Monday, May 24, 2010

I Need Help With My 5 1/2 Week Old Puppy.?

My Puppy is only 5 1/2 weeks Old, and I've only taken her From Her mother because the mother wasn't taking care of her anymore. Can Someone give me some Tips? She Whines Alot %26 Has Trouble Sleeping. Sometimes She Shivers Uncontrollably.
Answers:
I am so sick of hearing that.

The mother is not supposed to be nursing and doing everything anymore but they need to be with the reast of the pups for socialization!!

Do not take a puppy from its birth place till it is 8 weeks old MINIMUM. Mother is doing what she is supposed to for the pups survival.
She is lonely. If she was still with her mother she would be sleeping next to her practically all the time. If you can, keep her as close to you as possible especially at night when she is sleeping. Our puppy would cry and bark all night until we put her in our room. Now she sleeps like a baby all night long.
Lots of love and a puppy bottle with puppy milk, you can start her on dry dog food but put it in some milk so its soft... Good luck!
These are all things that happen when they are taken from the mother too soon.

Whining is normal for any pup who has just left everything it has ever know. It's mother, littermates and breeder. Lots of love and comfort will help on that point.

Depending on what breed she is the shivering could be normal, but make sure she is always warm enough. What is warm enough for us if cold for a tiny pup.

She really needed another 2 1/2 weeks with her mother, but if she was not getting the job done it's up to you to love her, protect her, keep her warm and take care of all of her needs.

Good luck!
Take her BACK to her mother and siblings. If you don't succeed in killing her with your ignorance, you will have many more problems later on. She shouldn't be taken away until she is 10 weeks old.
take to a vet right away 5 and a half weeks is to young to be taken from mom
I hear you saying the Mom wouldn't care for them- but your pup should still be with his litter mates at this point to learn the social skills dogs can only learn from other dogs, not people. she is too young to be 'alone', and that's why you're having these issues.
The puppy is close enough to being weined but, if it is not eating well you can buy puppy formula at a pet smart or some type of pet store. There are also bottles to put it in. If possible try to get it to drink the formula out of a shallow bowl. Other than that just spoil it rotten, by holding it and sleeping with it. You don't say what breed it is, but chiuauas always shiver. If you can afford to it's best to have the vet check her out. I also put stuffed animals and a ticking clock in the box or bed where the puppy stays when I am not with her. Hope this helps.
LOL, some of these answers are good but some are not. I have a kitten that I got when it was 3 weeks old. Meowed ALL the time. The puppy is just lonely. 5 weeks is not to early for a puppyy to be taken away from its mother. Soft dog food will help feed it. If that doesn't work then go to a vet or a pet store and get what they call mothers milk. That will help with some of the vitiams. If nothing else works then take it to a vet and see what they think you should do. As for the sleeping part, try to let it sleep with you either under the covers up against you are in the crook of your neck under your hair, thats where they feel the most secure. Good luck.
If the mother dog is just ignoring the pup but not hurting it, I'd leave it with the mom for warmth and and handfeed it til it's old enough to be weaned. If you are worried that the mother will harm it, take it out and keep it warm between feedings. I've had to do this before and I found it worked when I put the pup in a small box and sat the box on a covered heating pad set on low. I also had the pup wrapped in a towel or baby blanket. Good Luck!!

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