What to do about my Dog?

Question

my dog just had puppies does anyone know why should would be walking around all sad and nonresponsive to anything? Looks like all her milk is gone and the puppies are only 12 days old

Answer 1

She needs to see the vet, and soon! It sounds like eclampsia..also known as milk fever...It can be deadly and easily treated with an IV injection of calcium/potassium.
Don't wait until tomorrow..call the vet and tell them it looks like milk fever, and he/she will squeeze her in..

Otherwise you are going to lose the mom, and end up raising all of the puppies by hand for the next 4 weeks.

here is a site to explain, but don't take time to read it before calling the vet> http://www.thepetcenter.com/gen/ec.html

Answer 2

You should IMMEDIATELY make a mixture of
1 beaten raw egg
a teaspoon of real honey (preferably "raw" honey)
and about 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of milk

beat this all together and feed it to the mother dog ASAP. If she is deficient in vitamins or nutrition the egg and milk will help her, and the honey will give her enough of an instant natural energy boost to get her through an hour or two until you can get to the vet and see what's wrong with her. Do NOT use Karo or anything else sugary instead of honey. Karo may give her a temporary sugar high but will lower her immune system and that's the LAST thing you want here.

If the momma dog only licks up a little bit of this mixture it's better than nothing. Put it in the fridge and try again later.

As soon as you've fed some of this mixture to momma dog get her to the vet like everyone else said. The vet will tell you if you need to pick up some special milk and a bottle to feed the puppies. Act fast. If you wait too long you could loose the momma dog and the puppies.

Answer 3

She might be sick or have an infection from the birth. You need to take her to a vet, right away.
If her milk is gone, you will need to bottle feed the puppies every 4 hours until they hit about 4 or 5 weeks old. You can pick up milk replacement formula and pet sized bottles at a pet store. Don't use cow's milk, their digestive systems can't handle it. Leave a water bowl for them when they get old enough to move around well. Over a couple of weeks, their curiosity will get the better of them, and they will start to drink the water from the bowl. You can also leave wet dog food out when they get to be 4 weeks old. When they start to eat the wet food consistently, you can discontinue bottle feedings.
Hope this helps!

Answer 4

Well, at this point, I think I would ask a vet about what has happened, but if they say, "Oh, just give her time." but you know that you dont have any, then ask again or look up what kind of milk the pupies should take, and give them milk, I know that they must be fes 60 somthing times a day, but if you leave out a bowl, then it should do it. Then while ur taking care of the pupies, give the mom plenty of nutrition so she can make her own milk again. And over time, I'm almost positive that she'll produce her own milk again! * ^_^ *

Answer 5

start on puppy food muched up and give them puppy milk and just look after them it takes a lot of time but it is good to see them running about.i had the same thing with my dog thay are 10 weeks old now and doing very good thay are all happy.you have to feed them ever 2 hs and make shore there is water there for them ok good luck

Answer 6

Absolutely take the mom and her pups to a vet!
She should not have dried up since she's got about 3 more weeks of nursing to do, and it sounds as though she's also ill.

Has a vet checked her since the birth? This is NOT a wait around and hope it all works out situation. You've got a real health issue going on here for all of these dogs.

Best wishes for them.

Answer 7

IMHO she most likely has a serious infection and is running a temperature. Dogs can't tell you they are sick. Get her to the vet ASAP. Take her temperature if you don't believe any of us. A dogs normal temp is 101 to 102.5 if it's any higher than that you can rest assured she is very sick. She could have a pup left in her that has died. She could have what is called a pyometra which means her uterus is full of pus. There are a number of things that could be wrong with her. One thing I can tell you for sure is she is sick and needs to see a vet NOW. Seek out your vet or go to the ER vet.

Answer 8

You need to get her to the vet. She may be sick and that's why her milk is not being produced any more. Usually dogs will mother their puppies until they are a couple months old.

Answer 9

Your dog was probably not getting sufficient nutrition during pregnancy and is probably still not getting it. You can bottle feed the pups with Esbillac. But, I would take the mother and the litter of pups to the vet right away. She probably has a vitamin deficiency which is what would cause her to be listless and lose milk.

Answer 10

Dogs do get a post partum.Also is she an older dog?If the dog is too old and shouldnt have had pups because of her age . She will know she cant produce enough milk for the pups and could try to kill them .I know this because , when I bought my dog he was the only one that survived in his litter.His mom was 10 years old and couldnt produce enough milk.Unfortunatly she mercy killed the other pups.
Please watch the pups and have her checked.