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Originally Posted by whispersmom2 Oh, Lord, I am so sorry to read this news. You must be grieving beyond words. I am happy you have decided to keep a puppy.
I have some advice though. Make sure the puppies get some BeneBac or acidophilus as their little GI tracts are having to digest foreign materials. The other thing is to have your vet show you how to tube feed in case you notice one or two babies are faltering a bit and are not drinking from the bottle as well as they shoud. Tube-feeding has saved many babies in such cases and although it looks scary, it really is not after you are shown how to do it and then demonstrated back to the instructor that you can do it.. You can feed faster and it allows less time between feeding to burp each baby.
We are all here for you and our prayers are with you and the wee ones and all who are responsible for their care..
Oh, and don't forget to change those wee diapers...Just kidding.. |
Thank you so much for the advise. I've bottle fed before supplementing smallest newborns and Bo from the time he was 2 weeks old and he never did nurse after that. But, not five at a time. I'm sleeping on the couch, setting my cell phone to ring during the night. Besides that, their little squeaking wakes me up so I know they are getting hungry. Last night I put Sissy in with them for comfort. She nestled right in and actually started to growl at the other dogs, as if those were HER babies. My eyeballs feel like they're going to pop out of my head.
Wee diapers? What a great idea..........where can I find them??????? hehehe