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I wonder what they used for anaesthetic. With my cats, it is a breed specific issue that they get nothing but isofuorane gas. A bitch with a section should also be gassed for the safety of the pups. I don't know how many cardiac arrests I have heard of over the years, with injectable sedative/anaesthetics.

I know of someone with a litter due in about a week, but they obviously wouldnt let her leave their home.

PT me the info, if you don't mind me posting it to Dane lists. This happened last year to a Dane person on the list, a Fawn litter. A person who had a Mantle with a false pregnancy turned up and the pups made it. A sad story with a good ending. I hope this turns out the same.

Thats horribly sad. I bottlefed my babies for the first week. Its a lot of work, but then that comes with my breed.

I would suggest they tube feed, give probiotics and keep the puppies nice and warm till a surrogate is found.

Updates? Are they still alive? Any info for those who can help?

Does anyone know if there is a rule of thumb for amounts to feed a puppy according to weight?

For example, it has been found that kitten formulas are roughly equivalent in the kilcalories per milliliter. So the rule of thumb is to feed 24ml per 100g of body weight. That includes newborns, who I feed every two hours for a couple of days, and then every three hours for a few days, and eventually every four.

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Originally posted by PublicAlert:
Does anyone know if there is a rule of thumb for amounts to feed a puppy according to weight?

"My" rule of thumb is one cc less than their body weight in ounces the first couple of feedings, then one cc per ounce of body weight (so a 6oz puppy would get 6cc's of formula). Of course they should be weighed and adjusted accordingly..and as they grow I bump up the amount by a couple of cc's over body weight, depending on the puppy and circumstance. Ive not had an orphan litter (yet) so I am supplementing a large litter, usually twice a day, until I know everyone is nursing and getting enough, then I only supplement the smaller ones or ones that are not gaining weight like I want.

MP