Elise
08-19-2015, 01:29 PM
Hello Everyone,
I was given a approx 2 week old baby Grey on Sunday, August 16th by someone who found him after a storm and was not able to reunite with his momma. He had been with this person for almost 1 week (6 days). The baby was visibly dehydrated and lethargic when I received him on Sunday. He weight 48 grams. I immediately started him on the sugar/salt/H2O formula offering it every 30 minutes for 12 hours. He took the re-hydration fluid well and his wrinkles smoothed out. After 12 hours, I began feeding him Esbilac powered puppy formula, offering 5-7% of his weight, offering every 2 hours and have been ever since. Its been about 3 days now and he only weights 54 Grams :sadness which doesn't seem normal to me. My last baby (who was a Red) would put on anywhere from 1-4 grams per DAY. He's only gained 6 grams in 3 days and I am concerned. He is much more active however, and the little skin flakes have disappeared.
He usually doesn't finish all of his formula. I can only seem to get in anywhere from 3-5% of his body weight of formula in him and that is all he will take.
Does anyone have any advice or suggestions as to what I can do to get weight on him? I believe he is on the small side for his age (2 weeks) and I want him to be healthy and happy.
I was given a approx 2 week old baby Grey on Sunday, August 16th by someone who found him after a storm and was not able to reunite with his momma. He had been with this person for almost 1 week (6 days). The baby was visibly dehydrated and lethargic when I received him on Sunday. He weight 48 grams. I immediately started him on the sugar/salt/H2O formula offering it every 30 minutes for 12 hours. He took the re-hydration fluid well and his wrinkles smoothed out. After 12 hours, I began feeding him Esbilac powered puppy formula, offering 5-7% of his weight, offering every 2 hours and have been ever since. Its been about 3 days now and he only weights 54 Grams :sadness which doesn't seem normal to me. My last baby (who was a Red) would put on anywhere from 1-4 grams per DAY. He's only gained 6 grams in 3 days and I am concerned. He is much more active however, and the little skin flakes have disappeared.
He usually doesn't finish all of his formula. I can only seem to get in anywhere from 3-5% of his body weight of formula in him and that is all he will take.
Does anyone have any advice or suggestions as to what I can do to get weight on him? I believe he is on the small side for his age (2 weeks) and I want him to be healthy and happy.