[QUOTE=gemy;4414036]Bumped into a young man who just had a litter of puppies Fri evening - 2 were delivered by C section (1) pup did not make it, there are 4 remaining puppies. I am sorry I can't remember the 3 barrel breed name - the mother is about 30 lbs.
Yes he has been to his vet.
I have emailed my breeder friends to see if they can help him out. I have sent him the whelping pudding recipe, the home-made milk replacer, he had been using esibilac, I have sent him the fading puppy recipe.
He has been to the vets twice already, and has been using a syringe to supplement feed - which the vet gave him the what for for using huh? THe vet has no knowledge of pups this young it seems.
He has rotated on the teats, and yes each one appears to be giving milk.
All the puppies won't stay latched on?? Unless they hold them in position.
The pups are being kept warm, the mother is caring for them, they are peeing and small pooing regularely.
I mentioned the fenugreek to him to help stimulate milk production. This is not her first litter. Second litter I believe.
I am not sure of weight gain/loss at this point in time.
If puppy's start loosing weight he needs to start supplementing I would suggest tube feeding it's faster and the pups get more milk this way. The vet can teach especially if you suspect cleft pallet. Weigh the baby's 3-4 times a day with a food digital scale. My little girl gained so much weight with tube feeding. Her mom had a c section also.
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