Why are my bottle-fed puppies dying, gasping, and bleeding?

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I had 8 puppies but the mother died and 3 died when she did but i have been bottle feeding 5 puppies that are now 2 weeks old. 1 died this morning but the following day it was the healthiest one howling crawling all around and everything else but I woke up this morning and it was dead with blood coming out of it's mouth.. then later fowards lunch another puppy died and it was fine until it's last hour where it was gasping for air.. and now all of a sudden a puppy has blood coming out it's mouth. Pet's info: Dog | Treeing Walker Coonhound | Male | unneutered | 13 days old | 1lb

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

Good work bottle feeding these puppies, it is very labor intensive. I'm sorry to hear about the deaths of these puppies. The most common reason puppies that are bottle fed die is aspiration of the milk, which means they inhale some of the milks and it gets into their lungs. If there is blood coming out of it's mouth, you should take the puppy to a vet for antibiotics. Any remaining puppies should be fed very slowly, in an upright position to try to prevent aspiration. It is also possible that there is a illness that effecting the entire litter. I would take all remaining puppies to the vet to have them checked out to see if there is something contagious. Bottle feeding puppies is very difficult, not all of them make it. I hope this helps, good luck!

Why are my bottle-fed puppies dying, gasping, and bleeding?

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