Hi, I can't advise on Bitsy b/c My girl had something different it sounds like and she had to have a emergency C section anti bodics....
If you decide to use that milk mixture it's regular pet milk.
That mix is way cheaper as you have many feeding ahead of you and my puppies are 7 months old, healthy and happy. Tell your husband the nipples must say primie...they now come in stage 0 etc.... and 0 is not primie. It made ALL the difference. He can buy a 3 or 4 pack of the bottles with nipples for about 4 dollars. Tube feeding you can kill the puppies easy if you don't get the tube in the right place......I was too scared to try it. OH, 1 other thing I did when they would skip a feeding and not eat the next time is: I used a cow teat......Ask the vet or feed store for one, they are just plastic things that go on the end of a sringe.....about 2" long.....I would SLOWLY push a little milk in their mouth with that and let them swallow it....to the side of their mouth b/c if it gets in their lungs it will be very bad. I also kept one for enima's when they would not go poop by the third or fourth feeding and tummy was tight.......I had to use warm water mixed with a little dish soap....You try not to have to do that or feed like that, but you have to make sure they are eating and going to the bathroom. If it sound like milk is in their lungs....put their face between your fingers, tummy in your palm with your other hand hold the pup firmly so their head won't bob and swing the pup with its face towards the floor between your knees.......usually 2 swings and a couple pats were fine, just make sure the pup is secure before you
" sling" it.
Angie |