Things You'll Need:
- Small cardboard box
- Heating pad
- Aquarium thermometer
- Pet nursing bottles
- Puppy milk replacement powder
- Small food scale
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Step 1
Line the puppy's nesting box with facial tissues, baby diapers or paper towel. This will provide absorption from the puppy's pottying.
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Step 2
Place a heating pad, on its lowest setting, beneath one end of the box. The ideal temperature for the box should be around 97 degrees F--no higher.
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Step 3
Be extremely sanitary when handling the puppy. Orphaned pups often to not receive the initial milk, or colostrum, from their mother. Rich in antibodies, this milk protects the pup from many diseases early in life. Without it, it is at much greater risk for getting sick.
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Step 4
Mix the puppy's powdered milk per directions.
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Step 5
Use a flame-heated needle to melt 2 small holes in the pet feeding bottle's latex cap. Holes should only be big enough for a few drops of milk drip out when the bottle is shaken.
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Step 6
Place the puppy in its warm box, lying on its stomach. Puppies should always be fed while lying in this position.
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Step 7
Insert the nipple into the puppy's mouth using a gentle prying motion. Apply pressure to the sides of the bottle, releasing a drop or two of milk. After these intitial drops, the puppy should suck on its own.
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Step 8
Feed the puppy 25 to 35 milliliters of formula for every 100 grams (about 3.5 ounces) of body weight. Depending on age and size, most puppies will eat between 6 and 8 times a day.
