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BellabuggaBoo · 12-27-2008, 12:14 PM

Hi all.
Bellas puppies were born this morning around nine. (2) girls, (1) boy. Bella is still not producing milk. Vet said to start the bottle feeding, but have trouble with the bottles (from petco). They don't seem to be getting milk unless I squeeze the bottle real hard, it will drip a little out. One nipple I poked with sterizled needle, as suggested, then tried another one with cutting the X, also suggested. I see no bubbles come up through the bottle, as you would feeding a baby and it really seems as though they are getting anything. I fed all three, and with trying to squeeze it out as best I could I only got 1/2 tablespoon in them COMBINED, in an hours time.
I even tried repoking the holes several times to be sure it was all the way through
Am I missing something here??? Please help.

12-27-2008, 12:14 PM	#1
BellabuggaBoo Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stillwater, MN Posts: 10	Having trouble bottle feeding puppies born this morning Hi all. Bellas puppies were born this morning around nine. (2) girls, (1) boy. Bella is still not producing milk. Vet said to start the bottle feeding, but have trouble with the bottles (from petco). They don't seem to be getting milk unless I squeeze the bottle real hard, it will drip a little out. One nipple I poked with sterizled needle, as suggested, then tried another one with cutting the X, also suggested. I see no bubbles come up through the bottle, as you would feeding a baby and it really seems as though they are getting anything. I fed all three, and with trying to squeeze it out as best I could I only got 1/2 tablespoon in them COMBINED, in an hours time. I even tried repoking the holes several times to be sure it was all the way through Am I missing something here??? Please help.