Horror beyond words... puppy deaths

Just wanted to update everyone on the progress of our little puppy 'survivor'. Well, she is a week old today and has increased her body weight by 40% since Thursday! She is very strong and rarely cries... even when she is hungry. I have been bottle feeding her every 4 hours now, and she has a nice, fat little tummy. The vet saw her again today (yes, on Sunday!) and said he is thrilled with her energy, alertness, strength, muscle tone, and feeding response. I am, too!

Star has been very depressed all week, but finally ate a whole meal last night. She is now quite aware of the puppy's noises and seems to be looking for her. We have not allowed the pup to nurse since Thursday, as Star's milk was insufficient. Good thing we have this bottle stuff down pretty well now!

I will try to get Glenn to take some pics of her while I'm feeding her... it's is sooooo cute! I can hardly wait for her eyes to open so she will look more like a puppy than a little black rodent, LOL! I think when that happens, I will feel a lot better.

That's so wonderful Marcia. And it's great that you have such a supportive vet. (I've visited mine too on a couple of holidays and weekends.) Is he the same vet you have for your geckos?

Olivia, no... my reptile vet only treats exotics and I have a great dog & cat vet here locally. He had been the vet for my 17 year-old schnauzer for many years, but coincidentally keeps leopard geckos! LOL! I am indeed very fortunate to have just about the BEST veterinary care possible for all of my critters. It's also nice to be so close to UC Davis Veterinary School & Hospital within an hour's drive.

Puppy is now 11 days old, and has nearly doubled in size! See this thread for an update with photos:

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...ad.php?t=81240

Marcia, does he have a name yet?