I've been busy with one of Libby's little girls. She slowly lagged behind in growth and has been similar to a failure to thrive infant. She sucks well, latches on, and is active. But she is remarkably smaller now at 2 1/2wks of age. I started supplementing her intially and am now fully syringe feeding her in order to monitor her intake. I've added a high calorie supplement to her formula and put her on antibiotics. I'll continue to monitor her growth. I took this photo with my chin! It's not in focus, but shows how tiny and sweet she is. She's about 1/3 the size of her siblings, who are very small Cairn Terrier puppies. My scale isn't very accurate but I believe she's about 2 oz. She takes her milk and still acts hungry so I let her suck my finger until she seems satisfied. It's so hard not to get attached when they are so tiny and innocent.
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