Kaitlynn Klug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
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>I had the same problem a while ago, a small male pup in a litter of seven.
>He never even opened his eyes! I tried everything, but they were permenantly
>stuck, even at 6 weeks old. He was way smaller than all of his siblings, and
>sadly he eventually died one day ):. An since she's a runt, that means
>she'll usually get fed last, kind of like "the scraps". So she's probably
>just really hungry, but I'd keep a close eye on her and make sure you see the
>mom nursing her. (that's if she's still nursing.. (:)
>
> -=Kay=-
You can help that. If you take the other pups out for a few minutes the
runt can get an uninterrupted chance at the food or nursing. BTW, we,
with very few exceptions, have always found that runts do catch up. It
can take months but they do very well.
--
Julian
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