I apologize for posting this, but the email I sent Carol personally bounced back. I thought I would see if this worked.
Carol, I would suggest that you bottle feed it every 2 hours. It needs to be eating every 2 hours and make sure that you keep it warm. You may have to see your vet if it is not nursing enough from the bottle. There is formula that you can get at the pet store and they will have a feeding kit. One brand I know of is Escalat-ask the pet store-there might be others. Wish you, your mommy dog and pup well. Happy New Year. Best, Alisa Alisa Miller Beyer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Psychology Dominican University 7900 W. Division St. River Forest, IL 60305 (708) 524-6583 -----Original Message----- From: DeVolder Carol L [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:31 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: totally not psychology, but my vet's office is closed... Hey Tim, thanks, but it's the puppy who's not eating. He's only the size of a hamster, so it seems like he should be eating frequently, but all he does is sleep. Carol Carol L. DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 Phone: 563-333-6482 e-mail: [email protected] web: http://web.sau.edu/psychology/psychfaculty/cdevolder.htm The contents of this message are confidential and may not be shared with anyone without permission of the sender. -----Original Message----- From: Shearon, Tim [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wed 12/31/2008 11:20 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: totally not psychology, but my vet's office is closed... Carol- The AKC site contains some information- see: http://www.akc.org/breeders/resp_breeding/Articles/careandfeeding2.cfm It does say some dams are anorexic after whelping but that all care should be taken to increase their caloric intake. If she's totally lost appetite then you may need help- the suggestions for diet seem to include diets of cat lactation focus due to high caloric values. I have a friend who is a breeder who might know. I'll email and ask her but she may also be unavailable as she is often at a cabin out of cell range during holidays. You probably have a 24 hour Vet clinic somewhere in the area if you are extremely concerned. Anyhoo, Happy New Year!! Tim _______________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Psychology The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 email: [email protected] teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and systems "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker -----Original Message----- From: DeVolder Carol L [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wed 12/31/2008 9:50 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: totally not psychology, but my vet's office is closed... Are any of you puppy people? My chihuahua had a puppy two days ago and I'm frantically trying to figure out how often it should be eating (it seems that it would rather sleep than eat, and that doesn't match what I expected). I realize I'm being completely neurotic and I'm abusing the intent of this list, but I'm really getting anxious and of course my vet's office is closed. If you have no clue, then just delete, but if you have some real information, I'd appreciate it (I've done all kinds of internet searches). Thanks, and I'm sorry to be taking advantage of the list, but it seemed like somewhere in all this collective wisdom might be an answer. Carol --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
