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Re: 1 week old crying

I use ice packs covered with a towel. At 1 week, they will crawl on and off as they want. It works great.
My pups don't like the heat.

Re: 1 week old crying

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Try putting the puppy on a towel soaked in cold water from the tap. If that makes it stop, you know the problem is heat and can address that.


We did this with our now 4 week old litter of two and it worked like a charm. We found that one of the two was more heat sensitive (and vocal about it) than the other.

Hoping it’s something simple like being too hot.

Re: 1 week old crying

I just had this happen with my last litter. They were about 4-5 days early. The pup was crying, crying and wouldn't stop. I took him to the Vet and he had phenomena and sepsis from the umbilical cord. The Vet gave him a shot and shots for all of the pups for a week and he healed up fine.

Listen to his lungs and see if he has any swelling anywhere.

Re: 1 week old crying

Thanks everyone. It was the heat. They loved the cold ice pack under a towel. The next day it was only 72 F here and pups were very quiet. I was going to try the cold wet towel as I didn't want Mom to eat the ice pack but it's not so hot for now.