Hi,
My dog had puppies on Sept. 5 one was born with a clep lip. I took the mother and puppies that same day to the vet. The vet told me to keep an eye on the puppy. Over the weekend I noticed he was not gaining weight. Last night I started bottle feeding him. What are the chances he will survive? I am not giving up on him. We are feeding him every 2 hours... Another thing, he just popped with a little bit of blood in the stool. Is this normal?

Poor little guy! You probably will need to take him back to the vet. He may have more problems than were initially realized. Blood in their poop is never a good sign. Especially in puppies.

I'm glad you are not giving up on the little guy. He's relying on you to help him out! Some people would just give up, and think he's a lost cause. :( Hopefully the vet can help him, so he gets to be a happy pup!

Sorry I couldn't give you any better advice, but another vet visit is your best bet!

Best wishes to the little fur babe! :)

Poor little guy! You probably will need to take him back to the vet. He may have more problems than were initially realized. Blood in their poop is never a good sign. Especially in puppies.

I'm glad you are not giving up on the little guy. He's relying on you to help him out! Some people would just give up, and think he's a lost cause. :( Hopefully the vet can help him, so he gets to be a happy pup!

Sorry I couldn't give you any better advice, but another vet visit is your best bet!

Best wishes to the little fur babe! :)


Hi there,
Thanks for the response! I called the vet and he said it was normal for the first 2-3 times. His poop now is normal color.. no blood... we are feeding him around the clock.. I am hoping he survives... we are not giving up!

Hi there,
thanks for the response! I called the vet and he said it was normal for the first 2-3 times. His poop now is normal color..no blood...we are feeding him around the clock.. I am hoping he survives...we are not giving up!


I took the puppy to the vet today because I noticed that he is congested... He has no fluid in his lungs which was my main concern... THANK GOD... Th vet recommended tube feeding, so we are now tube feeding... I am not giving up. I truly hope he makes it.

Sometimes a cleft lip means a cleft palate--which means there's an opening inside the roof of his mouth so that some of the food goes to the wrong place. I hope your vet checked for that situation and ruled out a cleft palate.

Can surgery be done like for a human child?

I took the puppy to the vet today because I noticed that he is congested...He has no fluid in his lungs which was my main concern...THANK GOD...Th vet recommended tube feeding, so we are now tube feeding...I am not giving up. I truly hope he makes it.

I'm so happy that you are keeping an eye on the little guy, and getting him the help he needs. I agree about the cleft palate, and I would hope the vet has checked that out. I can't imagine him/her not doing that. Often little pups like yours, with a bit of a disability, turn out to be forever grateful, and make the best and most loving and loyal pets! I hope everything goes well with him. Again, keep us updated! :)

Sometimes a cleft lip means a cleft palate--which means there's an opening inside the roof of his mouth so that some of the food goes to the wrong place. I hope your vet checked for that situation and ruled out a cleft palate.

Can surgery be done like for a human child?

Hi,
Yes, the vet did check inside the rof of his mouth. He also has a cleft palate. It can be fixed. The puppy will have surgery at 8 weeks. I am really hoping he makes it...

I'm so happy that you are keeping an eye on the little guy, and getting him the help he needs. I agree about the cleft palate, and I would hope the vet has checked that out. I can't imagine him/her not doing that. Often little pups like yours, with a bit of a disability, turn out to be forever grateful, and make the best and most loving and loyal pets! I hope everything goes well with him. Again, keep us updated! :)


Hi, Thanks for caring! The vet did check and he has a cleft palate as well. Theuppy will have surgery at 8 weeks. I am really hping he makes it. It breaks my heart every time he cries... He hates the tube feeding, but there's no other way out. I am not putting him down. He is doing poop and pee fine... he eats, his lungs are clear. I want to give him a chance.

I hope he makes it too, and even though you have to tube feed him, and he hates it, I bet he knows that you are doing everything you can to help him. If he survives, he will be forever grateful to you.

Give him a great big puppy kiss, from my fur babe Niki. :)

I hope he makes it too, and even though you have to tube feed him, and he hates it, I bet he knows that you are doing everything you can to help him. If he survives, he will be forever grateful to you.

Give him a great big puppy kiss, from my fur babe Niki. :)


Hi there!
Wanted to give you an update... the puppy is doing well. We are tube feeding him every 3 hours. He is eating a lot! I took him to the vet on Friday and she was impressed on how good he is doing considering the cleft lip. He is a fighter!
I must say he has a little bit of attitude! He's a moody one! We are happy that he is doing good. He's not out of the woods yet, but we continue to give him the special care he needs.

:)
Thanks!!
Yui

I regret to inform that my little angel lost his battle today. My family and I are devastated. Yesteday he stopped urinating. I stayed up all night and nothing. This morning he was in distress. His eyes were reddish too.
I took him to the vet and she said that he had organ kidney failure. She was surprised because he was doing so good. It turns out that the weight he was putting on, so I thought, was not... he was retaining liquid...
She recommended I put him to sleep because it was only going to get worse. He was dehydrated. His organs shut down.
I am so sad. I cried and cried, but deep down inside I have some relief. I gave a change to live and did everything possible to help him, around the clock feedings, giving him special attention. I'll miss him so much. He was my companion.
We buried him. I'll miss him...
Thanks all for your support.

Oh gosh! That made me cry. I'm so sorry! You did so much for the little guy. I KNOW that you will be repaid with great Karma for trying to save his young little life.

Don't stop what you are doing. You are giving such a good life, however long it is, to these little babies that have no voice of their own.

I'm sure he knew how much you loved him and wanted to save him from any pain.

Bless you! :)

WOW! What a story! I commend you and am ROYALLY IMPRESSED! Thank goodness for people like you...

I must say I would have done the same... lol! I have a couple of rescue dogs that were "special needs" and you know, you fall I love so HARD w/ these amazing dogs that you don't really care what you have to do or how much you have to spend on the sweet creature that has stolen your heart. It's just uncontrollable how we need to make sure they survive and thrive... GOOD ON YOU! I bow to people like you. Xoxoxoxo

I didn't realize the story ended that way... I am sooooooo sorry!

Well, you are such a commendable person for having gone the distance and for having such a kind spirit. I maintain my posititon in looking up to you for wanting to save a life and being so brave in the interim.

Don't ever stop trying to help a dog in distress. I saved two out of the three that I attempted. You can't win 'em all, but you CAN still win...

Thank you all for your kind words!

Be strong and know that you were like a God for that sweet baby... you gave him more than anyone else normally would.

Go adopt another baby.. go give a rescue dog a forever home... the gratitude that those dogs offer you every day is SUBLIME! You'll see..

Thank you all for your kind words!

Stick around on the site. Maybe you can help other people that have similar problems with their pets. :)