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Originally Posted by Sunnie  Have you tried giving them goats milk? That is really what they should be drinking if you are supplimenting them. =
on weights.. weigh before they nurse, then weigh after.. that way you will know exactly what they ate. |
That's exactly what I was going to suggest. I use the canned goats milk (from the baking aisle at the store) with a can of water, pinch of salt substitute and a tablespoon of karo syrup (sometimes a little vanilla yogurt as well). The commercial formula has been shown to cause cataracts and I've never seen a puppy who likes this formula for long but they do like the goat's milk and it's closer to momma's milk. Weigh with a gram scale so you can get more accurate weights. Sometimes the mom won't look like she has lots of milk (even if she does) because the babies are constantly snacking.
Don't forget to keep your momma eating and drinking lots since she is having to produce all the milk. Sometimes you can get a prescription for Reglan (metroclopramide) to give to momma and it will increase milk production. This is used for humans and I've used it for the Yorkies and it works wonders.
Teresa