Tomorrow we are heading over the mountains to my aunt's to pick up a litter of orphaned Chihuahua puppies. The information i have is that they're 5 wks old and starving, that's about it. There's also 4(or maybe 5) pups in the litter. She sent me a picture by text and one in particular looks poorly as far as coat condition and possibly body condition but the others looked OK in the picture.
I have e-mailed and posted on CL about raw goat's milk for them, figured that would be the best option, but i have had No luck. My calves were recently weaned and I do have some milk replacer left(non-medicated) and i was checking online about using that but there's mixed responses. Considering their age I was thinking about trying some puppy mash but if i feel like the would benefit from the extra nutrition in the replacer i will add a small amount to their food and see how they do.
This is my first litter of orphaned puppies, i have had kittens before but either had a nurse mom or kitten formula to take care of them. Hoping some others here have some good tips or info for me.
of course i will post a picture after i get them home tomorrow!
I have e-mailed and posted on CL about raw goat's milk for them, figured that would be the best option, but i have had No luck. My calves were recently weaned and I do have some milk replacer left(non-medicated) and i was checking online about using that but there's mixed responses. Considering their age I was thinking about trying some puppy mash but if i feel like the would benefit from the extra nutrition in the replacer i will add a small amount to their food and see how they do.
This is my first litter of orphaned puppies, i have had kittens before but either had a nurse mom or kitten formula to take care of them. Hoping some others here have some good tips or info for me.
of course i will post a picture after i get them home tomorrow!