The diagnosis of mastitis could or couldn't be accurate but at three weeks they are old enough for you to begin weaning them anyway (this may be repeating earlier comments) and if you supplement with some goats milk diluted with boiled water and start to mix it with Gerbers baby rice cereal, offering this to the pups before you bottle-feed them, then after a couple days of them getting somewhat accustomed to thick food, you will want to add in some ground puppy kibble...slowly adding more kibble and less rice until you finish the box.

Avoid using cow's milk cause that can cause diarrhea in young pups...use canned goats milk if you don't use a puppy-replacement formula. Some use Esbilac or an infant milk formula but I think that is chancy...JMO. By the time they are 5 weeks old they can be totally off the bottle.

You may need to keep a tee-shirt on Mama to prevent the pups from nursing on her...and to prevent her from offering them that chance, too! LOL Use a big one and tie a knot around the bottom so it fits snugly to her belly.

The diagnosis of mastitis could or couldn't be accurate but at three weeks they are old enough for you to begin weaning them anyway (this may be repeating earlier comments) and if you supplement with some goats milk diluted with boiled water and start to mix it with Gerbers baby rice cereal, offering this to the pups before you bottle-feed them, then after a couple days of them getting somewhat accustomed to thick food, you will want to add in some ground puppy kibble...slowly adding more kibble and less rice until you finish the box.

Avoid using cow's milk cause that can cause diarrhea in young pups...use canned goats milk if you don't use a puppy-replacement formula. Some use Esbilac or an infant milk formula but I think that is chancy...JMO. By the time they are 5 weeks old they can be totally off the bottle.

You may need to keep a tee-shirt on Mama to prevent the pups from nursing on her...and to prevent her from offering them that chance, too! LOL Use a big one and tie a knot around the bottom so it fits snugly to her belly.

Took her in and the vet said she had an infection in her mammary gland. I have to move the pups to the bottle.
He thought that the diarrhea was a side symptom.

I am not 100 percent confident in his opinion.

What are your thoughts?

Steve

She had 5 pups. She hasnt cleaned them in some time

Took her in and the vet said she had an infection in her mammary gland. I have to move the pups to the bottle.
He thought that the diarrhea was a side symptom.

I am not 100 percent confident in his opinion.

What are your thoughts?

Steve

She had 5 pups. She hasnt cleaned them in some time

If she is cleaning them it might be from the pups poop and I'd have her stop. They should be able to potty on their own.

Miriam Olesen
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If she is cleaning them it might be from the pups poop and I'd have her stop. They should be able to potty on their own.

Miriam Olesen
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if she can't keep pills down, we used it when our boy was on chemo. She definitely needs to see the vet.

Kathy, Ollie and Chester

if she can't keep pills down, we used it when our boy was on chemo. She definitely needs to see the vet.

Kathy, Ollie and Chester