failing pup

[terriermaid 3]

ive got a litter of russells 23 days old ive noticed 1 isnt thriving ,i can feel its ribs and its getting pushed out now by stronger pups any susjestions

[antg 1,783]

start feeding it yourself. its over 3 weeks old so it will probably take small amounts of your fingers. i find semolina does the trick to get them lapping. theres no harm in giving it ago

[Guest Possilboy]

regarding your pup maid try feeding it on porridge and rice pudding will bang the weight on the pup and bring it on no end aleways rear my pups the same way and if you can access baby milk it will work wonders on yer pup all the best let me know if ya try my suggestions and of the results works for me 100% happy hunting .

[terriermaid 3]

there was 6 in the litter ,im giving him puppy porrage and putting him on the bitch seperately ,but im begging to think he may not survive ,lol ill keep trying your sugestions ,i think because the litter was born at 8 weeks there all a wee bit behind ,but the little 1 is weak

[socks 32,253]

never mind the cerials get them on meat ... these terrier pups were 3 1/2 weeks old in this pic chowing down on minced beef .........

 

[skinnyrat 0]

gotta agree with socks,meat is the way to go not cereal

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Socks is right .What I would say about failing pups is this -There is a reason for it .If the pup has not the will/strength to help itself,then personally I would not prolong its life .Call it harsh ,call it lazy ,call it what you like but Ive found weak pups make weak adults somewhere a long the line .there is something wrong somewhere with an animal that does not have the WILL to live .

[terriermaid 3]

well the little boy is still going but still poor, but has fight in him ,much brighter ,hell make someone a pet

[parkstone 24]

nice looking pups.

[thurso jack 3]

cracking looking pups, but did he turn out ok? as going by the date on the pic he should be 7 by now?

[Guest midnight_runner]

give the pup an extra few feeds a day with lactol one of my lurchers had 13 pups we managed to keep them all alive using this method good luck [bANNED TEXT]

[Pennymeadow Whippets 0]

Spot on socks from 3 weeks old any pup should be on at least 2 meat feeds & 2 milk ceral feeds

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

cracking looking pups, but did he turn out ok? as going by the date on the pic he should be 7 by now?

 

Well spotted .A geniune reason for the date and the thread will obviously be forthcoming.

[terriermaid 3]

grrrrrrrrrrrr just because i cant reset date on my camera ,typical men critizing :realmad:

[rob reynolds uk 3]

take it down the vets it may need a jab like a b12 to pick the dog up a bit ,its worth a try ...all my terrier pups iv had over the years have been on meat by the three weeks old stage ..i would leave the weak pup with its mother ,by its self for an hour a day cant hurt none ..may be its lacking some of the goodness what was in its mothers milk