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Originally Posted by Mardelin  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..... |
The vet that treated her retained placenta was the one that I am upset with over the medicine. He said that she did pass it while she was there, I believe the second day. But he never said or wrote anything about giving her the Oxy shot...wonder why he didn't...of course I wonder about his reasoning in many areas. The vet that I like is the one that was looking for the Oxy nasal.
You said that they should be gaining about an ounce a day....mine have never done that...even before all of this.