Why did my dog separate one of her puppies in her litter and keep it company by itself?
Dogs have been given acute senses that we simple humans could never attain.They can sense when something is wrong with a pup and so they take it upon themselves to push this pup out of the pack because they sense that this pup isn’t going to make it in life.They could be right but I’d take these pups to a veterinarian quickly and get his medical opinion about them before they are suffering from malnutrition .If he says that they have a shot at life then you’ll have to bottle feed them for quite a while .If they respond well and grow the mother may change her mind and accept them back into the pack of puppies .If not then they are yours till they are old enough to eat on their own.But don’t stand there do it right away A vet can give you much more guidance then anyone her can .They have seen it all too many times already and they have the connections to get you on the right path I wish and the pups Good Luck
I have 2 pet mice,last night my female mouse had babies..how or what do the babies eat? how are they fed?
I don't think that you have to feed them, I guess you would have to make sure that the mother is welled feed so, she can feed her babies.
Can u feed goats milk to new born puppies.At night and back to momas milk in day?
The problem with feeding them at night, is that Mom's milk supply will dwindle, and she may not be able to nurse them long..Just as when you reduce goats to one milking per day, their milk supply diminishes. . Here is the formula to make goats milk a complete food for a puppy. 1. 10 oz. of canned evaporated milk or goat's milk (not pasteurized cow's milk - this will cause scowers - dogs cannot drink normal cow's milk) Goats milk is by far the best to use. Wall Mart sells it. 2. 3 oz. sterilized water (baby water or boiled water) this is not needed if using goat's milk 3. 1 raw egg yolk 4. 1 cup of whole yogurt (avoid skim or fat free if at all possible) 5. 1/2 Tsp Karo Syrup or Corn Syrup (NOT HONEY !!!) Place ingredients in a blender and blend or use a wire whisk. Be careful to not over blend and create a milk shake full of bubbles. Keep cool and discard leftovers after 7 days. Warm formula to body temperature (dogs are around 101 degrees). Discard any un-used formula. This is a thick mixture - Enlarge the hole in the nipple for easy access for the pup. More tips here: http://leerburg.com/bottlefeeding.htm Or you can just feed Esbilac, which is available at any pet supply, Walmart or vet's office. Awwww..What a cute picture you added. I have raised MANY puppies on that formula, but I added a dropper of cod liver oil, and less yogurt. The problem you may face, though, is having to feed them both day and night, if the mother dries up. She also won't bond with and nurture them the same. It would be so much nicer if they could be with her indoors around the clock. I sleep on the floor with my arm around the mom dog, until the pups are two weeks old, and able to move out of her way. Any baby bottle should be fine, if they are sucking good. I use a Nuk nipple or a premie nipple for newborn pups. If they don't nurse well, you may need to use an eyedropper to get them going. They appear to be a medium breed, but for toy breeds, you would need a special pet nurser. ( available at Walmart)
Problems with one puppy in the litter!?!?!?
Our year and a half old dog just had an unexpected litter of 11 pups. The puppies are about 2 weeks old and we have noticed that one of the pups is different then the others. For starters, she is half the size of all the others, and very skinny. She is not skinny because she is malnourished. At first she was eating normally with all the other pups but a few days ago we realized she was very weak, too weak to actually latch on to the nipple. We started bottle feeding her using a powder that you mix with water called K-9 Puppy Gold. She has gotten a bit stronger, but hasn't gained any weight and still can't eat with the other puppies. She also looks different. I noticed yesterday that she has these things that look like pimples on her stomach, she also has two of those same sores on her legs and one that has just appeared on her face. We thought she may have a sort of birth defect but her symptoms are unidentifiable. Im very worried and I'd like an answer as to whats wrong with her. If you have ever dealt with something like this please give me your advice! Thank you so very much. P.S She is a pit bull boxer puppy and all her brothers and sisters look like boxers, but she has a more narrow face than the rest. She has also had a runny congested nose and loads of eye boogers.
What is the one life experience that made you mature significantly?
5 years ago, I went through a divorce as my wife ran away with her ex-boyfriend. I was devastated and looking for some companionship or happiness.As I was a teetotaler, I didn't have the confidence to ask women out in bars as I rarely visited them. Libraries were full of old women while I was still in late 20s.I started going to strip clubs which I had never done before. Somehow I had an idealistic view of marriage and relationships where I really agreed with “Till death do us apart" until my ex wife made me realize the brutal truth about human beings and life. However, the dark ambience of those places combined with a marketplace for flesh infested with desperate guys was never to my liking.So, I started hiring escorts. I was making pretty decent six figure salary in NYC. So, a thousand bucks a month was manageable for me. Mostly, they would come and get down straight to business. Sometimes, I tried to strike meaningful conversations with some of them but except for one nobody else was able to appreciate my thoughts.I still remember that woman. She was originally from Bulgaria and always offered to help me put on my socks even though I avoided that as I considered it demeaning to her as a human being. When I told her about my sad life and my self loathing thoughts, she told me the most important lesson in my life. She said: If you want others to like/love you, you should love yourself first. Positive people generate a positive vibe while negativity does the opposite.Honestly, I used to have a lot of meaningful conversations with her and I used to joke to her sometimes that we should live on an isolated island where I hunt for food while she manages our house in the jungle.Coming back to the point, she disappeared all of a sudden after 6 months but the lesson she taught me made me a better person.I managed to improve my health drastically, started socializing more and became more open about my shortcomings that I used to hide earlier. While Didn't remarry, I became a much more content person. Instead of spending money on carnal pleasures, I spend it on my own personal improvement.I sometimes wonder that perhaps there is a reason that many people like Buddha and Jesus had meaningful relationships with prostitutes. Probably those women have risen beyond the levels of temptation that still affects normal human beings and having met a diverse set of people can easily empathize with everyone equally.
