I have used big droppers before to feed the puppies but you do have to be careful not to let them choke. Is is the momma running any fever? As long as she is not running fever and she is eating better she should be able to nurse them some and you can supplement them. For the momma to make milk she needs lots of food. Make sure she eats 4 times a day. Pedigree makes a new canned dog food called Pedigree Healthy Digestion and your momma would probably really like that. It has chicken and brown rice in it. Also my mommas like Pedigree Lamb and Rice puppy food. Do you have Nutri-cal available for the momma? I highly recommend giving her Nutri-cal several times a day.
Is the room by any chance hot where you are keeping the mom? If a momma gets to hot it will slow down her milk production.
Please keep us posted on how they are doing. I wish you the best of luck. |