Need info on orphan puppies

[DubbleRDawgs]

A friend of ours had a mother dog die and left 9 puppies at the age of 2 1/2 weeks.  I took them in and am raising them until they are strong enough and old enough to go back to the owner.  The puppies are doing great, they are now eating dry puppy food and drinking water. They are running all over the place and even have one that when she comes out of the pen her nose hits the ground and she starts baying toys.  They are now nearly 5 weeks old.  I have one little runt that is still getting a bottle at night for the nutrients in the milk.  The question I have is one of the puppies is having trouble having bowel movements. I have been doing the genital massage that the mother dogs do when the pups are newborn but the little fellow still is having problems.  What can I give him to help him along.

Thanks,

Robin
DubbleRDawgs

[Wormy Dog Kennels]

You said you did the massage but did u do it with a warm wash rag?? just wondering it has always worked for me, what about parasities???

[DubbleRDawgs]

yes we did with warm wash cloth ..wormed them all last monday with vet  wormer ,they had  some worms ,worked on all ,talked with mr. mason ,told us to try mineral oil supp .  we did that ,waiting to see if that works .. only time will tell
  thanks w.d.
      robert

[DubbleRDawgs]

I want to thank Mr. Mason for talking with me and Wormy Dog for replying to us about this subject.  The puppy died last nite about 10:30pm.  It was heartbreaking.  I still have 8 that are going strong and running all over the place. The one we lost was just not up to the same speed as the other litter-mates.  Again thank you for your help.

Robin and Robert

DubbleRDawgs