 mamma won't eat
my female pepper had a c section on thanksgiving, 2 puppies then we had to go back to the vet on Friday because she had a fever, and would NOT leave the puppies and go to food bowl, so I feed her by syringe, since she would not even eat the food if I put in the bed with her!! she evens turns her nose up at canned dog food and science diet ad food so I"m feeding with a syringe every 2 hrs but I had to go back to work yesterday, so I put some turkey on a plate and left in her cage after I went home at noon and feed by syringe, and by the time I got home she had ate it !! so I fixed her some more and she wouldn't touch it !!! any body have ideas on what to do? she is nursing the puppies and they seem fine, gaining weight and all but she just isn't eating enough for herself and nursing too. please help. thanks. |