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Originally Posted by Mardelin  Most pups will not take the drops. Place a couple of drops on your finger and rub it into their gums. It's fast absorbing.
As far as the room being too hot Pups can't regulate their body temperature until 3 or 4 wees of age.
Week 1-2 94-992 degrees Farenheit
Week 3-4 12 100 degrees Farenheit.
However, these pups have medical issues and are dealing with just staying alive. You begin with the room at 85 degrees, dropping it a degree at a time each day......You may want to try a heating lamp instead. I use a regular lamp with 100 watt bulb.....about 2 feet above the whelping area.
You may want to switch them off of replacement forumla to Goats Milk with equal parts of distilled water. Goats Milk is the closests thing to mothers milk (97%). A six-ounce pup should be fed 45 cc daily.
What are using to feed the the pups? A syringe with a preemie nipple attached gives you better control. Just plunging enough milk into the nipple without overwhelming them and possibly aspirating them. Make sure you're burping them....giving them the chance to make more room to take in more milk. |
Mom seems more comfortable with the room lowered to 78. The heat lamp is a great idea!
The pups are using Esbilac. I think I am sold on going to Goats milk.
our 3.9 oz pup has been taking 21 -28 cc each 24 hours. We are using a syringe as he does poorly with a nipple. His suck is weak and he gets tired.
How often would you feed at 16 days? Today he will only take less than 3cc every 2 hours. This is a decline for him. He has been taking 3 great