The risk for aspiration into the lungs is about 3x's greater when feeding with a dropper or even bottle feeding puppies that are too weak to suck. That is the excuse all vets give....they do not want to assume the responsibility of teaching how to tube feed a new born puppy to a novice....if only people would actually do research on how to tube feed a puppy, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of tube feeding compared to bottle feeding and feeding with a dropper.....a pup with a compromised gag reflex will almost certainly aspirate with these other methods....
Last edited by Yorkiemom1; 03-31-2014 at 10:15 AM.
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