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Originally Posted by red98vett Awwww....  sorry you lost babies - how big was the litter ?
and ALL THE BEST TO THAT BABY BOY - I hope he starts doing better....Good luck ! |
She had a total of four boys and we lost two.
Guys I have such an awesome report on Scooter to give that I don't know where to start!! You wouldn't believe the change since yesterday! Ernie can't even believe it and he was here the whole time!!
I stayed up feeding him about every hour and a half and he was still only taking a few drops at a time when I laid down on the couch next to his little PICU (Puppy Intensive Care Unit) that I made him. I slept from about 2 to 4 this morning and wouldn't have woke up to feed him I am sure if my son Austin hadn't woke up crying right about then. So I checked on him and fed Scooter and this time Scooter tried to nurse!! I am using an eye dropper..one that had come a long time ago with baby medicine for one of my kids but we never used it...anyhow...he swallowed two half of a dropper fulls for me and had lapped most of it out himself. AND NOTHING CAME OUT HIS NOSE!!!!
Since he is slow with the eating (or rather since he was) and I had to potty and burp him, it was a quarter to 5 am before I actually went to my room and crawled in bed. I left a small light on for Scooter just incase I needed to run back out to him...that way I could see lol...I figured I would get up with the alarm at 6 am but I didn't!! I over slept and it was almost 8 this morning before I woke up! So I immediately ran out to Scooter worried that I may have set him back in all the progress I had made with him. My he was a hungry greedy little piggie this morning! He ate another two half a dropper fulls (equalling one full dropper), his belly is SHOWING that he is eating...meaning he isn't skinny after eating now...I can actually finally see his belly filling up and I can't even see his ribs now!! His skin is much better too! Going back to normal more now than it was yesterday.
He is crawling around and his strength is coming back at a super speed! He is trying to hold his head up now and not just laying on his side, but is actually laying on his belly and curling up to keep warm. Yesterday Ernie, his dad, and I really thought this little guy was a goner! It just goes to show you, there is power in prayer and power in numbers! I have been thanking God all morning for giving him the will power to fight for his little life and I promised him that as long as he fought I would fight with him! And he is no longer gasping for breath. OH and he DOES have a good suck...I noticed that when he started sucking on my pinky finger this morning as I didn't think he would have much suction with the cleft pallet? He is proving me wrong on so many things! And I am glad!
I have pictures from the first two days and I took a picture today. Once I get them loaded I will post them but I am not sure if you guys will be able to tell the difference.
Ernie wants me to call him Lucky, but I think Scooter is a blessed little puppy because so many people have been praying for him and that is what has pulled him through.
Thank you everyone!