8 day old puppy keeps crying
Submitted by Chloe and Walte... on July 28, 2014 - 9:56pmOne of my puppies won't stop crying. My girlfriend and I are worried. We tried getting him to poop... I thought he may just need a bowel movement. he wouldn't poop so we went the enema route. He had his movement but is still crying. His temperature was 98.5 so we put him on a heating pad. Neither has worked... The vet says there isn't much else we can do. I've tried putting him on his mom. He ate for a little. He wouldn't take a bottle either. What else can it be? Puppies always want to eat, what gives? I need help asap as I'm worried and my girlfriend is getting scared.
crying puppy
It's difficult because they don't start regulating their temperatures until closer to 3 weeks. Try putting him on a cool surface like a granite countertop or in a dry cool kitchen/bathroom sink. If he stops crying, you know he was too hot.
On the other hand, if he's chilled, he won't eat, so don't force it.
I would give him some karo syrup from fingertip a little bit before trying to get him to feed. If he still doesn't eat, I would put a few drops of karo in some water and give him by single drops from a dropper until he settles. He can go without eating for a while, but he can't be allowed to get dehydrated.
I wouldn't give an enema again, but maybe baby gas drops. Just try to keep him comfortable and hopefully, he'll come around.
Good luck!
I got him to finally stop...
I got him to finally stop... I don't know what was wrong.
What kind of Karo Syrup should I get?