Unresponsive Puppy - Page 1

Waht do you do when a puppy is born, it's not breathing, no heartbeat, but it has some color?

You decide whether you want to revive and deal with potential consequences or let it go. I'd decide based on circumstances of birth, ie, was there a prior complication that could mean that was a healthy pup..or...?

I turn upside down; shake gently holding the head and neck in position with my fingers then massage and gently pinch until they take a breath, if they do not gasp for air or something then pup probably died in birth canal;  possibly drown on amniotic fluid or??  Sometimes it is just best to let them go.  Hard but survival is also hard on them in the event their might be something wrong that you cannot detect at birth.  Nan

Our runt was born limp, she was born long after the last regular puppy was born. She was breathing but couldn't suckle. Kali, who was an excellent mom, nudged it towards her a few times, then got up & examined the pup, cleaned her vigorously, sniffed her again, then carefully laid back down with her other pups, & ignored the pup. Ominous sign if mother doesn't nurture. We however, picked her up, warmed her up between warm towels & rubbed her gently, Carl got her to start wiggling with the rubbing. We had some puppy formula on hand just in case, he stuck his pinky in that & then into the pups mouth & she swallowed, after a couple more drops she was frantically trying to suckle his finger, so we put her on her dam, who was immediately interested in her again. She survived, but all the other pups picked on her, & she's had her problems...but she's also got a whole lot of attitude, & has been my hubby's Velcro dog, she was climbing out of the whelping box before her eyes opened to follow his voice....!  She's now a 70#, pushy, bossy 7 year old that still has fire in her belly!

jackie harris

thats a picture of her & her person in his "dog clothes" (sorry!)

"Dog clothes" seem to be the same everywhere - love this pic!

(Being no breeder I´m not sure what I´d do in this case)

Great story.  Warms the heart.  thanks for sharing.

My repro vet has said to continue to try to resuscitate a pup for at least 30 minutes and just recently I've revived two in different litters after 30-40 minutes.  Keeping them warm is key with vigorous rubbing and chest compressions and suctioning their mouths and noses.  Those two turned out to be as normal as the rest and are thriving as adults.  Looking back I know now that I gave up way too soon on other kids in  previous litters.  

Judy

I give a few mouth to snout resuscitations. Than i dry they up and rub them, give a few leg bends, front and back
legs to invigorate them. Once i see the pup breathing on its own, I put them back with the litter.
Sometimes a little jump start is needed. Usually they go on with no further issues.

If...after looking at the newborn puppy carefully...To make sure there are no physical problems where the puppy isn't fully developed...Then I will try my best to save it and give it a chance at life...

The main concern at this point is to make sure it's breathing...I will put it in a towel and rub it...Dry it...Rub the body/heart to get it going...I will also almost always turn them upside down...Support it's Back and Neck...Then strongly shake the puppy in a downwards manner to clear it's lungs...I put the puppy's nose up to my ear to listen to it's breathing...If you have a stethoscope you certainly can use it to listen to it's lungs...to make sure they're clear with no weezing...

 

~Bob~

 

It's up to everyone personally to decide how far they want to go to save or resuscitate a pup, but I hope I'm not alone in saying I couldn't, in good conscience, SELL someone a puppy that'd been literally brought back to life early on. If you were the buyer, would you want the pup that was stillborn  (for reasons unknown) and brought to life after 30-40 minutes??

I may not be in a good position to weigh in on this thread. I have only once had a stillborn pup and it was after mom had an accident and the pup was born dead, in the sac, and the cord was severed ony inches from the pup and had been for a couple days. There wasn't even a thought of saving him, obviously, so maybe I shouldn't be so quick to say what I'd do if I had a pup stillborn that I thought might be ok. I'd like to think my logical self would take charge and let nature take its course, but I am a mom, so......I would likely try (no way would I try for 40 minutes...) for a little bit and if I succeeded, I would keep that pup for several months at least and then likely give it away. I really don't think I could defend selling someone a puppy that had been born unresponsive. That just doesn't seem right.