Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-07-07
DOGGIE DOINGS
By M. D. DENLINGER
Continued from last week.
CARE OF THE NEWBORN

OuI CAS Aioi wiz las pau d large
price for his bitch and a heavy fee
for service" is generally anxious to
get his money back" is soon as pos
sible, and the larger the litter the
greater his delight. AS he views the
matter, every puppy has a fixed
price, or value, and to sacrifice one
is simply to throw away SO many
hard dollars. Therefore he looks to
the mother to nurse them all, even if
there are ten or more; that is, unless
he has learned from experience that
he is expecting altogether too mich.
The infinite majority of these who
have yielded to such irrational
promptings have met with bitter dis
appointment ind soon puppy after
puppy drop off with alarming fire.
quency. And ofttimes within such ex-
perience the few remaining at the end
Of the third week have scarcely been
worth raising; whereas had the litter
been properly reduced in size at first,
very many of the puppies would
doubtless have been saved and
reached the weaving strong and
healthy.
! Notwithstanding every precaution,
mothers will sometimes be found with
puppies under them; and while many
of the little victims of this accident
are crushed and at once beyond all
hope, now and then one is sufficated
without other injury; in which in
stance recovery is possible if treat
ment is applied promptly. 1t has been
my experience if a puppy has been
lain on hand is warm when found, eff
forts should always be made to re-
store him even if there are no signs
Of life. Apply piece of gauze over
the puppies mouth, openened, and
then slowly inject your own breath
Ito the unfortunates lungs. Then
remove the cloth and gently compress
the chest, so as to force out the air
driven in. This artificial respiration
should be kept up for at least ten
minutes.
On heavy breeds it is good idea
to build what is known as a Pig-Rail
inside the edge of the box. A piece of
dressed lumber 1x4 inches sawed to
fit neatly around inside of the box
should be supported about A inches
from the floor by means of blocks cut
from the same piece of lumber.
Should the pup get behind the mother
it will be under the pig-rail and avoid
injury.
Impediments to nursing due to
temporary malformation of the teats
are not common, still that they some
times occur justifies their considera-
ton here.
When the breasts are very much
distended with milk it may be difficult
for newborn puppies to seize and
hold the teats, in which case it is
merely necessary to draw them with
the fingers and press them into the
little ones mouth. Another way i
found extremely helpful it to take Z
beer or ginger-ale bottle and rinse
with very hot water, dip the neck
only, in cold water and allow it to
remain in the same for about two
seconds; then surround the depressed
teat with the mouth of the bottle and
maintain gentle but firm pressure
against the breast. AS TIE bottle
cools, the teat will be drawn into the
neck, and after being fixed tlere for
ten or fifteen minutes it will wnen re-
leased very generally project eno~gh
to enable a puppy to obtain firm
hold.
About the third week, in conse-
quence of being bitten and scratched
by the puppies, the teats as well as
the breasts often become quite sore,
and the mothers generally require
much persuasion at this period before
they will allow themselves to be
nursed, so painful is the operation.
AS for drying up the milk, after
weaving, but rarely will it be neses-
sary to make any efforts to this end,
for mothers very generally do well
when left entirely to themselves.
however. it so happens that the
breasts are much swollen and painful,
the writer has found it very beneficial
to rub the breasts with camphorated
oil.
Instances are numerous in which
mothers have had an abundance OF
milk yet their puppies, apparently
healthy and vigorous at birth, have
all died in the course of three or