Lots of good info here. I sometimes use oxygen on a puppy if it is gasping for air. This of course is only after I'm sure there is no fluid in the nose and I have rubbed it down and dried it off. I too have never heard that ripping the sack off will give it a better chance of getting fluid in the pups lungs. Yes, mom does lick and clean and gets fluid from their noses. Sometimes I think I need to help out though. I have a baby syringe but I find an eye dropper works better. Their noses are sooo tiny! Guess I'm a worry wart - I put the puppy up to my ear and listen for any rattling in the lungs. If I hear rattling then this is when I step in and do the swinging down method and/or use the eye dropper to suction. These are things that I do and are not necessarily the correct way, but it has worked for me. It is very important to keep these puppies warm. I use a pet heating pad in the whelping box and it remains there until the puppies go to new homes. Good luck! |