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Originally Posted by Laura Thanks Julz, I haven't been making her wear her collar, she's been through and isn't going anywhere right now. She is tired and very thin. I am feeding her goats milk, cottage cheese, puppy food (wet and dry), and nutrical. I doubled her up yesterday cause she looks so thin, but it just caused her to have diarrhea. ugh! I am thinking of supplementing the puppies as soon as they can drink from a dropper - What do you think?
I have to say, I am more comfortable getting a few opinions here than to check with my vet. I loved my breeder, but I hate to bother him, he is very busy. |
Hi Laura, I would leave this one up to the vet. You can make a mistake trying to help supplement the puppies and that would make you feel terrible if they got a bellyache. I read in the book that orphaned puppies actually need burbed. I honesly would ask your vet. I know there are some home remedies (milk replacement + egg yolks), but I would try and get your female to eat more first. Offer her meat and cheese in addition to what you are doing. The cottage cheese you are giving her should help "bind" her from the runs. Make sure she is drinking plenty of water. Here is a neat little trick I do to get Tiah to eat if she isn't real interested......I put my other dog in the back yard and put food in his dish. Tiah can't help but want to eat it out of his dish no matter what it is. I can't imagine giving my dog raw liver, but they do say to give small bits of it to the mother. You can also boil chicken for her. I fry an egg and mix it with Tiah's food for extra protien (no salt or butter). Today I took a piece of cheese to the living room and pretened I was going to eat it. Up on the couch and around to my sholder she came, hoping for a nibble. The whole thing was for her, she just didn't know it! LOL