it? Does she take it away from the litter and leave it somewhere else or just carry it around? I would have it checked by the vet to see if it's sick or just the runt. If it's just a runt the behavior might stop once the pup gets stronger and seems less weak. |
THIS is what we were worried about - but our friend posted that the mom just fed the little one - I think the concern was her not staying in her box with the others and why would she only carry around the tiny one ? I don't think she's leaving him anywhere - that would really be sad !
The vet can be called but our breeders have so much experience with puppies - and you too Ponyup - what you said makes sense....we were really hoping this could be normal - though it doesn't sound like it...