Kathleen DiMaggio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>I am treating some very sick pups that are clicking for respiratory
>infection. I'm giving them tetracycline and kitten replacement milk. My
>problem is I'm not sure how much to give. I'm afraid of drowning them. Just
>now, after giving 2 drops of antibiotic. one pup went stiff and gasped to
>breathe. He looked like he was going to kick off. I gently, but vigorously
>rubbed his little chest, not knowing what to do. Miraculously, after gasping
>and shaking, he survived and is with his mom and family now. He isn't
>nursing, but mom hasn't rejected him either...I think he has hope. His
>siblings are doing better. What did I do wrong that he reacted that way after
>I gave him medicine? What is the best way to hold them when administering
>medicine and KRM? And what are the proper doses? These pups are 3 weeks old.
>
>Kathleen
Place a drop on their lips, let them drink it. never pump fluid into
them.
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Julian
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National Gerbil Society
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
