Puppy's First Night: Something's Wrong Here

Something’s going wrong with the nursing. Is the puppy nursing well? She looks lean and wrinkled. Tutti is not comfortable. She pants heavily. She has not yet cleaned the puppy but sits carefully still to be nursed.

I need some sursing data.

Suckle, begin 8:10 pm, end 8:26 pm. nursing stopped when Tutti moved. She went to drink. Has discharge from vulva. Discharge smells fine (that is to say, it does not smell putrid). I put puppy in the warming basket. Tutti continues to pant. I cleaned the puppy. She eliminates well. Tutti showed interest when the pup squeaked but won’t clean her yet. Tutti cleans up after herself but only occasionally.

Suckle, begin 8:45 pm, end 9:15 pm. Tutti moved away for a rest. During nursing, pup has strong attach and suckle. She turns her head away when I put the teat to her cheek. Stubborn girl. To tempt her I open a can of Esbilac to place drops of milk on teat. By the time I return she had attached to her favorite teat. Tutti drank the jigger of milk instead. When drops of milk fell on Phoebe, Tutti licked her.

Suckle, begin 9:18 pm, end 9:51 pm. Pup is complaining even as she is suckling. Suckling vigorously. Eliminating when I clean. Tutti still panting heavily but holding still when pup nurses.

Suckle, begin 9:53 pm, end 10:15 pm. Found a new teat. Making loud sucking noises but complaining from time to time as she nurses.

Ed and Fran called at about 9:00. They’re traveling with Jazzy to visit family. Spending the night in Evanston, WY. Jazzy is charming all new acquaintances at the hotel. E & F like the name “Phoebe” – the name that Brad suggests. It means “shining”. I’m thinking of a registered name Wee Dram’s City on a Hill and Phoebe would fit fine. (Jazzy is Tutti's pup from last litter, 2 years old.)

Suckle, begin 10:22 pm. Something’s wrong here. Phoebe looks wrinkled. Tutti is still panting and won’t lay down. Tutti is glassy-eyed.