please help me with my lil runt

Question
my female just had her puppies lastnight around11pm, almost 24 hrs later the runt of the litter still cannot seem to find where to suck and even after i try to help the puppy he still cant. ive tried bottle feeding him and i cant get him to suck that either. when i pull the gently on the neck of the puppy his skin doesnt go down as fast as the others and he a whole lot smaller compared to any of the other three puppies in the litter. what can i do ???

Answer
Hi Hope

The reason there is a runt of a litter is because the placement in the horn. It doesn't get the same nutrition.

If he can't suck on the mother it makes sense that he can't suck a bottle either.  You want to check to make sure he doesn't have a cleft palette.  You need a feeding tube for best results.

The feeding tube is place in his mouth and gently inserted past his throat into his stomach.