Maybe she just looks thin because you are use to seeing her pregnant. Mine keep extra weight on all throughout nursing.
If the puppy cannot form a suction to nurse he could very well have a cleft in his palate. Look at the roof of his mouth with a flashlight and see if everything looks okay. Some are very obvious, but others even vets have trouble seeing. Do you know if the er vet checked for this?
When you hold the bottle upside down it should drip out in drops not a stream and always feed a baby in the natural nursing position on its tummy.
I would continue to "swing the baby" and suction both the baby's mouth and nose as long as the breathing doesn't sound clear. Fluid in the lung will lead to pneumonia. |