Things You'll Need:
- Baby Bottle Nipples
- Baby Bottles
- Dog Beds
- Dog Blankets
- Dog Dishes
- Dog Food
- Dog Pillows
- Dog Toys
- Doghouses And Doors
- Formula For Puppies
- Cotton Swabs
- Scales
- Cotton Swabs
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Step 1
Use a bottle and nipple made for nursing puppies or a human preemie nipple bottle (a nipple for premature infants).
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Step 2
Buy commercially prepared formulas for feeding orphaned puppies. Avoid using goat's milk.
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Step 3
Measure out the appropriate amount of milk for the puppy for one day: A 1-week-old puppy needs 13 mL of milk per 100g of body weight, a 2-week-old needs 17mL milk per 100g body weight, a 3-week-old needs 20mL milk per 100g body weight, a 4-week-old needs 22mL milk per 100g body weight.
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Step 4
Divide the above daily dosage by 4, and feed this amount to the puppy four times a day.
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Step 5
Warm the milk.
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Step 6
Invert the bottle to let the milk ooze out slowly before inserting into the puppy's mouth.
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Step 7
Avoid feeding the puppy while she's on her back. It's acceptable for the pup to slightly elevate her front paws while feeding.
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Step 8
Check that the puppy's abdomen is enlarged but not overextended after feeding. Puppies should gain 2 to 4 g per day per kg of anticipated adult dog weight.
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Step 9
Weigh the puppy daily.
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Step 10
Encourage a 3-week-old puppy to eat solid food.
Comments
pacmomof6 said
on 3/2/2009 I have a dog, Angel, that gave birth last sunday and a week later she is having issues with not makeing enough milk for six puppies, she is little less than ten pounds herself and she is expected to make milk to feed these guys, i am not surprised she is having issues, they just drain her dry every chance they get. and that is nearly every hour. i am trying to bottle feed three of the small ones to compensate for the loss of mothers milk and it has been a battle. they may want to suck for a minute then kick and scream until you just can not hold them anymore. i have tried wrapping in a small towel, laying against my warm chest skin to fur, and the little baby tried to go for my *****. so that idea went away, i mean i didnt mind it, he feel asleep while suckling, but he needed to feed, so we tried it again, i tried to pretend it was a part me he liked, no doin it, tried sitting on the flo
LorilynFarms said
on 2/12/2009 This article would have so much cuter with pictures!
Beadbug said
on 10/5/2008 Very informative article ^5* I wish everyone knew this much!
haziebaby said
on 4/8/2008 for some reason the mom started to kill her pupz after 2 die i decided to take over well i have been bottle feeding for 4 one week olds so far there going to be two weeks in 2 days so far everything is good there all at 1lb and more i use a warm cloth to wipe them before they eat then write everything down then i feed them on there stomachs head in my other with the bottle when they dont want nomore i rub them to make them burp on my chest so far they just started to open there eyes and they have been gaining about 7 to 10 ozs a day
haziebaby said
on 4/8/2008 for some reason the mom started to kill her pupz after 2 die i decided to take over well i have been bottle feeding for 4 one week olds so far there going to be two weeks in 2 days so far everything is good there all at 1lb and more i use a warm cloth to wipe them before they eat then write everything down then i feed them on there stomachs head in my other with the bottle when they dont want nomore i rub them to make them burp on my chest so far they just started to open there eyes and they have been gaining about 7 to 10 ozs a day