I would not leave the first diapering to mom. Take a cotton ball dipped in warm water and massage it's lil anus. Do you have any NutriDrops on hand? If you do, place a couple of drops on your finger and rub it into the pups gums.....as a matter of fact I'd do it to all of them. Once you've done that gently squeeze a bit of mom's milk out and help him latch onto mom's teat. Did you dry and warm them with a hairdryer? While crying is great to get their lungs to get inflated, too much crying can exhaust and dehydrate them.....make sure the room in which they are in is warm .....suggested heat is 85 degrees and dropping it degree by degree every couple of days.
Make sure you get her to the vet in the morning for a POP shot (Oxytocin), just in case there is any retained placenta, to eliminate any dead tissue, and to assist in milk let down
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Last edited by Mardelin; 10-15-2009 at 03:57 PM.
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