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HAND
RAISING
PUPPIES
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This formula
has helped me to save many puppies. I also mix it up
as a "milkshake" for bitches who
have just whelped and are fussy with
food. They LOVE it.
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- 10 oz. of goat's milk
(not cow's milk) In the
Hamilton Ontario area Fortino's sells
it.
- 1 raw egg yolk
(BE CAREFUL not to use the whites)
- 1/3 cup of
3% yogurt
- 1
Tsp Corn Syrup
- Warm
formula to around 100 ~ 101
degrees
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all ingredients together ( I
use my small blender. This Hamilton
Beach Single Serve Blender is
available at Wal-Mart for under
$15.00 and is perfect for mixing
formula) Keep formula
refrigerated. It will
keep 3 or 4 days.
Feed
1cc of formula per ounce of
puppy.
If your puppy weighs 6 oz use 6
cc of formula every 3 to 4 hours.
The schedule I use is
6AM~10AM~2PM~6PM~10PM~2 AM. I
have found that by 10-14 days I
can forgo the 2 AM feeding,
depending upon how well the puppy
is doing.
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measure the formula
carefully using a
syringe. If you over
feed the puppy you will
run the risk of the puppy developing
aspiration pneumonia
caused by inhaling the
formula into the lungs. |
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must weigh the puppy daily
and keep a
record. I use
a digital kitchen food scale,
however a postal scale
works quite well
also. Both will
weigh in ounces and grams.. It is
easy to see any weight
gain or loss.
I
weigh the puppy BEFORE the
6 AM feeding and base the
amount of formula for that
day on on the puppy weight
in the morning.
Remember
1cc
of formula per ounce of
puppy .
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I have
found that the best bottle to use is a
regular baby bottle with a nipple
designed for either 0-3 months or 0-6
months. Even newborn puppies can and
DO latch on and suckle on this bottle.
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you start to feed your puppy you
must help the puppy relieve
him/herself by gently rubbing
around your puppy's genital area
with a cotton ball moistened with
warm water or mineral oil. |
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Hold
the puppy in an upright position while
giving him the bottle, try not to
allow any air to be
swallowed. You will have a
very unhappy puppy if he has a
tummy ache from gas. If your
puppy does get a bit of gas, a
little "gripe
water" usually
will take care of the problem.
(just a drop or two)
The
puppy shown here is 8 days old,
and has been hand
raised since she was two days
old. At birth she was 9 ounces,
now at 8 days she is 13 1/2
ounces. Her coat is shiny,
her belly is full and she sleeps peacefully
between feedings. |
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You
will need to burp the puppy when you
finish giving him/her the bottle. Hold
the puppy in an up-right position and
gently tap or rub the back. In no
time at all he/she will have a little burp and
will be ready to snuggle up to their Teddy
and sleep until the next feeding......
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This
is a general outline of how I hand raise
puppies I am not a vet, but I
have had great success using this
method. If your puppy develops
medical problems, contact your
Veterinarian immediately.
I
hope that this page will help someone save
that long anticipated precious puppy.
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Special
thanks to Mark Skoczylas and Nicol
deCourcy-Donovan for all their help to
take these photos......
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And
here she is at 8 weeks. She is a
happy healthy puppy, and now she has gone
to live with Mark Skoczylas and Nicol
deCourcy-Donovan
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