my dog had puppies on holloween and she recently passed away last night from getting a hold of rat poison and i want to give the puppies a bath, are they too young for me to give them a bath?
2006-12-07 04:58:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Ok, let's deal with one thing at a time here. Yes, they are too young for a bath, especially since wothout their mother they can't get warm. Are they eating food yet? If not you'll have to hand feed them with a littel bottle and milk replacer (specifically made for puppies) until they do eat. When they start eating, I reccommend mixing some fo the milk replacer formula with some canned puppy food to make a thin gruel that they can lap up. If they are already eating food, you might want to try putting some of the formula in the food so they still get the proper nutrition, ince they shouldn't really be weaned until they're 8-12 weeks old. Make sure you keep all types of poison away from your animals, as you've learned the hard way it's very dangerous, and the animals don't know the difference, unfortunately.
2006-12-07 05:03:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I hope that the pups were not nursing because the poison will most likely come through the moms milk.Yes, you can give them a bath. Use a puppy shampoo and keep them in a warm 75 degree room untill fully dry.
In addition:
I have washed 2 week old pups. And they are all alive today! By 5 weeks old they should be well on their way to being weaned.But thats a whole other question!
2006-12-07 13:02:26 · answer #2 · answered by MEME 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Were the pups nursing on her when she got the poison? that could be bad.
call your vet.
Yes you can give your pups a bath, make sure it is warm water and that they have a warm place for them to stay when there done with there bath.
2006-12-07 13:37:25 · answer #3 · answered by tdude09 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but just use warm water and make sure you dry them well. If you must you some sort of soap, use Johnson's and Johnson's baby soap in a very small amount. Sorry to hear about moma dog, I see this far too often.
2006-12-07 13:05:43 · answer #4 · answered by ActionStaffords 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would talk to your veterinarian. 5 weeks is young for a puppy to be without a mother.
2006-12-07 13:00:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a warm bath, but not to hot, and dry them right after the bath do not let them get to cold
2006-12-07 13:04:36 · answer #6 · answered by Sun 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
u can give your puppies a bath once they have had tehir first shots, fo now just wipe them down witha damp cloth
2006-12-07 13:01:15 · answer #7 · answered by aleks 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
How old are the puppies?
2006-12-07 13:05:51 · answer #8 · answered by sarah 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