Metro is in the incubator at the emergency room where we brought him at in the middle of the night. When we fed him yesterday afternoon, we hoped he had turned the corner. He sucked from the bottle, and the amount of fluid our vet calculated that he drank sounded good. Unfortunately, the feedings at 6:30, 10, and 1 am had him eating very little. He kept losing weight, getting down to 4.97 ounces at 3 am from 5.39 ounces at 9 in the morning. He was born at 6.31 ounces... losing weight the first day is normal, and he [...]

MUNI, the girl seen here on the left, is gaining weight. The boy is losing weight and not staying well latched on. The Midday Report today has to focus on getting nourishment to the boy. The first week of their lives puppies aren't very interesting, anyway. They eat and sleep. They crawl over mother to find a dining spot, but they don't play, open their eyes, or generally act much more than consumers of milk.  That's ideally. The girl, who we are tentatively calling MUNI, is doing okay.  She is constantly on a nipple and sucking. She's gained [...]