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Why are my newborn puppies crying so much? Should I be worried?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Boerboel | Female | 2 years and 2 months old | 55 lbs

hi doc hope all is good just want to know my dog got a litter of 4 pups but 2 of them screams a lot do i have a reason to be worried

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Answered By Claudia Fioravanti

Veterinarian

Published on January 27th, 2019

Hi, my first thought is maybe they are hungry and they are not feeding as much as they should. We tend to worry when puppies are quiet rather than noisy. In itself this symptom on his own is not a concern. Hope all goes well !

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