Guest rio Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 a mate has a litter of bull x pups at moment and one of the pups is not feeding as well as the others its a healty strong pup and will be a shame to see it pass away what milk would you give them to bring it on your self any help much appreciated Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bowers1986 3 Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 a mate has a litter of bull x pups at moment and one of the pups is not feeding as well as the others its a healty strong pup and will be a shame to see it pass away what milk would you give them to bring it on your self any help much appreciated About 3 year back my saluki greyhound bitch had a litter of 13,,,we had the same problem with them not all been fed,,I managed to get hold of about 6 tins of that cow&gate baby formula for free off a mate and bottle fed them that as well as alternating them round on mother,,,they all survived.Good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lampingking 3 Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 a mate has a litter of bull x pups at moment and one of the pups is not feeding as well as the others its a healty strong pup and will be a shame to see it pass away what milk would you give them to bring it on your self any help much appreciated About 3 year back my saluki greyhound bitch had a litter of 13,,,we had the same problem with them not all been fed,,I managed to get hold of about 6 tins of that cow&gate baby formula for free off a mate and bottle fed them that as well as alternating them round on mother,,,they all survived.Good luck trust me on this one i have been in the same possition as you.... use goats milk it works ...(GOATS MILK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest rio Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 a mate has a litter of bull x pups at moment and one of the pups is not feeding as well as the others its a healty strong pup and will be a shame to see it pass away what milk would you give them to bring it on your self any help much appreciated About 3 year back my saluki greyhound bitch had a litter of 13,,,we had the same problem with them not all been fed,,I managed to get hold of about 6 tins of that cow&gate baby formula for free off a mate and bottle fed them that as well as alternating them round on mother,,,they all survived.Good luck trust me on this one i have been in the same possition as you.... use goats milk it works ...(GOATS MILK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) just normal goats milk you would buy from a supermarket ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bowers1986 3 Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 why dont you just take all other pups away from mother for 10 mins and let just this one suckle, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lampingking 3 Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 why dont you just take all other pups away from mother for 10 mins and let just this one suckle, goats milk from asda ...trust me it will work... or just take all the other pups away from the mother and put the ill one with her... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bowers1986 3 Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 I never asked before,,how old are the pups in question? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest rio Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 I never asked before,,how old are the pups in question? 2 days old at moment the litter is a few miles from me and taking the other pups away for ten mins every couple of hours would be impossable as i said i live about 6 mile away an dthe lad who has them works just thought id give it a try Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DevoidOvTalent 0 Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 For large breed pups a regular baby bottle with a 0-3 months or newborn sized nipple will work fine. Bitch milk is roughly twice as concentrated as goat's or cow's milk; for simple supplementation, I use condensed or evaporated milk (not sweetened), cow or goat, doesn't matter. It's convenient, ready to use after warming, and easily available at the grocery store. Never had the evaporated cow's milk cause diarrhea in my pups, just start slowly with small amounts. Put a little Karo syrup or honey in it to sweeten it and make it more palatable, heat to blood warm; remember blood warm on a dog is warmer than a human. If the pup is weak, drop a little Karo or sugar water on it's tongue about ten minutes before offering the bottle or putting it on the bitch. Pups that have not been nursing well tend to be a little dehydrated. Because they use saliva to form a seal on the nipple to nurse, dehydrated pups can have a hard time latching on and staying on the nipple. Wet the nipple with milk before offering it to the pup (on the bottle or the bitch, works for both.) You might need to dribble a few drops of water on the nipple while the pup is nursing for the first few feedings so the pup can get good suction going, until it is stronger and better hydrated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cumbye 36 Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 For large breed pups a regular baby bottle with a 0-3 months or newborn sized nipple will work fine. Bitch milk is roughly twice as concentrated as goat's or cow's milk; for simple supplementation, I use condensed or evaporated milk (not sweetened), cow or goat, doesn't matter. It's convenient, ready to use after warming, and easily available at the grocery store. Never had the evaporated cow's milk cause diarrhea in my pups, just start slowly with small amounts. Put a little Karo syrup or honey in it to sweeten it and make it more palatable, heat to blood warm; remember blood warm on a dog is warmer than a human. If the pup is weak, drop a little Karo or sugar water on it's tongue about ten minutes before offering the bottle or putting it on the bitch. Pups that have not been nursing well tend to be a little dehydrated. Because they use saliva to form a seal on the nipple to nurse, dehydrated pups can have a hard time latching on and staying on the nipple. Wet the nipple with milk before offering it to the pup (on the bottle or the bitch, works for both.) You might need to dribble a few drops of water on the nipple while the pup is nursing for the first few feedings so the pup can get good suction going, until it is stronger and better hydrated. You can buy excact match of bitch milk in powder from any vet its called welpie.....Works a treat just dripped out of a seringe good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 [quote You can buy excact match of bitch milk in powder from any vet its called welpie.....Works a treat just dripped out of a seringe good luck I agree: far better to use purpose made stuff than go messing about with goats milk etc. Mix it up to the strength stated on the tin, and don't be tempted to be stingy with it. Bitch's milk is far richer than goat's milk and if the pup isn't doing very well then giving it something that is not nutritious enough won't help him any. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bitsa lurcher Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 For large breed pups a regular baby bottle with a 0-3 months or newborn sized nipple will work fine. Bitch milk is roughly twice as concentrated as goat's or cow's milk; for simple supplementation, I use condensed or evaporated milk (not sweetened), cow or goat, doesn't matter. It's convenient, ready to use after warming, and easily available at the grocery store. Never had the evaporated cow's milk cause diarrhea in my pups, just start slowly with small amounts. Put a little Karo syrup or honey in it to sweeten it and make it more palatable, heat to blood warm; remember blood warm on a dog is warmer than a human. If the pup is weak, drop a little Karo or sugar water on it's tongue about ten minutes before offering the bottle or putting it on the bitch. Pups that have not been nursing well tend to be a little dehydrated. Because they use saliva to form a seal on the nipple to nurse, dehydrated pups can have a hard time latching on and staying on the nipple. Wet the nipple with milk before offering it to the pup (on the bottle or the bitch, works for both.) You might need to dribble a few drops of water on the nipple while the pup is nursing for the first few feedings so the pup can get good suction going, until it is stronger and better hydrated. You can buy excact match of bitch milk in powder from any vet its called welpie.....Works a treat just dripped out of a seringe good luck " RIO " GO WITH THIS ONE that welpie is spot on . you had a pup from me that had been bottle fed on it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest rio Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 the pup is feeding on the mother so touch wood everything will be ok Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bullterrier Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 i use lactol for pups that need extra feed always worked well for me . ..john Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest rio Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 i had the pup for 2 days rearing it i had lactol and he was doing fine off it tried him back on his mother after 2 days and he was fine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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