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Stephanylw08

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So female had her first litter early this morning. She had them in a hammock with no sides so I moved them to a safer spot. Mom wasn’t with them and they were getting cold.

there are 11 one didn’t make it. Do I leave it with others or not?

doesn’t look like they have gotten a chance to nurse on her.

how long should I wait until I have to figure out how to feed them
 

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Remove the dead pup. Cover the tiny babies up with paper towel etc.
How is mom doing/acting? How long since she gave birth?

The mom wouldn’t have anything to do with them. so we started trying to care for them. We have lost all but one. It eats about every 3 hours and I Check on it all day help it potty an all. We have a controlled temp heating strip we have it on to keep warm
 
Reach out to your local rescue, if there is a nursing mama they may be able to add the little one to the litter. We did this is in the shelter I worked in and most times mama didn't even notice :)
 
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