need help mother wont let puppies drink

[willowrest]

please help molly had her puppies to day after giving her as much time as was safe the vet gave her a c section she had 2 puppies 4 ozs and 6 ozs the problem now is molly dosent want any thing to do with them she jumps away from them the vet tried serveral times and she wouldent let them thought when i got them home and got her realaxed she would let them but no she was sectioned down the front of her tummy and is sore dont know if i have them to warm have a covered hoy water bottle in with them dont know am i giving them enough it came down one of there noses thought i had him chocked there so tiny other wise healthy but they need there mom im so worried about them i dont think they will survive is there anything i can do to make her want them how long before her milk would dry one of them had a runny poo to nite feeding them on formual from the vets please please help what do you breaders do with this problem

[chattiesmom]

I have never had this problem, but I do know that it is critical that the pups get that first mother's milk. Have you tried laying down with mom - maybe on your bed, and massaging her and sneak the pups up to her tits? If you have a helper I would kinda sorta gently keep her laying down and have the helper scootch the pups into position.

I hope that someone with experience of this kind will see your plea for help and jump in.

[Ladyhawk]

You may need an assistant to help you out. You have to gently hold mom down and assist the pups in nursing. The release of milk will cause hormone let down which will help with maturnal feelings. Just a little bit of nursing so that the pups can get colostrum will be very beneficial to them. Praise mom while they nurse and encourage her to lick and nuzzle them as you hold them to her face afterwards. Good Luck.

[Susan123]

hold her down like said to help puppies to nurse. If puppies do not get much milk, you could take them to a vet to learn to tube feed. It'll be safer than the bottle, especially if they're getting too much. They can get pneumonia and die rather quickly. They'll go down fast if they're not getting enough milk. They'll get weak and not being able to suck.

[HillbillyBelle]

You might be amazed at how many mothers have problems receiving their newborns when they have a c-section. Usually, mom hurts and these "things" poke her and push on her and suck. I would suggest, that if you absolutely cannot get her to accept the babies, to try milking her and giving the colustrum to all the puppies. You can tube feed but they are large enough to suckle from a bottle. If the formula comes back out their nose, the hole in the nipple is too big and too much milk runs out. Make a smaller hole in a new nipple.
Does she lick on them to potty them? You can try putting a little nutristat or nutrical on the babies to get her to lick that off of them..They can bond that way.
I have been mentoring 2 breeders this week who have had the same problems and so far, we have managed to save puppies and the last mom is recovering nicely.
I have put e-mail and phone number in a PM to you if you need me. I might be able to offer some fresh suggestions you haven't tried.
Best of luck!!!

[jeanietoo]

I had one c-section and the mom absolutey would not accept the puppy. I had to tube him for the first 2 weeks as he wouldn't take a bottle and the dropper was much too slow for me with all the other dogs to care for. He never got any colustrom for mom either. He is 9 years old now and doning just fine. Sometimes if you work with mom you can get her to accept the pups but I tried everything and nothing worked. She was a first time mom and I had her spayed afterwards as this was a full time job for me and I had enough of that.

[Wrenee4]

Sometimes it takes longer for the mother to accept puppies after a csection. They don't know what they are and they don't feel well. It's best to get those puppies on her for at least the first couple of days. Hold her and tell her how good she is - try to be very positive with her. Really try to get her to clean the puppies too. This all will help kick her in hormones. Our vet gets the puppies suckling right as our girl was waking up to help the hormones kick in.

[willowrest]

a big thank you to everyone who gave me your advice i have benn holding her down now and at least she is letting them drink she was verry sore last nite but seems a bit better to day she is not eating much i have tried all her favorite things she is just not interisted poor baby the father of the puppies is afraid of them to and my other yorkie ben keeps hiding under the bedand the 3 of them look at me as if to say why did you get them they are all mixed up and dont realise there not mine but belong to them crazy house at the moment every one confusedpoor babys i love them all so much mom herself lost a lot of weight i do hope her babys survive after all her trouble mom wont be having any more pups i just want her healthy againn thanks againn to everyone your advice means a lot

[Wrenee4]

Did they give her any pain meds? Some vets are against it although ours will give it at a very low dosage. I think that it helps!

[willowrest]

ya she had pain killer it would have worn off about last nite the vet said if she is still sore she will give it tomorrow but you are right they dont like to give to much of it but if it makes her more comfortable