My wife brought home a 3 week old puppy...HELP!

I've been a mother for a-less-than-a-day-old-Golden Retriever puppy so I think I could help. First, you need to buy a formula milk in your local vet hospital or other stores selling dog foods and stuffs. You have to wake up every 2 to 4 hours to feed the puppy using a human baby feeding bottle. But make sure you'll have the puppy burf after feeding, like a human baby, for her not to be bloated. coz bloating could kill. And then make her pooh and urinate by rubbing a cotton ball with baby oil on her tummy and organ. Put her in a box with big towel and make sure there is a lamp that lightens and make the box hot. Have a thermometer hanged beside the box and make sure the temperature is 73-75degree F until 4 weeks. I'll send you some more tips on the temp next time. Hope this helps.

You need to contact your vet for instructions and if you're really not wanting to look after the little one he should go to the vet. It will be a big job. There should be no problem with your dog and the newcomer. Let your dog check out the puppy, speak softly and let your dog know it's just a baby. Keep them separated in separate rooms with the pup in a box if you're not handling the pup at some time. If your dog shows jealousy, give him some extra attention and cuddles and games so he knows he's not left out. You'll need to get supplies from the vet of formula bottles etc. He/she may even know of a dog that whelped a few weeks who might take on this lil fella. You never know unless you ask. Good luck.

I used to raise small dogs, and I'd take care of the tiny puppies once in awhile if the mother couldn't for some reason. You can get special formulas for puppies and kittens at a good pet store, and syringe type tools to use to feed them, or even little bottles for them to suck on. If you want to keep the puppy, maybe little by little you can somehow let your dog know of the tiny puppy..he may not react negatively to a tiny puppy like he would with another grown dog. I used to have a grown german shephard who chased cats, yet adopted these tiny kittens and watched over them. If your dog refuses to accept the puppy, I guess you're going to have to find a home for the puppy, I wish you luck!

At Peteducation.com they have this to say for a milk replacement recipe: "1 cup whole milk (cow or goat) 1 pinch table grade salt 3 egg yolks - no whites 1 tablespoon corn oil 1/4 teaspoon liquid vitamins" They say to feed them this amount: "Divide the daily caloric requirements into the 6-12 feedings required for their age. Expect an eight-ounce (1/2 pound) puppy to consume about 30 ml (one ounce) of formula over a 24-hour period. Most milk formulas contain about 60 calories per ounce of formula, thus the eight-ounce puppy will consume about 30 calories in a 24-hour period. If the puppies are not gaining weight, they need more food. If the puppies develop diarrhea, they may be overfed. Weigh each puppy at the same time a minimum of once a day for the first 10 days. Then 3-4 times a week for another 10 days. Failure of weight gain is often the first sign of illness in young animals." They also say a 3 week old puppy needs about 89 calories per pound per day. I think if you can manage to keep it fed and warm (maybe a hot water bottle or heating pad?) you will be over your main hurdles. I would get in touch with your local vet for any help they might be able to offer. I have a dog that is very aggressive with other dogs but he has always come to accept whoever I intorduce to the house. I just have to make it very clear that I expect him to and then watch them very closely. Never leave them alone together. A young dog who is attacked during its formative period will be scarred for life.

Awww poor puppy. Its really nice of you to take it in. I am not really a dog person myself, I like cats. The formula is prolly the best way to go with this. Make sure you keep the puppy warm and comfortable also. An old towel that has your sent on it would prolly be the best thing to use. Good Luck!

Oh my god...those poor things. I hope they're okay!!!

Looks like you got some pretty good advice so far. I'd just say to follow what you have gotten and the puppy should be fine.

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I see it's been a while since this was posted,so I was just wondering how the puppies are doing now.