Expert: Jannie Balliett - 9/7/2010

Question
My female boxer quit nursing her pups at two and a half weeks. My husband and I bottle fed them and they are now successfully weaned and eating dry dog food. However, my female has not dried up yet and every once in a while, she will let a pup nurse on her. I try to avoid this, but last night, one of my six week old pups nursed for an undetermined amount of time. He is now vomiting and having diarhia. The stool is brown liquid and the vomit started out solid but has since become small amounts of thick liquid. I am worried about him. do i need to take him to the vet?

Answer
She has bad milk and that's why she stopped nursing--

Get her and the pups to a vet ASAP before that one dies!!!!!!!!!!

Her milk is poison!!!!

The vet will give her meds to dry her milk up. DO NO LET THEM NURSE!

Make this formula up for them:

In a blender--

1 can evaporated milk (not condensed)

1 raw egg

1 cup whole, plain yogurt (no flavors)

1/4 teaspoon Kayro syrpu (white, clear syrup)

Generics are fine.

Blend.

Pour into sealed container(s) or sealed pitcher- add sterile (bottled) water-- it is about 5-6 ounces of water for the entire receipe.

Feed the pups room temperature formula. Let them drink from a bowl.

Take the puppy food and soak in the formula and mash up to make a puppy mash. They can eat that without choking.