Op, PLEASE I beg you, take it from me. I had a little one. They need extra care. Take the pup back to the vet and ask them for a nutritional supplement. It's wet food super rich in calories and nutrients. At that young age all the organs are STILL developing. And if the diet is poor they will not develop correctly. This is just setting that dog up to develop problems as it grows, and heartbreak for everyone involved.
My little one was NOT the runt of her litter. She just had problems developing as time went on. I gave karo syrup just to buy me some time to follow up with PROPER nutrition and a trip to the vet. It's not a fix-it-all syrup. It didn't save my dog's life. Sure, the karo syrup bought me time to drive hysterically to the ER vet at 2am, but even after emergency fluids and glucose dripping into her system, the damage was done. She still died, from a severe hypoglycemia episode. When their blood sugar is low they can go into a coma. Their brain is starved of oxygen. This is what happened to Rosie. She had genetic diseases that were worsened when her brain suffered during that low blood sugar attack.
If you're not prepared to get up in the middle of the night to check on that puppy, you should consider the consequences. It could die in the night. You say it didn't cry at all...at a low blood glucose state, they may be TOO WEAK TO EVEN CRY OUT. Consider that. Don't just assume the pup is fine. Lift its lips up and check the color of the gums. If they are pale you need to syringe water into the mouth and force it to eat. Real food. Not yogurt. I did all I could to save my dog and it wasn't good enough. It still haunts me. You are setting yourself up for heartbreak with the way things are going right now. I'm praying for this puppy. My fiancés family lives in Nederland (very very close by) and I am currently there in town for the holidays. if you need help please let me know. I just want to help the puppy. |