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Originally Posted by niki35010  Yes I have been trying to put him on the teat all day!!! I tried to take someones advice and put all the others on the heating pad but Fancy does not like them to be more than a couple of inches away from her, so she gets really upset and will not lay down for nothing to let the others nurse...I called the vets office and asked them did I need to get some supplement and they said no that it will mess there stomach up..that I needed to make sure the little ones were getting as much as him. WELL DUH! His tummy isn't really tight or squishy but it isn't rounded at all...the others seem to be full. |
It is definitely ok for you to supplement at this point. If you think he's not getting full then you need to do it. Try the bottle first, and if he won't take that then you need to take him to the vet so they can show you how to tube feed.