Each mom is different some seem to be back on their feet within a day or 2 and some it might be a little longer.
Just watch for any redness around the site area, fever or your female not acting right.
Do you have one of the small food scale ?
You really need one so you can keep up with if the pup is gaining weight.
For the first couple weeks I weigh pups morning and night to see if everyone is gaining, if a pup does not gain then there is a problem.
I have never used the milk replacers as most feel they are more harmful then good and prefer using the goats milk.
½ goat milk / ½ distill water. ( I know some add raw egg yoke… I don’t)
A drop or 2 of karo will boost sugar level, I prefer using the nutri drop as they hit the system quickly.
I know some go by a guide on how much to feed but I just judge by the tummy being plump.
As long as the pup has a full belly, pee and poos, kept warm and gains it should do OK.
If the pup is fussy or cries a lot then there is a problem.
Your best bet is to get the mom to care for and nurse her, if she doesn’t she will lose her milk.
And you will need to feed the pup every 2 hours for the first week and then every 2-3 hours for the next week. By the 3 week you should be able to go about 4 hours in between feedings and you may need to start trying to wean to a puppy gruel around 4 weeks.
I know every breeder does things different but this is what I do if I need to supplement or hand feed pups. |