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bjh · 06-17-2009, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by tammys

I have to do it the opposite way, b/c he really doesn't want the bottle. If I let him nurse first, he falls asleep and doesn't want the bottle. So I offer it to him, then I put him on mom, and he nurses some more.

Early this morning, I gave her a few oz. of replacement milk, and she did well, so a few hours later I made her some baby rice cereal with the formula. The a few hours after that I offered her some puppy food, and she has eaten everything I gave her. Yesterday at 4:30 or so he weighed 4.4 oz, and today around 11:00 a.m. he weighed 4.6 oz.

It seems to me that she is way to young to start giving her cereal and puppy food. I am not sure her digestive system will be able to handle it. My recommendation would be to get her to nurse as much as possible and then supplement with puppy formula.

tammys · 06-17-2009, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by bjh

It seems to me that she is way to young to start giving her cereal and puppy food. I am not sure her digestive system will be able to handle it. My recommendation would be to get her to nurse as much as possible and then supplement with puppy formula.

Oh, no, I am talking about the mom. It's the little boy who is so small. Yikes, that could be confusing! LOL

bjh · 06-17-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by tammys

Oh, no, I am talking about the mom. It's the little boy who is so small. Yikes, that could be confusing! LOL

That's good, you had me worried for a minute. lol

tammys · 06-17-2009, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by bjh

That's good, you had me worried for a minute. lol

LOL, yea, I bet.

tammys · 06-17-2009, 03:48 PM

Update:

The little boy went up from 4.4 oz. yesterday to 4. 8 today!

The little went up from 5.1 oz. to 5.9!

I think whatever we're doing is working!

tammys · 06-19-2009, 02:56 AM

Just an update:

I have been pushing fluids, and offering mama food whenever she looked at me! LOL Whatever we're doing, it's working:

I first posted this on Tuesday, and in about 53 hours, they had gone from:

Girl: 5.1 oz to 6.8 oz

Boy: 4.4 oz to 5.5 oz - this is the one wh o had not been gaining weight, and we were so worried about.

The vet has said they would like to see a daily increase of .3 oz - they have surely surpassed that!

luckylady · 06-19-2009, 04:21 AM

So glad to see that things are improving for you, the mama, and the babies! Slow and steady is a good thing!

I absolutely love the picture in your avatar. It is precious beyond words!

tammys · 06-19-2009, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by luckylady

So glad to see that things are improving for you, the mama, and the babies! Slow and steady is a good thing!

I absolutely love the picture in your avatar. It is precious beyond words!

Thank you. We took a similar picture last night to see how much they have grown.

Things are definitely improving. We still have a few issues, but the boy's weight was a major one, so it's good that we don't have to worry about that any more.

On another note: is your Lucky a Silky or a Yorkie?

06-19-2009, 04:21 AM	#22
luckylady Living My Yorkie Dream Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 6,114 Blog Entries: 6	So glad to see that things are improving for you, the mama, and the babies! Slow and steady is a good thing! I absolutely love the picture in your avatar. It is precious beyond words! __________________ Rose Lucky,Toby, Hannah,Camie, & Reggie Heartland Biewers and Yorkies

06-17-2009, 03:48 PM	#20
tammys YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 268	Update: The little boy went up from 4.4 oz. yesterday to 4. 8 today! The little went up from 5.1 oz. to 5.9! I think whatever we're doing is working!

06-19-2009, 02:56 AM	#21
tammys YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 268	Just an update: I have been pushing fluids, and offering mama food whenever she looked at me! LOL Whatever we're doing, it's working: I first posted this on Tuesday, and in about 53 hours, they had gone from: Girl: 5.1 oz to 6.8 oz Boy: 4.4 oz to 5.5 oz - this is the one wh o had not been gaining weight, and we were so worried about. The vet has said they would like to see a daily increase of .3 oz - they have surely surpassed that!