angelandthefairies

Great advice. You have to keep him interested. The warmth from mum will also benefit him. Good luck tonight. ty so much puglodge

ty so much k9angel, i wont give up but will listern to the vet, my others are shinning and happy as larry, their is so proud, she sits like a queen in her box, shes always so happy to be in there lol but after this i think i will call it a day, mals are the most beautiful dogs around, i love my two to death,

alaskan malamutes brillant loving part of my family lol

yes hes in a box with a heat lamp but iam taking him in the morning to the vets and take it from there ty so much for all your help we just didnt expect this the ultrasound showed all were alive and well Things can go wrong during whelping, I think most breeders start to relax when the pups are around 3-4 weeks old - it's just part of breeding. I have only had 4 litters, only 1 litter was without any issues at all and I really enjoyed that one. However the other 3 were em c sections, pup stuck in birth canal, uterine inertia (x2) including a premature litter (3 out of 8 survived), pups died at birth, had pups pts at 7 1/2 weeks and 3 weeks old as well as the aspiration pneumonia mentioned earlier. Breeding sucks at times, it really does. When everything goes well it is absolutely wonderful. I totally agree. You can be 110% prepared but anything can happen.We have also had puppies stuck, emerg. c-sections, eclampsia & stillbirths. Breeding is definitely hard work emotionally & physically. We had 7 puppies born in January during the long hot days. I would get up every 10 - 15 mins throughout the night just to make sure they all got their fair share of milk (especially with the heat). I loved this litter as even though I was sleep deprived for a very short time, we had 7 beautiful healthy puppies with no complications. All litters should be this easy. Kerry my other 2 litters were great, i had not one prob, but this time, i think ive been lucky until now, after this i dont think i will breed her again, its too scary and it does hurt, i tried listerning other people instead of following my own instincts, i regrett it now, and will see what the vet says in the morning and do what he suggest, shes a brillant mother, and lets me b there through it all, shes just a gem, but not again.....ty all for your help

yes hes in a box with a heat lamp but iam taking him in the morning to the vets and take it from there ty so much for all your help we just didnt expect this the ultrasound showed all were alive and well

no the puppy nots gasping for air at all, i would rush him to aniaml hospital if that happened, It was a genuine Q, not trying to offend. I would not be giving up on this pup yet then. Good luck. i dont want to eithr, thats what makes this so hard, we will see what the vet says in the morning i have my fingers crossed, i never lost a pup before and that makes it really hard and sad ty so much

yes i agree, i just spoke with him, he'll be taking him in the morning. I think tube feeding is worth a try, this is my first litter with a sick pup. its all just new to me i panic ty for your help So your vet comes to you and will be taking the pup with him - to do what and how long will the pup be gone for? Do you mean this is your first litter of pups or this is your first sick pup but had other litters? If the pup has aspiration pneumonia, his chances are slim. I lost a Rottweiler pup from aspiration pneumonia 3 yrs ago - it was really awful what that poor little pup went through, we tried for almost a week before I asked the vet to pts - she was opened up to confirm what we thought, just wish I had her pts sooner. We somehow saved a Pug pup from AP. It took almost 2 weeks of constant care and help from a wonderful vet and a massive vet bill but he is now 14 months old and in perfect health. Thinking back I have no idea how we managed it - I would not be willing to put another pup (or myself) through that again. Tubing is safe if done properly, but you would be better off using a small premature baby bottle and nipple than a syringe. The milk may not be good enough either, we will all say that we have had better success with different brands of milk and my personal favorite is the Leerburg Formula. Good Luck. the vet came when the puppies were born on monday arvo, but in the we will go to him, my first litter with a sick puppy, ty for your help, i will go to the vet in the morning and take it from there.

no the puppy nots gasping for air at all, i would rush him to aniaml hospital if that happened,

the vet didnt want to i did, its my fault, everyone suggested it to me and i asked my vet, i never had a small sick pup before, i hadnt even read up on it, everything was fine through the pregancy, my girl hit our tiles hard from the daybed to the floor in the lounge room two days before she went into labour, the vet said this could something to do with the pup, everything was fine when he checked her and told us 8 puppies, we feed every 2 hrs, 10 mls, thats what he said to do, hes not dehydrated, yes the palate he said is fine, hes weight is 500g today, he has put on weight, i think iam really nervous as i never had a sick pupppy, and not sure what to expect, he just seemed cold to me, i think iam panicking but i ve spoke with my vet and am taking him in the morning, iam gonna leave it up to him, its hard

he knows me and knows i want to try really hard first, its more my fault then his, i wanted to try the syringe first, and he said thats fine, no he moves around then curls up, the vet hes weak and if we want to give it our best shot he would help, but he wanted to put him down, but i wanted to give it a try andhelp, we are going in the morning, and i will leave it up to him, if he says to put him down i will but if he says we can try the tube we will, i really didnt want to just give up, but now i will do what my vet says, it just hurts, weve never lost a pup before and its so sad, yes the palate is fine, hes just really small for a mal, hes 500 grams

As a breeder of 17 years standing, I'm afraid I agree with this 100% - let this little guy go. i spoke with the vet he said we can give a tube a try but he preferr to put him down, its so sad, ive never lost a pup before, i just wanted to do anything i could to help, but i have to listern to my vet,

yes i agree, i just spoke with him, he'll be taking him in the morning. I think tube feeding is worth a try, this is my first litter with a sick pup. its all just new to me i panic ty for your help

as i mentioned before hes a mal short for alaskan malumute, the birth was great the other 7 puppies are great too, the vet said to try to syringe before we try the tube, he wants to do that as a last resort, i trust what he says, i dont have a mentor, yes we are keeping him warm we have a thermonetor with him, lazy as hes not as active as the others, i know hes just be born, i know they dont do much just eat sleep, but they do crawl around as well especially when the mum moves around iam not silly u know, iam just asking for advice to help with me, yes my vet has been here i am following his instructions he has checked all pups and mum, iam just nervous as i have never had to hand feed a pup before and iam just asking for adv ice to make sure iam doing the right thing,

yes he did when we got the milk he fed really well and through the nite even this morning hes stomach soft i just really worried because since we brought him in hes just really quiet and very lazy i mean lazy hes been since birth unless he crawls away from his mom he just seems really weak am i rushing it????? the vet said hes chances are not good but i really want to try

hi, not sure if this is the right section to ask, my girl had 8 puppies on monday 1 and the first she ever had was stillborn my daughter and i worked on him and he brought up a heap of fluid and was fine from that the mum has been great but he wont latch on to her teat at all i rang my vet and he said to hand feed him i went and got the milk and feed him the mum then licks him so the first day was fine now i know this sounds really weird but he walks away from the litter he wont stay among them my girl brings him back but he makes his way back to on his own the vet said we have to hand raise him away from his mum now today is a different story i have read and read about this as its never happened before hes struggling to feed now so we are getting a syringe to feed him i wipe him he poos alright but not sure on the urnine part whether he goes after each feed the vet said its fine to feed small regular hour feeds the only thing i mainly really concern is the coldness from the birth he always seems to be cold and his tail is between his legs is this anything to worry the vet said if we want he will put him down but iam prepared to give itall i can any advice would be appreicated hes a mal