I agree with all of the below. Especially since she's done this with the previous litter, it's time to retire her from breeding. No matter what her age.
> > Stress. What you describe is an older female not able to handle > the stress of the litter underfoot and another imminent anymore. > If the pups were about three weeks older, they would have just > hid in the far corner and she probably would stay in her corner, and > you could have removed them. They are too young to be driven > off and are confused, so they sit confused and shocked as MOM > brutally attacks them instead of running. > > > The injured pup is in shock, I think, and we are keeping it warm and keep > > giving it water but seems a little too weak to eat right now. It isn't > > moving allot but tries to and is fighting so we are giving it everything > we > > can so if it's will stays it will survive :o( > > > > Any and all suggestions are welcome to help us help our baby pup :o( > > Keep the injured one with at least one littermate. I would suggest you > take out Dad and all the pups and put them in one cage. Rig a warm > corner for the injured one, keep giving him KMR with an eyedropper > every few hours to keep him hydrated. Whether he wants to eat or not, > give him the feedings, be very patient and keep at it. If the others > are not picking on him (dad will probably clean him) leave them together. > > Mom should chill if she's solo. And she should raise the litter imminent > just fine. Keep an eye on her when they reach about four weeks, if > you've taken Dad out before she delivers then this will be her last litter > so she should not hype again when the litter due reaches that age. > > Keep a female pup with her, and remove the others as normal, unless > she decides to try to drive these off too. In which case remove them > all; and find a female at least her size and try split caging. Or leave her > as an only, but put her cage by others. Don't get them so close that > the animals can bite off toes stuck through bars or mesh though. > > If you need further instructions on caring for the injured one, let us know. > > Deb > Rebel's Rodent Ranch Tana and The Little Rascals Now at http://rascals.mybravenet.com ------------------------------------------------------------- Sign up for ICQmail at http://www.icq.com/icqmail/signup.html
