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Special Feeding by Tanisha Breton
"Hand Feeding one of our puppies with Lifeline Pet Supplies Newborn Toy Breed/ Preemie Puppy Nurser Syringe "Real Feel"
Only available online any questions don't hesitate to ask me or Jake Garber the Company Owner. Here is everything hopefully I can think to tell you to answer some of the questions I've gotten on previous videos. The "Real Feel" Nurser doesn't come with a premade hole so you must make your own. I found using a pair of small scissors and making a X cut in the nipple allows enough air flow for easy pushing of the syringe plunger. If the nipple sucks inwards the hole is not big enough which I found happened when I first used a needle to make the hole. I've used this on puppies with the poorest suckle reflexes with great success. As long as you go slow enough gently moving the syringe in the puppies mouth it will swallow. But always ensure a poor suckle isn't from being to cold (hypothermia). I only do 1 drop per second allowing pauses for swallowing. Once a puppy gets strong enough eventually I don't have to even push on the plunger. I might have to put slight thumb pressure but I don't have to "ACTUALLY" push the plunger. For puppies with VERY weak/poor suckle reflexes or not strong enough to actually draw milk out of mom's nipples this product can be a life saver truly. I've fed for years with a standard syringe. The difference is I feel this allows more control to help avoid aspiration. I was ALWAYS worried I would accidentally plunge the plunger to fast which happens sometimes with cheap syringes and it doesn't easily slide without friction and Pet bottles are useless when you have puppies this small or with a poor suckle your likely aspirate the puppy this helps also to strengthen the suckle reflex. This puppy a day ago wasn't suckling with any force and look at the baby now. Although she was VERY hungry for this feeding which made for a easier demonstration. Just prior to feeding a place the already filled syringe in a cup of warm water then tap the air bubbles out by tapping on the side of the syringe with your finger nail (flicking) while the tip is pointing towards the ceiling and push the air bubbles out the nipple to prevent the puppy from swallowing a lot of air. I always feed at least what the puppy weighs in ounces to cc (ml) plus slightly more to encourage growth. Example you would feed a 3 oz puppy 3-3.5 cc of puppy milk replacer. Making sure to burp the puppy mid feeding similar to how you would a newborn baby. Also as a precaution ALWAYS take a rectal temperature with a digital thermometer prior to EVER hand feeding a puppy. The temperature MUST mandatory be at least 98 degrees (normal newborn temps are 98-100). If the puppy is colder than 98 it's hypothermia and will not be able to digest the food. The body starts to slow down, heart, respiration, digestion everything when a puppy is to cold. So it's VITAL a temperature is taken. I've taken temperature readings on puppies as small as 1 oz puppy. A thermometer will fit even on the smallest puppy with some Vaseline. I give this product my FULL recommendation because I feel in my personal opinion it makes hand feeding so much easier. In addition Jake Garber made this product originally for me when I approached him almost 2 years ago when I expressed the need to have a nurser product similar to what he was using on his bull dog puppies but on a much smaller scale for toy/medium sized breeders. After showing Jake several pictures of various 1-3 oz puppies I've hand fed throughout the years so he could get an idea of actually how small that was. Jake immediately got to work on a design and product. Jake listened to my concerns and my ideas and made a product that I feel allowed for greater control so I didn't accidentally plunge the plunger to fast. (Which is a very panicked moment to any breeder who's ever had it happen) After months of product testing of the finished product I along with several other small breed breeders gave our approval for marketing. I feel this is essential to have amongst your breeder supplies and a great aid in helping to hand feed puppies. I honestly cannot say enough thanks to Jake for helping to make what's is sometimes an already stressful situation a little easier. This is a must for any breeder in the event you ever have to hand feed a puppy or God forbid an entire litter. Here is the web address to order. Products are very reasonably priced and better quality and more useful than product made for puppies I've used in the past. He offers incubators, sponges, cleft palate/cleft lip nursers and much more helpful breeder products with more coming in the near future with all products patent pending."