 Newborn birth defect
I had put a pic of the entire litter on Facebook w/a note about the little guy. One of my breeder friends called me and gave me a recipe. She is raising a Yorkie baby born w/cleft pallet. She kept him thriving on this recipe (she's also a nurse) until she could have surgery on him which was a success. Here's the recipe: 10 oz undiluted goat's milk
1 Cup whole milk yogurt (Dannon makes
one--Walmart)
1 egg yolk
1 tsp. Karo
Mix all together and feed every 3 1/2 hrs. The yogurt helps their digestive system and she agrees goat's milk is much better, but being undiluted, w/ the whole yogurt should help him thrive, if he's going to.
I was holding him before feed and he didn't seem to be breathing through his mouth. Still won't stay on the teat, but I still think it's due to weakness.
Will keep posting. Maybe someone else can learn along with me. Lin |