May I introduce you to Miracle? - Page 1

He was part of a litter of 5 puppies, however for no good reasons his mother abandoned him from day one She used to push him away with her muzzle despite of the breeder persistent attempts to force her to accept him but in vain.

From day one & he is being fed babies powdered milk mixed with honey since we do not have puppies milk here & also the breeder does not believe in formulas. he is currently 20 days old & his eyes began to be slightly opened only when he reached 18 days. Surely he is weaker than his litter mates, however I think he is going to make it. He is a survivor.

I want to share his pictures with you & please wish him good luck.

By the way do you have any explanation for the mother to reject one only from the entire litter.

Thanks for answering my question.

This is another picture

Tarek,

Something is wrong with him. The mother knows.

I wish you or his owner the best and I surely hope I am wrong but I would have him looked at by a vet.

Good luck to the little one.

Sometimes a dam will reject one of her pups because she can instinctively sense there is something wrong with it. May be nothing visible to the outward eye but the pup could have an inner defect. Sometimes they just do for no for no apparent reason.

The mother may reject a puppy if she feels there is something wrong with it. Possibly something genetic that we may not be able to visibly detect.

Goats milk would be a better substitute.

Bottle Feeding Recipe

11 Calories per CC

1. 10 oz. of canned evaporated milk or goat's milk (not pasteurized cow's milk - this will cause scowers - dogs cannot drink normal cow's milk) Goats milk is by far the best to use. Wall Mart sells it.

2. 3 oz. sterilized water (baby water or boiled water) this is not needed if using goat's milk

3. 1 raw egg yolk

4. 1 cup of whole yogurt (avoid skim or fat free if at all possible)

5. 1/2 Tsp Karo Syrup or Corn Syrup (NOT HONEY !!!)

****If you cannot find Karo or Corn syrup where you live, you can do a Google search for “substitute for Karo syrup” and get some options.****

When I Googled “substitute for Karo syrup" here is what I came up with- 1 c Karo can be subbed with 1 c white sugar and 1/4 c hot water (cook it to dissolve in the water best you can get it to. Depending on the recipe, if you need the sugar to be completely dissolved you might need to add a bit more water).

Place ingredients in a blender and blend or use a wire whisk. Be careful to not over blend and create a milk shake full of bubbles and then tube bubbles into the puppy.

Keep cool and discard leftovers after 7 days.

Warm formula to body temperature (dogs are around 101 degrees). Discard any un-used formula. This is a thick mixture - use a stomach tube to tube feed or enlarge the hole in the nipple for easy access for the pup.

Aparently we all posted at the same time :)

Melissa

I beat you.  Excellent post very nice.  

Thanks for the research and great info.

Definately NOT HONEY!!!!
That can kill the pup from what I have heard...
Yes, Goat milk is the best if you can't get formula...I have raised lots on that and even a foal...
And yes, the MOM knows best, probably some internal problems, that only she would know about.
The strong survive, can't say as I blame you, I would probably try to save the pup too...but if the pup lives, there will probably be lots of vet bills.
Steph

Tarek, twice over the years, I've tried to save a puppy that was rejected. One didn't make it past 2 weeks and the other lived and grew up healthy, except her bite was horribly off and it caused her many problems.  In hindsight I would have rather her not have made it at all.

Good luck with the pup. He might be OK and be just fine. 

It's hard to not save them, but I know I'll never try again to go against what the mother dog already knows.

Good Luck with the puppy, but what everyone said is 100% correct and a mother does know when something is wrong that we cannot see. It's nature's way, survival of the fittest, if you will...

I have seen this many times and every puppy I have ever bottle fed over the years because of mother's rejection have NEVER lived a full and healthy life.
Usually they die within a month or two, but I have seen some grow up that seemed on the outside healthy, active, good eaters, maybe just a little small- then one day I would wake up and find the dog dead at about two years old. I had this happen almost a dozen times in the last 18 years. I never did get an autopsy on these dogs, but I knew it was because the mother knew something was wrong  from birth. I chose to ignore it and just wanted to save the tiny life.
If I ever breed again I will not try to save puppies that the mother pushes away, no matter how healthy they seem on the outside.
It just causes more pain later when you are already attached and it suddenly passes.
Sorry to be a downer...
Stacy