Hang in there Talida....as far as antibiotics go, you dont want that momma to get anything but Amoxicillin...that is safe for the babies....they will be getting the antibiotics thru the mommas milk....if you need for some reason to get aggressinve treatment with the momma in order to save her life, you are going to have to pull those babies off and feed them all....they will all do well on that formula.....get as much of the original ingredients, not the substitutes, as you can....Just Born, Pedialyte, egg yolk, Karo Syrup, plain Yogurt, the liquid infant vitamins....the larger babies that are doing well, will only need feeding every 4 hours around the clock...that tiny little girl that is struggling every 2 hours around the clock until you can get her turned around and gaining weight....if they will take the formula from a pet baby bottle, what luck! Just be sure you are getting 1cc/oz of the baby's weight, into them...that little girl needs at least 3 cc/2 hours....just put that much in the bottle so you are sure they each get the minimal correct amount....dont gibve up hope Talida....just get into high gear and get going!!! Just to be on the safe side, get the vet to give you 3-4 tuberculin syringes without the needle...it is a skinny syringe that holds 1cc....you may need that little syringe to feed that tiny one if it stops nursing....also get 3-4 3cc syringes...that nipple off that baby bottle will fit right over the end of that syringe....you may need to pull tat plunger out of that 3cc syringe and put that nipple over the end of that syringe....sometimes the babies seem to be able to suck the milk out of that syringe with the nipple attached to it, easier than sucking the milk out of a baby bottle....I have to go to work but will be checking back on you frequently all day....you dont loose hope Talida...those babies and that momma are depending on YOU....you just move quickly and delibertly, and do what you can do....you can do this.....keep the babies warm, no drafts...feed warm formula.....keep babies on the momma if at all possible, at least let her do "her thing" along with you supplementing them....they need her touch and care.... |