Need help in bottle feeding schedule and how much? I have offered to take in two two weeks Yorkie puppies and maybe 4 and I need some help in knowing a few things, have bottle feed before but its been many many years ago. Mickey My male Yorkies breeder is taking care of her neighbors litter of 4 Yorkies, They let the momma out to potty and someone took her, they now have 4 babies that need bottle feed. they are about two weeks old. The breeder was caring for all 4 but being such a busy person she had to return two of them and the lady who owns them is a school teacher, she has been taking them with her to school so that she can feed them. I have offered to take the two she has and if all goes well maybe taking all 4 of them. That being said I need to know every thing there is to caring for them. I know they need feed every 2-3 hours and they need to stay warm, I have a heating pad I can put under their box for warmth and know to keep it on low. I know I need to depoop and pee them , useing a warm wet cloth or cotton swab. what I dont know is at being about two weeks of age how much they need to eat at each feeding and how often do I get them to go potty? after each feeding but how about between feedings? and any thing else that you can think of that I will need to do. |
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Here is the schedule I use for feeding an orphan puppy or supplementing a puppy!..I hope this helps you out!...Very nice of you to help out! ~Laura Weight of pup..... amt to feed per feeding.............feed every -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-7 oz pup.........1cc per oz of wt......................... 3 hours 8 oz pup............12 cc........................................ 4 hours 10 oz pup...........15cc................................ .........4 hours 12oz..................18cc........................ .................5 hours 14 oz.................21cc........................... ..............5hours 16oz..................24cc........................ .................5hours 20oz..................30cc or (1oz).............................5hours 24 oz.................36cc. or (1 1/3oz).......................5hours 28oz...................52cc or (1 3/4oz).......................6hours 32oz...................60cc or (2 oz.)...........................6hours 36oz...................68cc or (2 1/4oz)........................6hours 40 oz..................75cc or (2 1/2oz)........................6hours 48 oz..................90cc or (3 oz)............................6 hours You must weigh your puppies! Use a good scale that measures ounces like a postal scale or baby scale. I find the digital scales to work nicely... In the first 24 hours your pups should either gain a little or stay close to body weight. Each day your pups should show a slow weight gain of 1/2 to 1 oz. If a pup is not gaining within these guidelines then you need to decide to supplement, say morning and evening feedings for a day or two until it gains according to schedule. If they are still lagging behind then step it up to with a third feeding... The goal is for the puppy to feed from its mother to stimulate milk production ,then be able to eliminate the supplemental feedings. However a smaller or weak puppy or a larger than average litter will likely require supplementing to catch up. Occasionally you may need to step in and feed full time. Mothers milk should be checked to make sure there are no infections causing the problems. Caution: DON'T FEED A CHILLED PUPPY!!!!!! You must warm a puppy back to normal, I stick them down in my shirt so they warm gradually...You can also put warmed towels from your dryer in the whelping box to help keep them warm and prehaps give it some warmed fluids (pedialyte or water with a tiny bit of karo syrup) by mouth. A chilled puppy will not feed well or digest well. I use the Playtex nursers with a slow flow nipple or a premie nipple. I have found these to work perfectly. It looks rather large for a puppies mouth but remember they have to wrap their tongues around that nipple to get the milk...It takes a little coaxing but it will work! Don't forget to potty puppies before and after each feeding and to burp them half way through feeding! |
58 views and only 1 reply wow. Thanks for your help and info hun. I printed it out. |
I can't help out. I just wanted to say good luck and your wonderful to do this. I also printed out her wonderful info for my file. Prayers comming your way! |
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I think it is wonderful that you are willing to help her out! SO nice to see people pulling together! The info above is exactly what I use...but that is my mom and breeding partner LOL...wishing you all the best! |
I would not have known what to tell you either, but I am glad I looked at this thread. That feeding schedule is a handy thing to have on hand and I too copied and saved it for my records. Thank you Laura (gardenyorkies) for putting it on here. I read the earlier thread about the missing mommy....that is so sad:( YorkieShadow, you are awesome to help with these orphaned puppies. I wish you great success and will say some prayers for these babies and for their mama. |
You are all very welcome!..We are always happy to share and willing to help!...I hope these babies do well and their mom is returned soon! |
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This is a 5 year old post....still contains some good information.... |
kind of glad I didn't find this site until after Niko was a 6-7 weeks old. It would have scared me to death. I now realize how lucky I was. He came t me at 6 days. Luckily I had the help of a few good breeders, even if it was by phone. |
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