Mother neglecting puppy?

he mother may sense she is not well Stay with the mama and the babies as often as you can and make sure she is nursing. If this continues, there is puppy formula that you can buy and feed her, but yes she really needs her mother's milk. I think if you are with the baby girl, the mother will let her nurse. I know this is a hassle, but maybe the mother will accept her in time. Obviously, the mother is moving her, she is too young to go off on her own. That is sad, but everyday that she gets the mother's milk is another day we do not have to worry. After 3-4 weeks, she should make it on the puppy formula if the mother still is not accepting her.

its hard for me to be there for her because I stay 1 hour away. The only person there to care for her is my mother. I will call her asap tmw morning and let her know what's going on and to keep a close eye on her. I just pray that she lives and that her mother will accept. If not I will call the vet and ask them what I should do to be on the safe side

I am sorry - I hope the mother will accept her and stop carrying her off. If she can nurse at least another week, maybe she will be okay. It is very sad, we have been in the same situation with kittens. Sometimes the mother will just leave the whole litter. It is very sad because we can't keep them alive. Good Luck!

my mother said yesterday it's like she goes take one and feed it and go put it away then does the same with the others so on. I would hope that's the case and she's just being protective. My mom is going to check on her and she'll call me back.

yeh i know right. I just don't know her deal!

Hopefully, they are all getting enough nourishment to survive until they are a little older.

yeh my mom keeps saying she is seeing only 2. She can't find the other one. Poor thing may just be dead. well if those can survive i'll be happy.

How sad...eeyore46 is completely right...if there was something wrong with the babe then she probably sensed it and with her motherly instincs wanted to provide for the babes that were most likely to survive. Unfortunately the babe is definately dead by now...no ones fault, it's just nature. I hope that she is taking care of the other two, if not.....y'all might want to consider purchasing some formula and droppers to feed them. I hate to preach....but the mother really needs to be spayed. It breaks my heart that there are so many unwanted and stray dogs because some people are so ignorant to spaying/neutering their pets. Save a life by fixing your pets! I hope the other babes are ok and that y'all can find homes for them!

I hope you're not calling my igonorant. I have a dog and no she is not spayed but I make sure that I watch her when she is in heat. I don't just let her run around. She's a house dog. The dog I am talking about yeh she needs to be spayed but it's not my responsibility, she's my brothers. Things happen but I'll be sure that those puppies find a good home even if we have to put them up for adoption. My fiance and I are considering taking one of them if all goes well.

btw my mother called and told me she is taking care of all 3 now. She is some how hiding them and when it's time to feed she takes them and feeds them. Very weird but maybe she's being protective because there are other stray dogs in the neighborhood. With that said that's how she got pregnant!

There are many benefits to spaying.

"In Females, spaying decreases the incidence of breast cancer (the rate goes down to almost zero if the spaying is done before the first heat cycle!). It eliminates the chance of developing a serious and potentially fatal infection of the uterus experienced by many mature unspayed animals (pyometra). Spay surgery also eliminates the heat cycle and associated mood swings and undesirable behaviors, messy spotting (in dogs) and the attraction of all available males to your yard."

thanks the the info brich.

When we breed English setters there was always one like that in a litter. I did the bottle feeding thing with two of them, but after that the ones she didnt care for we had put to sleep because there was somthing wrong witht them. Animlas always know.

The two I did bottle feed, lived. They are mentaly retarded, Rescue attacks and walks in circles all the time. And the male they had to put to sleep. Its sad but thats just how it gose somtimes.

Also It may just be you guys are touching the pups to much...

ohh no we dont touch them. she wont let us! plus we know not to touch them.

No No No No!!!! I am not calling You ignorant! I'm just saying that it is very frusturating that there are so many people who choose to leave their pets unaltered and then the result is an overpopulation of dogs and cats, which end up being abandoned, hit by cars, put to sleep, or used as bait during dog fight training. I have volentered at a local animal rescue group for almost 5 years, so I see the pain and sorrow that these poor animals go through. I'm not suggesting that you are ignorant, because you said that you keep your dog inside, I am speaking in regards to people that allow their unaltered dogs to roam around and procreate. I can understand having an inside dog unaltered......both of mine are insides but whe went ahead and "fixed" them because it rules out any future reproductive related cancers ect. Once again I hope that you realize that I was not criticizing you.....It was a remark intended to implicate irresponsible pet owners!

if we are careful that doesnt make us irresponsible

I am so happy to hear all three are still alive. She knew what she was doing all along. lol How happy that must make you all. If we did not have puppies, what would we do. My daughter just bought a Carine Terrier - of course - her name is Toto. I was so afraid the little female had died. Thank you for responding. Hopefully, the three of them will live. What kind are they?

lele25, Okay glad you cleared that up! Thanks!

eeyore, yes we are happy! That means we'll be getting a puppy within 5-7 weeks! YAY! I'm so excited! My fiance wants the boy and I want the girl...if we get the boy we'll have to get them both fixed because I have a girl dog already. The mom is a pitbull and the dad is i have no clue! The 2 boys have spots from the dad while the girl took moms color. Eventully I plan on getting my dog i have now fixed just money is a problem right now.