Nancy Palmer wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I just had my week old pups out earlier and while i was examining
> them, my
> two black pups were making clikcing noises when they were breathing.
> I've
> heard taht this means they have a respriatory infection. Am I right
> to think
> this?
Yes.
> and if they do, is it too early for them to get tetracycline?
No, you can use it. Just don't use anything else unless it comes from a
vet.
> or can i
> mix a solution of it together and give it them via an eyedropper?
You need to do two things:
1. Put tetracycline in the water bottle and the mother will pass it to
the babies through her milk. If you buy Ornacycline for birds it has
directions on the back, follow the ones for small birds.
2. Give a few drops a day to each pup with an eyedropper or needleless
syringe.
> Also, they
> seem to be smaller than my other three...well i don't know exactly
> what color
> they are..kind of light with dark ears, paws, and tail...but those
> three seem
> to be giants compared to the other two. Would it be a good idea to
> maybe
> give them some KMR along with whatever they're getting with their
> mom? At
> this point, any information would be helpful ^_^ Thanks all ^_^
Might not hurt to give them a few drops of KMR daily as well as the
tetracycline, if they will take it.
>
> Oh yeah, one more thing. There are 3 girls and 2 boys in the
> litter..i was
> wondering if I should try to just keep the 3 sisters together once
> they're
> older, or would i be better off trying to find the odd one another
> companion
> and only keep 2 together? I've heard stories where 3 girls are a bad
> idea,
> but then again i've heard ones where 3 got together just fine.
>
>
You could keep the odd girl with the parents until the next litter and
pair her up with a girl from that one. That would avoid dealing with
introductions.
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