Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Belgian Malinois | Male | unneutered
How long does a "runt" of a litter have to survive before it's "in the clear"?
1 Answer
Published on September 20th, 2018
This depends very much upon if there are particular birth defects causing him to not thrive which may be lifelong or not. Generally pups which get to three weeks are likely to survive as long as they keep solids down during weaning
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