Can newborn puppies stay outside?
We kept our puppys outside BUT... We have an enclosed "cat room" that is connected to our back porch and has a big yard and the porch is covered. We build a "box" in the corner of the room and it connected to the house (1 side was the house, the other was a wall, and the back was another wall. The Front was open so the air could circulate. We have a wall built to block the wind and elements.Also it had a roof The floor was wood, but we put down old towels to keep them warn and comfy. Also make sure you put something in the "doorway" so the puppies dont crawl out (BUT where the mom can get out); we used wood and then took the down when the puppies were old enough (like 6 weeks old) It wont let me upload the pic. but i kinda looked like a homemade dog box (for like traveling to hunt) except it was wooden and the front was open. It was about 4ft long X 2 1/2 ft deep X 3ft tall P.S. my dog had puppies and she was a Pit/lab mixand had 12 puppies so she needed alot of room to be comfy. (she is now fixed!) All of our puppies were healthy and went to good homes. We live in the country so we dont have alot of flea/tick isses (plus our dogs all get flea and tick baths regularly and wear flea collars) We have used this also as a nursery when we bred goats.
Can you touch newborn puppies?
If the mother dog doesn’t mind, sure. If she does mind, that would be unkind, unless there is an important reason for you to touch the puppies.I supervise newborn litters very, very carefully and handle the puppies all the time. My mother dogs don’t mind a bit. If the puppies are yours, then you need to be able to touch them. You might need to supplement the mother’s milk, so you might pick them up to feed them. You might need to shuffle the weaker puppies toward the more productive breasts (the ones at the rear). You might need to move a puppy from a cooler spot in the whelping box to a warmer spot. You may need to move them out of the way so you can check the mother is not developing mastitis. There are an infinite number of reasons where the breeder might need to touch the puppies. This doesn’t hurt them at all.Most Cavalier mothers trust people and don’t mind strangers touching their puppies. But I have known one who hated having strangers near her newborn puppies. If there is no reason to touch the puppies and she doesn’t like it, it’s best to respect the mother dog’s wishes and wait till the puppies are older. She should be much more relaxed about it in a few weeks, and the puppies will be much, much cuter by then.Newborn puppies are susceptible to various diseases that are quite common and harmless to adult dogs. If you are visiting the puppies and you are not the breeder, then before you touch newborn puppies, thoroughly wash your hands with soap, especially if you have a dog of your own. And take off your shoes before you enter the room with the puppies. Just to be sure.
My mom fed my newborn puppies cows milk?
She died because your mother is a backyard breeder and didn't take proper care of the dog. Probably a uterine infection left untreated, which was a painful and horrible way for a dog to die. Cow's milk doesn't have the nutrients that the pups needs. Your mother is obviously completely clueless about these pups. They need puppy milk replacer, which can be found at petsmart, petco, and my local supermarket even carries it now. Between feedings, she needs to call a lab rescue group in her area and release ALL the puppies to them immediately. Since your mother is so irresponsible and clueless, if the pups are left in her hands, they are going to die. Puppy milk at Petsmart http://www.petsmart.com/search/index.jsp... Caring for orphaned puppies: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?... Lab rescue: http://thelabradorclub.com/subpages/sear... http://www.petfinder.com for other rescue groups. If she can't find a rescue to take the pups, then she needs to use the lab breeder list to see if a responsible breeder will take them and foster them for rescue. She needs to get on the phone TODAY. Best thing she could do would bring to pick up the litter, bring the whole group to the vet and leave them there. Then she starts calling rescue groups to come get the pups.
Why does my dog, who just gave birth, keep on moving one puppy away from the others?
Nature can be a cruel place… if a puppy isn’t strong enough to fight for a teat, or the mother doesn’t think it will survive and is taking valuable “resources” from the healthier or stronger puppies, she will reject it, and it will die unless someone takes it and bottle feeds it a puppy formula, so it can get stronger and thrive.My little girl was clearly run off from the litter - our 2 big dogs found her wandering in the desert, and she wasn’t even 6 weeks old. It’s a wonder she wasn’t eaten by a coyote or hawk… but she is spunky, and I think she was looking for help!She has a lower jaw that is only 2/3 as long at it should be, and her teeth are misaligned, so it was hard for her to eat - but she persisted, and found her own method.She had a large umbilical hernia, so part of her intestines were pushing out, which would have eventually killed her, without surgery.Both of her kneecaps are detached, so she had a hard time walking correctly, but with supplements and plenty of activity, she has become a little athlete!If she hadn’t come looking for our dogs, and submitted to them when they “examined” her and let my husband know something needed his help, she would surely have died. But she’s smart, and has grown into an intelligent, funny, personable dog.When I was a kid, I had a book about a runt puppy, that a man took home because the farmer was going to kill it. The man raised that puppy with love and kindness and good food, and the dog grew into a beautiful and smart dog, who he decided to try to show, just for the heck of it - he knew there was no chance the dog would win, or so he thought.That dog became a champion of his breed. Great story - and true! I know several people who brought home runts or other “rejects” as pets, and without expecting much, decided to try obedience competitions, agility trials, breed shows … and many of those dogs out-performed their expectations.