[Julia Howard]

At some point we all loose puppies if we continue breeding. I can understand your not thinking you want to breed again. It is not for the faint of heart. I think you did all you could for the little one and that is going to happen. In spite of everything you do, you will not be able to save all of them and you shouldnt expect to. Sometimes there are reasons for loosing them that we cannot see. At that age there could have been a lot of problems internally and you wouldnt know it. We all just have to perfect our techniques and continue learning. I actually lost an entire litter that was born too early.
That happens too. One litter was born too early because Mom decided to eat
a piece of vinyl tablecloth off the picnic table and we didnt know it until the pups were born and the vet did surgery to remove the wad of vinyl. Also, lost an entire litter of "water puppies". That was my first experience with water puppies even though at that time I had bred for years. You will continue to learn if you breed long enough. Take care and just know that you did your best. Even vets have a hard time saving one this young.