posted 03-25-2003 05:39 PM         

But 4 weeks is way to young to seperate the puppy from its mom and litter mates....why did she take it so young?

My cat died 1 week after giving birth to a litter and we had to hand feed and make them go to the washroom...dog might be doing this on his own by now, but I am not too sure....does the dog pee and poo on its own? If not you need to help the dog by rubbing the areas with a warm, soft cloth...the mothers do this for their puppies the first few weeks of life...I don't really know what age they start doing it on their own.

Feed the puppies every hour or so...don't over feed. You will know when it is hungery cause it will start to whine and act fidgitty...usually when a puppy that young isn;t sleeping then it should be eating.

It would be best if you called a vet or a local humaine society for advise.

Best of luck...you also will want to suggest puppy classes unless you are experienced enouph to teach her dog body language socializing and training.....but still a long way to go!