Hi, I have a question for anyone out there that could help me...A border collie bitch of mine had puppies 6 days ago...All pups were born fine and healthy except one...I went to check them a few hours after they were born and i saw one had what I thought were dried blood on her eyes...When I picked her up to have a closer look I realised both of her eyes were actually open...I rang the vet and they said that she will most likely be blind, which is fine by me I will keep her myself, I have heard that blind dogs adjust very well (but I may be wrong)..Anyway when I went to check her the 2nd day I realised she was laying away from all the others and very weak so I tried to latch her onto her mother and she just mouthed at the nipple..I decided then to intervine and brought her inside and started to try and bottle feed her... Thats when I realised she had a cleft palate...Now this little girl is a fighter she very quickly has learnt how to drink out of this bottle without actually sucking and she is now 6 days old and fat and starting to get very mobile, but I would love to know if they can survive with a cleft palate when they have to start drinking and eating on their own...I have been doing my research on the net and most places say they survive without to much hassle...So I was just wondering if any breeders out there have had any experience with these kinds of problems...I would dearly love to keep her alive but if she is going to suffer I will have her put down, I am just so attached to her and want to do the right thing...She is my little baby and part of the family already...Please any advice would be great, thanks people
