Skitch Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Southern suburbs preferred. 24 hour old staffy baby whose mother has completely refused to feed her or have anything to do with her, pup has been taken into foster care and is bottle feeding well but a lactating surrogate mum would be best if we can find one. Please PM me or comment here and I'll put you in touch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Sometimes the bitch actually knows something about the refused pup that you don't... Does the bitch have other pups that she is happily feeding? If so, maybe nature might need to take it's course with the refused pup. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skitch Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 Thank you tdierikx, we are aware of this. The pup is fighting strong and feeding very well. I think the mother rejecting it had more to do with the very traumatic birth that she had and the fact that she was bred young on her first heat to a large dog which produced large puppies. Sadly her owners neglected to get her veterinary treatment and the other puppies were all dead on arrival after an almost ridiculously long, hard labour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 So this is the only surviving pup? Do you have the bitch available for possibly supervised feeding sessions with the pup? She may get the idea once she realises that the pup is making her boobies feel better by emptying a few. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Squish Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Thanks for posting this for me Skitch :) When I received the call about the pup, I had mentioned to the owner that I would try and see if mum would feed the pup and take her too,if needed, but by the time I got there, half an hour later they said mum had been moved I have no idea where? They werent keen to tell me. I took the pup as they were over bottle feeding her and couldnt do it anymore. She is very healthy and has now joined a family of Dachshunds :) If her new mum doesnt accept her, the breeder will continue with bottle feeding her! Huge thanks to the breeder for taking her on. Our little Pixie :D Staffy x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkeyre Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 If all else fails, the puppy is welcome here. I have a five day old litter. However I am in Whyalla which is a four hour drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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