Sounds to me you are hung with this baby....Before you get her, you need to have very important items and specific food stuffs on hand. You will need: Just Born Puppy formula....get about 6 cans. You will need baby food, chicken flavor and maybe some lamb flavor....these meats are mild and most babies love the taste. I have used Royal Canin for at leasts 25 years and never had an issue with it...there are some on here that do not like it...trust me, it will do no harm at this stage of the game, and you can get all jiggy with changing brands much later....until you can get this baby old enough and healthy, I suggest you get her on this....you will need to get the mini puppy starter...it is tiny little granules and it dissolves/rehydrates very easily to make a gruel for the baby. You also need to get some cans of the Puppy Starter Mousse....you can order all this on line from PetCo.... Walgreens: You need to get a couple bottles of Unflavored Pedialyte......You also need Karo syrup, the white (clear)... PetCo or the vet: You need a tube of Nutri-Cal or Nurti-Stat....the vet will probably have this, but they charge more for it there ....you need to get some syringes from your vet....you need 10cc syringes with an irrigation tip...NOT LEUR-LOCK tip where you screw a needle on....you just need to have these in case you end up feeding this baby by syringe. You need a heating pad, that does NOT automatically shut off after a period of time. I have one of those things that looks like a big tube sock with some kind of pellets or beans in it...you put it in the microwave and heat it up to use on your shoulders or neck....I use these for my little babies to snuggle up to when momma has been separated from them...heat it up and cover it with a piece of flannel and they love to snuggle up to it like their momma.... Be sure you have vanilla yogurt and some eggs for egg yolks if you need to do that.....You are going to set this baby up in an ex-pen 4' x 4' square....out of any drafts....you will put her bed in one corner.....if you keep the room temp warm enough, you wont need the heating pad....I hate heating pads because you can over heat them and cause dehydration....you just do not want that puppy getting cold....keep the room she is in, 78-80* with no drafts....You get all this stuff BEFORE you get the baby and then you will have what you need to keep this baby well. When do you get your baby???/ |