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Sewgramy · 11-12-2008, 08:01 PM

I have successfully raised four cleft babies. You cannot use a bottle or nipple or put anything into the mouth. The puppy needs to be tube fed only. Anything you put in the mouth goes directly into the sinus and lungs.
The puppy needs to be kept warm and if it has been allowed to get cold, it is really bad news.
I am in michigan or I would come for the puppy. The surgery is only about $200. to repair the cleft but the puppy will have to be tube fed for several weeks until it is big enough for the surgery. It doesn't stay at every 2 hours. By the time it is a few weeks old it can be every six hours.
I feel so helpless here.
Yvonne

11-12-2008, 08:01 PM	#26
Sewgramy Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 15	Cleft baby I have successfully raised four cleft babies. You cannot use a bottle or nipple or put anything into the mouth. The puppy needs to be tube fed only. Anything you put in the mouth goes directly into the sinus and lungs. The puppy needs to be kept warm and if it has been allowed to get cold, it is really bad news. I am in michigan or I would come for the puppy. The surgery is only about $200. to repair the cleft but the puppy will have to be tube fed for several weeks until it is big enough for the surgery. It doesn't stay at every 2 hours. By the time it is a few weeks old it can be every six hours. I feel so helpless here. Yvonne __________________ Yvonne Tolley