Will a One Month Old Chihuahua Survive withough its mother?

Question

Please i need to know

Answer 1

Probably. It might have some real behavior issues though. Pups need to be with Mom and littermates for at least 8 weeks.

Answer 2

Yes, it can survive, depending on the conditions. Why is the pup without it's mother? I hope it was unavoidable and not by choice.

First, use an eye dropper for feeding (or syringe). You can go to a premmie nipple if you she will take it. Somtimes I would use one of those nipples made for little orphaned cats and dogs and put the syringe inside. Then I could control the milk flow. Be very careful she does not breath in the milk while you are feeding her. If this happens (gurgly sound, milk coming out of nose, coughing and gagging) hold her upside down while supporting her head by cupping her in your hands and swing her gently. This helps dislodge the fluid out of her lungs both with gravity and momentum.

Eventually she should be able to take the milk from a nipple with no problem. I started weaning mine at 5 weeks old, but it was only to chicken that had been blended to pulp. It really was only a supplement. Real weaning did not start until 6 weeks old and then it was a slow process over 2 weeks.

You can make homemade formulas, look them up on the net. I had great luck with them for both puppies and kittens. Word or warning, goat's milk is great, cow's milk is not. Evaporated milk is fine too. If you use one of the recipes with yogurt and evaporated milk, make sure you add water or she will get constipated. I used the recipe on the Leerburg website, but I doubled the water. The calorie count on his website is not correct- I added them up myself.

Puppies they MUST be kept warm (heating pad wrapped in towel with room for her to move off of it if so she will not overheat) in order to digest their milk. If the pup gets chilled, DO NOT try to feed her milk. She must be warmed up over a few hours. She can die if you try to feed her while she is chilled.

Help with elimination. Make sure the water is warm for her elimination. It is sometimes better to use a wash cloth rather then a cotton ball- it is more like a mother dog's tongue. Also make sure you do it long enough, more then 3 swipes. But, not long enough to cause an irritation. If worse comes to worse buy baby suppositories, cut them in to thirds and use one or half of a third on the a tiny puppy. I had to do this with my pups a few times.

Your chances are much higher then if she were a newborn. She probably has a 80-100 percent chance of surviving if you do everything right. I raised 6 puppies this way and kept two. Their combined weight at 5 months old is now about 70 pounds! It is difficult work, but rewarding.

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Good Luck.

Answer 3

Yes, if you get the right supplementation to provide the nutrients missing from the milk. The problem though, is there is a lot of socialization that the puppy learns from mom between 1 month and 8-10 weeks of age.
If you are considering taking a puppy from it's mom this early, DON"T.
If it is out of necessity, the puppy can survive, just talk to the vet to make sure that it's nutritional needs are being met.
I would also find someone with another liter of puppies and let the puppy spend a lot of time with that litter to learn proper social conduct. It can be very beneficial.

Answer 4

I'm not sure, but I think breeders sell their puppies when they're 8 weeks old. I would say no, don't take it away from it's mother until after 8 weeks. You can also go to the vet or to the library and look for books and information on how to be a mother to the pup. Feeding it certain formula, how to make it go to the bathroom, etc. Play mom! Make sure you have the time to do it though.

Answer 5

I wouldn't think so, although you would have to feed it a special milk supplied by your vet (that's if the mother has died!!).

It's generally accepted that pups should not be taken from their mother for 6 - 8 weeks so that they can be weaned onto solids.

Sounds like you've got a pup way too early. Go see a vet to see what they say. If in doubt consult the professionals, they know best!!

Answer 6

If it's a stray then no, but if you give it to another family/person then yes (guessing u are a breeder) . In most, if not every pet store they sell Nursing Milk for puppies & kittens. The pup can live off of this stuff until he can eat dry food which is around 7 or 8 weeks old.

Hope this helps.

Answer 7

okay yes it can if you follow my instructions to the letter : first thing hot water bottle it needs the warmth ,eye dropper ,milk supplement (get this at petsmart),a manual clock wind up kind . okay find a nice box and put the water bottle on the bottom of the box then put a nice warm blanket or towl on top of water bottle ,take eye dropper and fill half way with supplement put this supplement on tip of lip they will suck it off . when you are threw feeding put pup in box with the clock it will sound like his moms heartbeat . good luck and I hope I helped.

Answer 8

If the mother is very sick or dead you can hand raise it, but unless this is the case it should stay with the mother until at least 8-10 weeks.

Answer 9

If you have a one month old puppy that has lost its mother for some reason that can't be corrected, please take it to a vet immediately. They can help you with appropriate training and tools to enable the puppy to survive. If the mother is accessible, please get the puppy back to the mother - that is it's best opportunity to survive.

Hope this helps.

Answer 10

Not a good thing but if it has to be that way you can hand feed it with a bottle.Contact the vet's office and just ask over the phone.You should be o.k