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Originally Posted by Lacy's Mom It's not uncommon for C-sections to reject the babies. You will have to hold her and pet her while they nurse. Also though it means you need to watch Mom even closer in case something else is going on.
I may be mean, but I don't routinely just put down babies, as long as they are willing to fight for their life than I am too. The majority of vets will recommend putting down cleft palates, but there are a couple on here that the owners have raised and definitely are worth the effort in my opinion. I think that "toughness" comes when you breed a lot of dogs and there is always a next litter to move on to. I also breed parrots and I am a lot more "calloused" with them, but wasn't when I first started out and only a few were born, but now I handraise so many I seem to have that attitude with them, unfortunately. It is true though that most with respiratory difficulties don't survive the first 24 to 48 hours. |
now I am sorry but that was uncalled for....imagine a puppy (24-48 hour old) struggling to breath, gasping, throw up blood and go into full on body convolutions fighting for the final breath...you may want to re-think why I said
SOMETIMES it is more humane!