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Originally Posted by TammyJM  How incredibly kind of you to find someone to help me!! Will you please PM me their contact info? I am going to try these recipes. Livi's milk pretty much stopped the evening that my husband took Cadbury to the vet. That day/evening, he was too weak to even hold his up...and definitely did not suckle! Livi is a VERY smart and sensitive girl...it was so hard on her to see her puppies sick that day. Then, we were told that they could not surse until that medicine was out of Livi's system so that didn't help matters.
Does anyone know why the vet is opposed to Livi getting the Oxy shot...she wanted to her to have the Oxy nasal, but really does not want to give the shot...but said she would if she just had to.
One more question....should the puppies gain weight everytime that I feed them? Their little tummies feel and look round, but when I weigh them, it stays at the exact same weight. Is this normal? Will it start to increase the more that I am feeding them? |
Tammy,
Some vets are opposed to giving the oxy shot for a multitude of reasons; if given too soon, it can cause a prolapse uterus; if an overdose is given it can cause arrythmias (abnoral beat), so the heart must be monitored. But, if given at the right dose it shouldn't cause any problems. Most vets administer about 1/2 cc for a toy breed. My vet always recommends 1/4 cc. I know nothing of the nasal Oxy....but, for the life of me with Livi's retained placenta, I would think the Oxy shot would be in order. Since Livi was at the Vet's, being administered IV, did the vet tell you if she'd passed the retained placenta?
They should be gaining weight daily, an average of an ounce a day.....as long as they aren't losing. My hand feed pups didn't begin gaining until the 2nd week, they even lost weight until I switched them to Goat's milk. They are over a week of age. Instead of an eyedropper, try attaching a preemie nipple to the syringe and see if they'll take it. They should be taking more than 2 or 3 cc now....Just from my experience by the 2nd week my kids were taking about 12 cc about every 4 hours.....by week 3 1/2 they were taking about 64 cc about every 6 hours. It's when I realized these kids could be weaned to lapping.....