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It's good to hear that she is doing better and has had a good poo. The warm goats milk is the best thing for her. It's the closes thing to bitches milk that you can get and it is good for them.
What has your vet said about her not wanting to eat? Does he think that there may be some other concern there that may be the cause? It seems strange that she doesn't want to eat and has to be forces to.
If her little rump get to be too swollen or inflamed do to the diarrhea you may want to clean her up with a warm soapy wash cloth. If that does not work you may need to soak her bottom in some warm water in the sink to loosen the stool. I had this problem with a couple of pups from a litter once and after I got them all cleaned up I applied some A&D ointment. The next day they swellling was gone and bottems were all better.
Hi Dawn,
I too am perplexed as to why Bella won't eat and has to be force fed. Do puppies develop a resistance to food when sick- is this normal? She only drank the hosts milk freely on the first day we offered it to her. Since then, she hasn't drank it on her own. Every now and then she will drink water from her bowl. Her poops are getting fewer, although they are still like pudding, which in itself is an improvement. She goes back to the vet on Monday afternoon.
Thanks for the tip about the ointment! I've been applying it once a day or so.