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1. Check puppies temperature. Healthy pup should be 96 and 97 degrees F (35.5 and 36 C ) - if they are below make sure they go on the heating pad.
Take care not to overheat the puppy or warm it too quickly; this can be fatal in a weak puppy. If the puppy is to cold do not feed. their digestive system shuts of and this will be fatal to the pup.

2. Check puppies suckling reflex by inserting your finger in their mouths - puppies that seem weak and unable to suckle and or have milk come out their noses as they nurse - check for cleft palate. ( some healthy puppies overeat and have milk come out of their noses so do not stress over that)

If you notice cleft palate ( opening at the roof of the mouth) make a decision to euthanize a pup or to save the pup) Saving a pup means feeding your puppy with bottle or syringe every 1-2 hours in first week of like 2-4 hours until a pup is 4 weeks when they can learn to eat dry food and water. Cleft puppies cannot eat canned or mushy food. Click here to learn more about cleft palate : http://hennwood.tripod.com/cleft_pup_info.htm

3. Hydration - check if puppy is well hydrated by pressing skin between your fingers. If the skin stays in the position after you let go of your fingers or is slow to go back to place puppy is dehydrated. You need to give fluids under the skin. Get your vet to show you how to do it.

4. Take puppies weight for first few days - healthy pups should be gaining weight.

5. Bottle feeding.
Do not use powdered formula from the vet it is not good and puppy will not get adequate amount of calories.
This is a formula that I found on Leerburg’s site and I use and recommend:

# 10 oz. (300ml) 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.

# 3 oz. (90ml)sterilized water (baby water or boiled water) this is not needed if using goat’s milk

# 1 raw egg yolk

# 1 cup of whole yogurt (avoid skim or fat free if at all possible)

# 1/2 Tsp Karo Syrup or Corn Syrup (NOT HONEY !!!)

You can keep it for 7 days in the fridge. Discard any unused formula do not keep in the bottle for longer the couple hours.

Make sure the formula is warm dogs are 101 degrees, do not feed cold formula to the puppies. Use baby bottles. Make larger hole in the nipple so when you turn the bottle up side down the milk will slowly drip out of it.
Feed often and in small amounts. Burp a pup after feeding by holding it upright on your shoulder and gently tapping on its back.

6. Make a puppy eliminate after you feed by gently massaging it’s belly and rectal area with a warm,wet towel. If a puppy fails to eliminate for a long time and you suspect constipation do an enema with warm water. You can use 4-5 cc’s in the small syringe. Then massage the belly.

7. Make sure that the room temperature is high and that it is not to dry you may use humidifier to make it easier for a pup to breathe.

8. Hypoglycemia can develop in puppies that are not nursing frequently. The sign is that the puppy is weak and depressed. Without treatment it can develop muscle twitches or seizures. You can place a drop of caro or corn syrup on tongue

9. If you hear that puppy have problems breathing or it is sneezing you need to give antibiotics - clavamox is the most popular one.
If you need to take the pup to the vet make sure you transport it in the box with heating pads. If the temperature drops it can be fatal for a young pup. They cannot regulate their temperature on their own.

Hi Guys:
A 9 month update on T-Bone; first I am still planning on showing him with you at the Sportsmans Show in Toronto so keep me updated!
T-Bone continues to be an integral part of our family! My son and I are very happy we walked away from Linda’s place 7 months ago with the little chunky 20 lb puppy. He is now 95lb’s and as you can see from the pictures he is alert, agile, and fit with plenty of ways to be amused from learning to play chess to chasing remote control trucks!
T-Bone is socialized around the neighborhood and every week has a playdate with his litter-brother Gator and ‘cousin’ Callie. T-Bone has playmates of all different sizes from Yorkies to Great Danes and plays well with all of them. Even at 9 months he has little tolerance for aggressive dogs and will assert himself accordingly thus it is best for him to play with other confident well socailzed dogs!
He is an awesome dog that continues to make us smile everyday and happy to see his face at the front door when we come home.
take care and happy holidays!
Euan and Calum

Merry CHRISTMAS