Julz, glad you daughter is better, hope the pups get better quick, too. Sounds like you got a little cold going around the family.
Lisa - I tried an eye dropper, bottle, and syringe. It would go in his mouth, but he shut his mouth and it came out. The vet said she could show me how to tube feed, I think sticking a tube in their stomach. I decided to hand feed with mommy as long as he could latch on. He was 4oz at birth, 4 oz at 3 days, 5 oz at 4 -5 days, I just kept weighing him every day to make sure he did not lose. On day 4 I spent several hours lying with him and his mother making him eat, making her be still. Get one of your kids to help if you have some a little older. Keep feeding mom a couple oftimes a day.
I think I would try to ignore the fleas a little longer. Maybe change their bed a couple of times a day, use towels, they launder easier. I think it is just safer to wait. I don't think the fleas will hurt them as much as the poison. |