To the OP I will not "jump" on you as I hope you know well what has happened to this baby is terrible. You came on and took the scolding and I applaud you for that. I personally would have spayed the bitch prior to being bred or right after the tie being that small (even under 5 pounds). However you do need to spend some time researching many things.
Signs of Eclampsia is important in this case:
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These signs progress very rapidly, sometimes in a matter of minutes. Act fast or your girl could die.
First thing you will notice is that she will act 'off'. She won't want to tend to her babies. She will likely be very 'needy' of your attention and appear worried. She will become restless and begin panting. The panting will get increasingly worse to the point of not only drooling a little but A LOT.
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Very soon after this - maybe minutes, maybe an hour - she will start staggering around, tripping and even falling right down. This is very scary. It's almost as if she were drunk or having a stroke.
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She may then get to a point where she can not stand any longer and just keep moving her legs in an awkward paddling motion as if she were having seizures. Her neck and head may even thrust backwards as she arches her back. By this point, if she is not at least on the way to the vet, she may die. It is SO important that you get your girl rushed to the vet the moment you see the first signs and NOT wait until this stage, yet if this is the first you see of it, don't give up, the vet may still save her. Get her to your vet NOW.
I hope your vet has you supplementing her calcium with Pet cal...1/2 tab twice a day. You also should have oral cal plus on hand. A liquid vitamin is not enough for a girl that small and pups that big.
The pups should be on the canned goats milk formula in addition to mom.(You should be supplementing the pups at least 4 times a day to help prevent the eclampsia and weight loss in your momma along with supplementing her)
1 can goats milk
1 can distilled water or boiled
1-2 tbsp kayro syrup
I personally add 1/2 cup of full fat Unflavored yorgurt with active cultures instead of the benebac to help with digestion. Make sure it is plain and no flavors or artificial sweeteners.
You give one cc for every ounce weight of the puppy..so a 5 ounce pup would need 5 ccs every feeding...
Please start feeding these babies real food as soon as they are able to lick off a plate. Start with the above mixture with a little bit of baby rice cereal, then thicken as they get better with it. Then by 4 weeks you can add quality dry puppy food ground up into it to make it a mush. This can be fed to momma too.
2 weeks vacation will not be enough. Eclampsia can happen anytime but mostly in the first 2 weeks. Momma and babies could have low blood sugar episodes that are emergencies in and of themselves. Have Kayro ready and know the symptoms. Watch momma and babies like a hawk from now till the go to their furever homes in 12 weeks or more. I hope you have someone to check on them at least hourly after your vacation is over....
And I was happy to read that you plan on getting momma spayed. That is the right thing to do.
Good luck with the litter and momma...
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