My dog isn't feeding her 9-day-old puppies. What should I do?

Oh no, those poor puppies! How lovely of you to look after the puppies. You will have to bottle feed them, and first thing you need to get is puppy formula replacer. You can get it from a pet store or a vet's office. I will put a link below on how to raise orphan puppies. Keep in mind it is intensive the first couple of weeks, and will take a lot of your time. I hope this helps! http://www.2ndchance.info/orphanpuppy.htm

I'm so sorry that one of your puppies has died! It does sound like Jacky isn't a good mother if she isn't feeding them or licking them, and that could be due to her young age. It's never recommended to breed a female dog on her first heat because she won't be emotionally or physically mature enough to care for them properly as you are seeing with Jacky. Some dogs are also just poor mothers naturally, and that could be the case as well with her. You are going to have to raise these puppies yourself if you want them to have the best chance to survive, but please keep in mind that newborn puppies are very fragile. Care for them is intensive and there may be other ones who don't make it. I will put a link below to a website detailing how to raise orphan puppies. As for Jacky, I would be quite concerned she would repeat this behavior with future litters, so I would recommend having her spayed before her next heat. When you see this behavior from a female dog, it's not recommend to have them have additional litters. http://www.2ndchance.info/orphanpuppy.htm

If you cannot bring the puppies inside, I would suggest that you take them to an animal shelter. They need their mom for more than just food. They need her warmth and comfort, too, in order to have healthy psychological growth. Arya was too young, at nine months of age, to have a litter, and her maternal instincts have not kicked in yet. Somehow, you'll have to provide for these puppies what she is not willing to.

You will need to go out and get puppy formula now if you want this puppy to survive. I recommend the KMR brand, and get a bottle as well. You can get them at a grocery store or pet store. I will put a link below on how to care for newborn puppies, but please keep in mind they are very fragile and require around the clock care. As for Echo, I strongly recommend getting her spayed. Female dogs should not be bred over the age of 7, and 13 is way too old to be having puppies. Spaying her is the only way to prevent it from happening again. Call her vet to make an appointment to have her spayed. If she isn't nuring the puppy, then it can be done sooner rather than later. Best of luck. https://www.2ndchance.info/orphanpuppy.htm

Hello and welcome to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Some mom dogs are just not good mom dogs. In the circumstances where the mother dog won't feed the puppies you can either try to make Bella lie down and attach the puppies to her nipples (check first that she is producing milk), or if she is refusing the puppies all together you will need to feed and nurse them yourself with a bottle. This involves bottle feeding a puppy replacer (not just milk or 'puppy milk') as well as wiping their penis/vagina and anus so that they will pee and poop. I recommend a visit with the vet for both mom and babies to make sure Bella isn't sick, and to check on the puppies and be shown how to properly bottle feed. Best of luck with Bella and the puppies!

Congrats on the puppies! Usually the bitch will do all of the work. Just supervise and make sure she is allowing all of them to nurse and she isn't sitting on any of them. If she isn't nursing them then you will need to buy some dog formula (KMR) and bottle/syringe feed them every 3 hours and use warm water and a cloth to gently rub their genitals to help stimulate them to pee and poop (this mimicks the bitch licking them). I hope this helps.

Hello. Just keep a close eye on everyone. Even the weaker puppies will fight for a nipple. As long as the puppies seem warm & content, & you see the mother dog cleaning up after the puppies, all will be well. Usually the only time you will need to supplement a puppy is if the mother dog is sick, or she has an extremely large litter. If you do find the need to help with supplemental feedings, make sure you use a puppy nursing formula like Esbilac. Take care.