If your momma is having "milk fever" then that means she has an infection...so your vet did the only thing he could do to actually save her life...untreated, it could kill her. So, he did the best thing. Is it best if a pup continues to nurse some? Sure, but sometimes it just isn't possible.....this way, they will all live, if they continued to nurse, they would get sick and she would die from the infection. I would not keep the pups away completely, just allow them around her supoervised only and don't allow them to nurse for a few days....after a few days, the milk should be dried up and it shouldn't be a problem. Supplment the one that doesn't want to eat, but encourage it to eat as much as possible....don't suppliment till it is full or else it will never even bother trying to eat...just supplment enough to keep it healthy....
Marsha > ok well i took my chikite to the vet to day and she got three shots > because she was hyperventilating, throwing up, fever, shaky, and a few > other things. ok well i trust my vet 100% but, this time i have a > doubt. he told me that he was going to give her something to dry her up > so i no longer should let her puppies suck on her because she was > having milk fever and that plus my puppies are 3 weeks and a day old. > to his knowledge that they are big enough to start eating on their own. > ok good thing is that i started to try to feed them on my own a few > days earlier before this problem started. now all but on of the dogs > eat. that one dog that doesn't eat refuses to eat at all. he keeps > crying for his mama. i just feel so bad that i just weaned them off > today all at once. i thought it would be gradually but since he's the > vet and he knows better i have no choice but to do what i'm told for > the of them and her. i just feel bad for the puppies because they keep > looking for her and she is crying for them. i can't have them in the > same room without watching them because obviousky they will try to suck > if i'm not there to stop them. my baby girl is depressed!!! does anyone > know how long i should keep her away from her pups??? or what i can do > to speed this up for her??? or any advice for this situation...please > help!!!1 This email contains correspondence from an attorney and may contain privileged information. If you are not the intended receipient, please delete. Do not tell god how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is. http://taylorstots.tripod.com/ ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
