I am so sorry to read of your loss. I know you must be devistated. I didn't raise a WHOLE litter but I raised a cleft Chi from birth. I bottle fed her, using a premie human nipple. It took me about 3 months, around the clock (since she had the cleft and was behind the others it took her alot longer before eating food and she could only have solid hard food so it took even longer)
But I only had to feed her, the mom still diapered her and snuggled her. It was a long road, and 3 months of no sleep, but we made it.
I used this recipe from birth on:
Bottle Feeding Recipe
11 Calories per CC
1. 10 oz. of canned evaporated milk or goat's milk (not pasteurized cow's milk - this will cause scowers - dogs cannot drink normal cow's milk) Goats milk is by far the best to use. Wall Mart sells it.
2. 3 oz. sterilized water (baby water or boiled water) this is not needed if using goat's milk
3. 1 raw egg yolk
4. 1 cup of whole yogurt (avoid skim or fat free if at all possible)
5. 1/2 Tsp Karo Syrup or Corn Syrup (NOT HONEY !!!)
****If you cannot find Karo or Corn syrup where you live, you can do a Google search for “substitute for Karo syrup” and get some options.****
When I Googled “substitute for Karo syrup" here is what I came up with- 1 c Karo can be subbed with 1 c white sugar and 1/4 c hot water (cook it to dissolve in the water best you can get it to. Depending on the recipe, if you need the sugar to be completely dissolved you might need to add a bit more water).
Place ingredients in a blender and blend or use a wire whisk. Be careful to not over blend and create a milk shake full of bubbles
Keep cool and discard leftovers after 7 days.
Warm formula to body temperature (dogs are around 101 degrees). Discard any un-used formula. This is a thick mixture . |