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Originally Posted by FlDebra  All five of my bottle-fed babies are doing well, gaining weight, getting active and loving, but.... for the last two days, no bowel movements. Up til Friday, they all went most every time they ate. Just a few dozen rubs with a damp cotton ball and they would go. They might skip a time here or there but most went each time. Then all of a sudden, it is like the little chutes have slammed shut. They are taking Esbilac. They eat fine, pee a LOT, never cry, just stopped pooping.
I got out the thermometer and tried that on the biggest one last night without success. It just made him squirm and fuss. How many days can they go without it being an emergency? I can call the vet tomorrow but that will be 3 days without going.
I do have 2 more cans of Goat's milk. I was feeding it to the littlest one when I was so worried he wasn't eating. But since he has learned to latch on better, I have just fed them all the formula. Does Goat's milk tend to loosen them up any more than formula? Should I water down the formula? The largest male looks bloated (but he may just be getting fat). The rest of them don't seem anything out of the ordinary.
They are all getting very loving. They will lick all over my face and love to be cuddled. I am afraid I am raising 5 very spoiled pups! All I have to do is put my hand down in their little play pen and they all come running/waddling wanting to be picked up. I don't know how I am going to part with any of them! |
Goats Milk does cause looser stools. In my "bible" Terri Shumski's; How To Buy And Raise A Healthy Dog there is a blurb about constipation in newborns and here's what it says. If you aren't already, you should be diluting the Goats Milk with equal parts of distilled water.
A crying pup could indicate one that is constipated. Using an eyedropper filled with pure glycerine, insert in pup's recton, and release a couple of drops (one-quarter cc). Massage anal area. Warm water can also be used and ministered rectally with an eyedropper.