There are plenty of good reasons to still keep him past 4 weeks. PLEASE don't let that baby go away at 4 weeks. It is perfectly fine for him to be completely weaned and eating on his own, but he is no where near the bonding stage, and still has so much to learn at 4 weeks...... Marsha
> the good thing is that they all and i mean are eating now. now i > don't have to worry about one of them ... he finally got the hint that > he had to eat to live... now my only thing is that i have to deworm > them this weekend and i dreed the fact that they will be > pooping more than they wood normally. especially the fact that they > will be pooping out the worms !!!! ewwwwww!!!! but we got to do what we > got to do so they can survive!!! those ar emy babies... but as far as > the mom yeah shes crying all day and everyday since she came back from > the vet.... the weird thing is that the puppies aren't crying and > haven't cried at all. I wonder is that a good thing or bad??? i can't > wait til she dries up so she can go back in their with them. I just > feel bad because by the time she gets to back with them one will be off > the their new home... the rest i'm keeping!!! the vt told me to wait > til he was at least 4 weeks and completely dewormed to let him go > before they build a bond with me and his mother... I think that he's to > small to let go that early but since he eats and all there is no reason > to keep him more than i have too. plus hif new momma is ready fof him > to come home... > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "ms_enriquez0205" > <ms_enriquez0...@...> wrote: >> >> 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], ruffles@ 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. 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