Cindy, check his mouth. If he has an obviously shorter lower jaw than upper jaw, then he may be a parrot mouth. He can still survive and make a good pet if the defect is not severe. The fact that he is gaining weight is a good sign. All the best, Susan Cochran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Roof" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 8:23 PM Subject: [CKCS-L] Failure to thrive
> Hi List, > > I have a 9 day old puppy that is just not gaining weight. He was born > at 5 1/2 oz. Today he is only 8 1/2 oz. His sister is now 11 oz. > they both were the same at birth weight. He seems strong and seems to > be nursing good. I have even taken him with mother and let him nurse by > himself. He nurses for about 10 to 15 minustes. I am on my way to get > Just Born and start with a bottle. Does any one else have any other > suggestions? I don't want to lose him. Thanks. > > Cindy Roof > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
