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Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 3 days old | 1lb
I have a puppy with a severe cleft palate born only days ago. She will not eat. I have done tube feeding, sponge feeding, bottle feeding. She’s not gaining any weight, and her body temp keeps dropping. Is it the most humane thing to let nature take its course?
1 Answer
Published on April 21st, 2019
The most humane thing to do is to have her euthanized by your vet. You may reach out to your vet and see if they know anyone who has experience in raising puppies with cleft palate and turn her over to them to try and save, but simply letting her starve is not humane.
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