motherless puppies

[Anonymous Poster]

I am trying to help my neighbor whose dog just died this week. She had a litter of 8 three week old puppies who are now motherless. Need to know the best recipe for feeding the puppies. Right now she is giving them puppy food that is made into a slurry with milk. Two will eat out of a bowl, the rest need the slurry put in a bottle. Any help would be appreciated. JoySusan

 

[Boondox]

First thing to do is to run to the store and get some Esbilac; it's a *****'s milk replacement formulated for pups. Three weeks is a bit early for anything else. For an idea of the growth timeline, check out http://www.gatewaytomansfield.com/Rescue/puppies/week1.htm.

If you need practical advice in a hurry, feel free to call us at (802) 253-2585

Peter and Tamara
Ragtag Golden Retriever Rescue
Stowe, Vermont


www.GatewayToVermont.com

 

[Wal]

Re: Boondox

Peter,

I commend you on offering such quick and essential advice to jsw. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif Not everyone would put their personal phone number up on a board, even if it IS the friendliest board in cyberspace!!!

 

[Boondox]

Re: Boondox

We love dogs. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif Besides, the number is on our Website anyway.

JSW: Call or email me if you are going to be raising those pups yourself. There are some critical lessons those pups need to learn if they are to become well socialized dogs. Most of the fear and aggression issues we see in the dogs we rescue come from them being taken from mom too early. In your case, they lost mom at an extremely early age.

Pete

www.GatewayToVermont.com

 

[RichZ]

Re: Boondox

Wow, Pete!!! You took the words out of my mouth!!! As usual, great advice on all counts!! I have nothing to add!!!

Rich

 

[Boondox]

Re: Boondox

So when are you going to come visit, Rich? We've been talking about it for months! Won't be long before everything's covered by snow.

Pete

www.GatewayToVermont.com