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Originally Posted by lovelilly  My pups are almost five weeks old and we just started ground dry puppy food on a plate... and I am noticing a few teeth. This morning I noticed the smaller one was wet around the mouth. When I touched it, it was a little sticky. I opened her month and nothing was in there. They are confined in a baby pool so she didn't get to anything. Is this normal or do I need to take her too the vet? I noticed to her poop was a little mushy (not diareha sp?) but soft. I figured that would be to change in diet. They are still all nursing with mom.
I have never experienced hypoglycima but I did give her a little bit of puppy nutrical... any suggestions or thoughts. Very nervous because she is the small one of the bunch... she weighs 13 oz this morning... which is a little gain from yesterday. She hasn't lost weight.
Please any help would be greatly appreciated. I am calling the vet too... but I always get lots of ideas and advice from here. thank you!!! |
I would be concerned about the soft poop. That could be a indication of coccidia which often shows up around that age. If her mouth was wet and sticky it is possible she had the dry heaves and threw up stomach fluids. Are you also giving them water? Once you start feeding them the ground up dry food you should also leave a bowl of water down along with the dry food. I would really recommend taking the whole litter to the vet and getting their stools checked. Please keep us posted on how they are doing.