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Originally Posted by Yorkiesrtoocute  My mentor gave me a homemade recipe: ingredients- evaporated milk, equal parts of water, egg yolk, pet nutri vitamins, plain yogurt. The reson I am tube feeding my mentor said it is best for air gas that might get in baby and sometimes the milk can get into lungs. Being up all night every two hours I have the tube feeding down pack. Mom dosent have milk but is eating like crazy just minutes from getting home from surgery. I gave her puppy food mix. Even the formula the baby is eating. She ate it all. I also started her on 1 capsule of fenugreek a day. Plus she is taking a antibiotic I'm guessing because of the surgery. I'm trying really hard to latch the baby but it takes me a while once she latches on mom go ballistic on me thanks for your help. |
Congratulations on tube feeding!!! I am a huge advocate of tube feeding, unless the newborn practically grabs that bottle out of your hands to suck on it! The incident of aspiration is greatly reduced with tube feeding, and you have complete control over exactly how much you are giving and know your calories delivered with each feeding. Good for you! Tube feeding is precise, and quick! When you have an entire litter of babies to feed, every two hours, you are just getting finished with the last pup and it is time to start all over again! Just make sure your feeding is warmed, and I always hold my newborn in a dry washcloth that has tumbled in the dryer until it it warm.....hold puppy on its tummy down, like it is nursing from momma position......helps with their digestion! Keep up the good work! You sound like you are doing well with momma too! Just keep working with her.....chances are, she will eventually come around and baby will be ready for her!