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Originally Posted by Laura Maybe she would let you come and hold her to eat, or as someone else said, tube feed into their stomach. My baby is having trouble, but I sit with him 4-5 times a day to make sure he is eating, mom gives him a lick and it takes 5 min for him to latch on again. It is tedious work. When the rest are eating, I make sure he sucks on, but his brothers and sisters are more than twice his size already, and he has 4 to fight with. My vet said she would show me how to tube feed if he did not continue to gain weight, but he is 5 oz, not quite as delicate as yours. Good luck, I am still praying for little faith. |
When I went over there today, that was one thing that I wanted to do. Just hold her on to her mother’s teat, but she felt that it would be to upsetting for the mom. Which I understood, but knew in time that could have been alleviated. However it was not just the mom, there were probably 25 or more dogs with and without pups that anytime I moved everyone would bark. I just could not allow my presence to upset the whole household. I held her only for a very brief moment because she lifted her little head and started, what I thought was suckling. If indeed she was suckling, then in my opinion she is more than viable!
If it was my litter, I would just camp out with them. Faith would be in my arms being cuddled and cued at, and the rest of the time held to her mother’s teat. I am not in a position to tell her what should be done, which makes me feel quite helpless!
I can only hope that she will not be upset with me for sharing this, as I did in a private message give her email address. They are breeders that post on this board. I am hoping that maybe they can suggest something other than prayer.
Sue