i had 5 pups pups born last night only weighing 2oz  her last litter were 6 oz pups ,any one no if i can do any thing to help them 

Hi  Someone wil be on soon who can help.  i take they are small breed.  Are they early or was mum fussy eating?

What size are the adults, is this a breed with very wide variance in the neonatal weights?

I would say the main thing you need to watch is that they do not chill/overheat, that they latch on properly, and that they suckle more frequently.

Keep popping them on all the time even if you have to wake them, and possibly have to support each one by hand so it can feed. 

If they are not obviously gaining weight after the first day you may need to supplement, but you want to avoid them getting dependent on formula and not stimulating Mum enough to supply their needs, as nothing beats mothers milk, and especially vital is the colostrum in the first 3 days of life.

I would only add to keep the whelping box out of draughts, cover if neccessary ( in this hot weather it is easy to open windows without realising that the pups will chill).
Check for dehydration ( skin tenting) and ensure that any too weak to suck get held on hourly.
I had four 3 oz pups at the hottest time this year and still had to cover and give them a microwavable wheat bag when mum popped out.

thanks 3 of the pup will not feed so have had to start to tube feed the 2 bigger pups are doing ok on mum  my breed is a small toy breed
will let you know how it all goes i am tube feeding on vets advice he said t/f or they will die being so small  

Does your vet breed, and more importantly have experience of tiny toy breeds?  It is important for puppies survival that they get their fair share of colostrum, so you still need to try and get them to feed from Mum.

Yes, keep trying to get them to feed from Mum as well as topping up with tube. Weigh each day, as long as they are putting on most days, starting out smaller shouldn't be too much of a worry.

agree with what's been said, great advice... Are the smaller ones not suckling well or quite lethargic?  Has mum got plenty of milk?  Don't know what others think but I swear by nutri-drops (Col-late) for pups that are lethargic and need a boost.

thanks for your advice sorry to say i have lost 1 pup  the other 2 wee ones will not suck on mum at all i have given them  nutri-drops  the other 2 seen to be doing ok  just on mum  she has a lot of milk so that is not the problem  not sure what has gone wrong but i will try my bet   so heres to another night of no sleep but it will all be worth it  if some make it  thanks  again

I have a toy breed, and honestly go with what Barbara has said.  I do my utmost not to supplement.  My last litter all weighed between 2.5ozs and 2.75ozs and I just latched them on as often as possible, particularly important in the early hours after birth.

At this weight, I have never, ever found tubing successful.  May be ok in a stronger, larger breed, but, at this size it just doesn't seem to be so easy.  The last tiny tot I expected to lose, I refused to tube, and put her back with mum.  Once I got her latched on, she stuck there like a sucker.  At 12 weeks she went to a pet home as she was never going to be large enough to show, but she was a strong little tiddler.

I once tried to keep pups alive by tubing, only to ask the vet to PTS at 9 days, which was heartbreaking.  I honestly think that 2oz pups are just not strong enough in the first place.  Just how I feel, I fully realise that some folk will feel differently.

Hi Sorry to hear you lost one, hope the others are picking up.

how are they doing today?

Hows it going?

I have all my fingers crossed for you.

Ditto, have they gained any weight?

hi the 2 bigger ones are doing ok now  wee bitch is not so good  other dog pup look ok at the min  i am doing  all i can do for them ,up every 2 hours to them  i am just  keeping every thing crossed they make it 

Hope everything is OK, just wanted to add a bit of encouragement, I have a alrger toy breed, but have still occassionally had pups jsut over 2 oz, and have managed to get them through, I find the biggest way to help is wiht the frequency of feeding, sometimes wiht the tiny tots 2 hourly simply is not enough as they are taking such tiny amounts, so I feed hourly for a day or two, whic often pick them up.  Also watch vigilantly for even the slightest sign of dehydration, and give  fluids asap (lectade, dioraltye, or the new royal canin one) as the can't process the foods if dehydrated.  Feeding hourly, 1 feed of solution and 1 feed of milk has frequently worked very well for me.  Also, to repeat what other posters have advised, make sure they are warm.  Good luck.

thanks every one for there advice i have now lost the wee bitch but the other 3 are doing great (at the moment ) 2 bigger pups are doing well on mum but the wee boy will not feed from her yet  but he is gaining weight now so hope he will take from her soon,   off for some sleep   thanks  again