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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  And I am thinking about this that you said.....
"........I definitely think that I might have over fefeedings I was feeding about a quarter of a spoon of soft food every 2 hours......".
That is NOT too much food for a healthy, thriving baby!!! Unless you are using a soup spoon! That baby should be easily digesting 1/4 of a teaspoon, even 1/4 tablespoon, every 2 hours.....that is just a dab of food! I have had tiny 16 week old babies eat 1cc/per 1oz body weight on several occasions....a 1 pound baby would/should easily be able to tolerate 10-16cc of baby food or puppy mush, every 6 hours, which is a lot larger amount than you are giving this 1 lb baby....you are giving much smaller amounts at more frequent intervals, which is great for this tiny baby.... and in addition, you are having to give this baby water by syringe????!!!! You need to get a hold of that breeder for help before you loose this enfant!!!! This is way too much for you to address all alone!!! |
I wholeheartedly agree! what a 1lb baby placed with an inexperience owner - gawd help me.
My Razzman was placed at 12wks but weighed 2 and a bit pounds. Even still my breeder called me the next morning around 11am or so - upset that I had not contacted her about how Razzle did overnight. I was a tad taken aback as I am a very experienced dog owner - but was quite a bit shocked about how small a Yorkie puppy is. He ate like a truck driver that night -met the rest of our pack and did very well. No whining or crying overnight - he slept in our bedroom with our pack of course in a crate for his safety. I apologized to my breeder and said he has had 2 walks this morn and 2 feedings and eats like a trooper - drinking well too. Our pack has accepted him and he already feels quite at home here. His vet check up was already prebooked for the next day. I had never owned a Yorkie before and my exposure to them was basically adult Yorkies with us in obedience training. My breeder had gone over how much to feed him at each interval and how she wanted a small saucer as that was what he was used to eating from I guess She sent me home with food toys and a pack blankie for him :-) I can not tell you how both hubby and I were so scared to have something so small in our home. 2lbs is basically what a 3wk old BRT weighs! Which is fine when you are raising the breed you raise - but gosh a little concerning when you have this wee thing in your large dog home....
I guess my point is unless and until you own a toy breed you do not really understand how vulnerable they can be when young!
BTW my boy had already been tested for Liver shunt prior to placement but nevertheless on my vet visit I did a full bloodpanel work up including BATS which is bile acid testing.