My husky puppies are dying, is it fading puppy syndrome? Will others survive?

Poor puppies. It is hard to say what exactly was the underlying problem but these puppies undoubtedly suffered from fading puppy syndrome. Fading puppy syndrome affects puppies during the first 2 weeks of life and can be caused by a multitude of things including: cleft palate, infection, pneumonia, or other congenital abnormalities to their physical structures. on average we see about a 30% loss of life and puppies during the first two weeks. Although in your case this % is much higher. I don't know what you mean by your statement "the other two couldn't understand"? Unfortunately in most of these situations the puppies cannot be saved despite our best efforts. However you can do your part to give them the best chance of survival, by: 1) Providing warmth but don't overheat 2) Feed every 2 hrs if mama dog isn't nursing well 3) Stimulate to pee and poop every 2 hrs if mama dog isn't doing so 4) Get puppies checked out by the vet if any aren't eating well, appear blue in color (means not getting enough oxygen) or are not active (good energy level). Here is an excellent resource website to help guide you along the way. Hopefully you won't lose any more puppies from this litter and they all grow up to be happy healthy dogs. Best wishes!

No, that's not common. Puppies can suffer from fading puppy syndrome, but to have all of them is not usual. It suggest something is wrong. Have Chloe and her remaining puppies checked out by a vet immediately.

Wow puppies look happy and healthy. I would not worry if they are growing well, feeding and do not show any other signs. The puppy most likely was affected by the fading puppy syndrome, there should be no reason for the others to have the same condition . Sadly it was just something he was predisposed to.

I am so sorry to hear that one of the puppies doesn't seem to be thriving early on. This is very common unfortunately and it is called fading puppy syndrome, which is caused by a genetic defect with the puppy. You can try bottle feeding the puppy, keeping her warm, and get her checked to make sure she doesn't have a bacterial infection that needs to be treated for, but the chances of survival in cases like this are low. You can also try offering her small amounts of Karo syrup to keep her blood sugar levels up. But before all of that, check the roof of her mouth for an cleft palate defects, since that is a common cause for the symptoms you have described. I do hope that she does turn around, and do your best to help her. Take care.

Good work bottle feeding these puppies, it is very labor intensive. I'm sorry to hear about the deaths of these puppies. The most common reason puppies that are bottle fed die is aspiration of the milk, which means they inhale some of the milks and it gets into their lungs. If there is blood coming out of it's mouth, you should take the puppy to a vet for antibiotics. Any remaining puppies should be fed very slowly, in an upright position to try to prevent aspiration. It is also possible that there is a illness that effecting the entire litter. I would take all remaining puppies to the vet to have them checked out to see if there is something contagious. Bottle feeding puppies is very difficult, not all of them make it. I hope this helps, good luck!

There could be several reasons for that, the most likely being that their mother may not have enough milk. You may have to supplement them with puppy milk and bottle feed them in addition to mummy taking care of them. It is also a good idea to take mum and the litter to the vet for an exam to rule out fading puppy syndrome, which can be a cause for the puppies not thriving.

Thank you for submitting your question regarding your your puppies. I recommend you weigh each puppy daily with a gram scale. Puppies typically gain about 10% of their body weight per day and will double their birth weight by roughly day 10. It is ok if the pup is smaller than the others, but growing adequately. If she is not gaining at an appropriate rate, she needs to see a veterinarian. I hope this information helps!