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Trying to Save a Puppy
Most breeders would need to leave the pup at the vet at this stage, unless you are capable of bringing the puppy home, and keeping her hydrated, in hopes the blood would stop.
Her body was shutting down. One foot was purple, so we massaged it, and it came up pink again. We tubed her more warm water. We were still hoping to save this puppy.
Nutri-Cal and warm water is something you can try using to hydrate a sick puppy.
Lactate Ringer, SubQ fluids under the skin is one of the best ways to hydrate a puppy.
The Lactate Ringer must be warmed and NOT injected cold. I heat the bag in the microwave. You do not put COLD fluid into a puppy that you are trying to keep warm. I draw a syringe with the drawing needle (a sterile needle used only as a tester) and squirt it on my wrist. I draw a second test syringe full to double check the temperature of the liquid. Then I remove the test drawing needle and put on the sterile needle I will use for injecting the puppy.
There was not much to be done, but to keep her hydrated, warm, and tell her how sweet she was. Her tummy was full. There was nowhere for her system to void. We did all we could to give her a chance, or make her comfortable. No more blood was coming. We gave her a very mild warm enema, to see if we could possibly get the bowels to work. We were beginning to realize the puppy was not going to recover, that it was born underdeveloped. A puppy that is born underdeveloped has a hard time surviving. Mostly it depends on the severity of the defect. This puppy, was not pooping.
Tube Feeding If you have never tube fed a puppy before it is wise to contact your vet for directions.
When tube feeding a puppy measure the length from the mouth to the stomach.
Mark the length with a pen so you do not go in too far. Gently feed the tube into the puppy's mouth and down into the stomach. Make sure you go down into the stomach so the pup does not get the liquid into his lungs. On the same note, be sure you don't go too far. It is important to measure before inserting the tube. You must hold the pup's neck straight so the tube can go down easily. Very slowly tube the recommended amount to the puppy.
Puppy Replacer Milk ______________________________ SubQ hydrating a puppy
Hold the puppy still.
Pinch the neck skin. You want to inject the fluid, JUST under the skin.
Inject a bubble, very, very slowly.
You want to inject about 1/3 to 1/2 the size of the head of the puppy of fluid under the skin.
Pinch the skin after removing the needle for 30 seconds.
His bubble of fluid, will slowly disburse into his body. At first we were hopeful the puppy would recover, however we had found out from the vet she had an underdeveloped intestinal track. And something was seriously wrong. THINK about what comes with breeding, it is not always cute puppies. This puppy died peacefully on the 3rd evening. When you realize that nothing can be done to save a puppy, humanly putting them to sleep is the best way, and the only fair thing to do for a suffering puppy.
Courtesy of MistyTrails Havanese
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