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virtualgirl · 03-24-2013, 11:36 AM

Hi All!

So my pretty Bella gave birth to six beautiful puppies last night. I haven't been able to sleep much because the runt (female 66g miracle puppy) is not nipple feeding so I have been feeding her formula every other hour. And last night one of the smaller males was SCREAMING. I finally figured out that covering the den they are in helped (there was tiny bit of air flow in the room). I set the house to 75 degrees and inside the den I put the heat pack underneath the blanket on high. I know the typical whelping areas need to be between 80-85 degrees.

I also found that the puppies like to have the option to go underneath a small fleece blanket. However, I only have this during the day but any thoughts on this having them able to do this throughout the night too? It worries me.

If you have any tips on newborn cries or why this happens and also tips on how to make sure that miracle puppy lives. Please please let me know. THANK YOU!

03-24-2013, 11:36 AM	#1
virtualgirl Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: USA Posts: 13	Newborn Puppy Cries Hi All! So my pretty Bella gave birth to six beautiful puppies last night. I haven't been able to sleep much because the runt (female 66g miracle puppy) is not nipple feeding so I have been feeding her formula every other hour. And last night one of the smaller males was SCREAMING. I finally figured out that covering the den they are in helped (there was tiny bit of air flow in the room). I set the house to 75 degrees and inside the den I put the heat pack underneath the blanket on high. I know the typical whelping areas need to be between 80-85 degrees. I also found that the puppies like to have the option to go underneath a small fleece blanket. However, I only have this during the day but any thoughts on this having them able to do this throughout the night too? It worries me. If you have any tips on newborn cries or why this happens and also tips on how to make sure that miracle puppy lives. Please please let me know. THANK YOU!