well thank you all for your advice i really appreciate it...I really do!!! I was so worried because i don't want them to die because if me... I want to do the best for them... and her!!! yeah she is still crying but they are not crying at all ... i even have a long hair in the bunch and i was shock about that...because the other one's are short haired. even the mother and father too...i guess just genetics!!!!
--- In [email protected], ruff...@... wrote: > > 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/
