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Sick puppy- 5 days old

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We have a litter of pitbulls and one puppy has a swollen abodmen that is hard. Seems like she's having some kind of organ failure because she isn't going to the bathroom much (we stimulate her areas because the mother is not paying attention to her), and bottle feeding. She has feed from the mother but is now just falls from the teat. Lower legs are curled up tight. We are keeping her warm but she cries through everything. Lower half is really dark as if there is no blood circulation. Is this Puppy doomed?

We had another puppy that had something similar the day before. The vet gave it fluids and an antibiotic. She said to REINTRODUCE the puppy to the mother. We didn't agree but it was a 'professional' opinion. The puppy didn't make it. The mother snapped on it.

Any advice will help. We are starting to realize that this puppy isn't going to make it.