You should not give Nutri-cal to newborn babies. Nutri-drops are what some breeders give newborns. If you have been feeding her with a dropper she may have got some fluid in her lungs. It is hard for anyone to give medical advice on a newborn without being able to see them. You may want to contact your vet.
Here is an interesting article on puppy survival:
http://www.showpapillons.com/formula.htm
Below is paragraph 10 of that article. I have used the glucose solution on occasion when I had a small pup and it has always helped. I pray all the babies will be okay. I know you have been through a lot.
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We decided not to wait for 48 hours or even 24 hours, and since interpreting Dr. Van Sickle’s in our own way to our diminutive breed, we have not lost a single puppy, As soon as the bitch is approaching parturition, we make a 5% glucose solution by mixing one teaspoon white corn syrup with a few grains each of sodium chloride (table salt) and potassium chloride (salt substitute) with four tablespoons boiled water. This resembles a Ringer’s glucose-sale fluid but, of course, cannot be used for subcutaneous or intravenous injection because it is not sterile. We put the solution into a dropper bottle. As soon as a whelp is dry and breathing normally, it is weighed on a gram scale and given five or six drops of the solution on its tongue. Even the weakest puppy is able to accept each drop before the next is given. Then the puppy is put with its dam for stimulation and warmth.
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