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Saving a Puppy
In 2005 a Dam died giving
birth to her pups. All of the pups died but one, however the
remaining pup was dying as well. The breeder was unable to save the
two day old pup on her own. Not wanting to see the pup suffer the
same fate as her littler mates, she took the pup to the vet. The Vet
took over with the breeder assisting, but they were not winning, the
pup was not doing well. They were bottle feeding her, and her tummy
seemed full, but she was fading. Three days had gone by, the pup was
5 days old. Afraid the pup was going to die at anytime, the vet and
the breeder decided to call Bev Dorma from Misty Trails
Havanese /
Mastiffs . They both
knew if anyone could save the pup it was Bev and her family.
Realizing the bottle feeding
was leaving the pup with a tummy full of air, they started to tube
feed the pup every 2 hours. Eleven year old Emily inserting the tube
into the pups throat. Emily was born with her mother's natural gift
of caring for puppies.
The tube is carefully
inserted, making sure the tube goes all the way to the stomach, and
doesn't stop short, in the lungs. It is wise to mark the tube with a
Sharpe marker, to know you are in all the way. If you are unsure,
tube feed WATER first. (Do not try this if you are inexperienced
without consulting your vet.)
And the food slowly fed
The pup was weighed daily to
insure it was eating enough and gaining weight. Every 2 hours, this
puppy was fed, around the clock.
At 5 days old, Tira was added
to a litter of Havanese puppies. She had tried to nurse, but got
mostly air, and could not survive without human help. But what she
did get was a foster mom, to keep her clean, and tend to her needs,
and a litter to keep her warm. Whenever possible, with an orphaned
puppy, it is great to find a foster mom, or wet dam. When Tira was
added to this litter, the hope was that the Dam would take over. The
Dam readily accepted her, and did everything she could, but Tira
couldn't latch on properly for some reason. ? This photo is of Tira
at 4 weeks old, the litter is 3.5 weeks old. She could nurse, but it
would come out of her nose, and into her lungs. She didn't get much.
She could not survive without human help. The same thing happened
when we had tried to bottle feed her. Even at 4 weeks old she needed
to be tube fed every 3 hours. She could, however swallow soaked
kibble whole.
We had tried to bottle feed
her, but she slurped air, so we squeezed the sides of her mouth to
the bottle, this helped to limit the air going in. Mostly we had to
tube feed her (90%) as she would get milk in her lungs, and that
could have caused pneumonia. The foster puppy was named Tira.
Four weeks past and the pup
was started on small amounts of solid food.
Stan Dorma
looking after the tiny pup as he works
Cleaning the pup after a meal
Four weeks later, little
Tira was thriving
Today Tira now lives with a
very nice family who is loving her up
Courtesy of MistyTrails Mastiff's
/ Havanese
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Although this section is based on a
whelping of an English Mastiff, it also contains good general whelping
information in large breed dogs. You can find more whelping information in the links above. The links below
tell a story about Sassy, an English Mastiff. Sassy has a wonderful temperament.
She loves humans and Adores human children. An all around mild mannered,
wonderful Mastiff. Sassy however is not the best mother towards her puppies, she
is not rejecting them, she will nurse them when a human places them on her to
feed, however she will not clean the pups or pay any attention to them. It is as
if, they are not her puppies. This litter is getting moms milk, with major human
interaction, manually giving each and every pup what they need. In return, the
pups will be super socialized and will make remarkable pets, however the work
involved is astounding. It takes one dedicated breeder to keep this situation
healthy. Thankfully this litter has just that, a dedicated breeder. Read the
links below to get the full story. There is a wealth of info that everyone can
appreciate and benefit from.
C-Section in a Large Breed Dog
Newborn Puppies... What you need
Whelping Mastiff Puppies One to Three Days Old
Things do
not always go as planned (imperforate anus)
Orphaned Litter (not the plan)
10
Days Old Plus ++
3 Week Old Puppies
Puppies 3 Weeks - time to start
potty training
Puppies 4 weeks old
Puppies 5 weeks old
Puppies 6 weeks old
Puppies 7 weeks old
Socializing the Puppies
Mastitis in Dogs
Whelping Large Breed Dogs Main
Whelping, a new
found respect
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