⚠ Early Warning Score
Hospital-style scoring for newborn puppies. Tap the closest match for each of 8 signals — you'll get a live green / amber / red risk band and a do-now / don't-do protocol. Free, no signup, no data leaves your phone. None of this replaces a vet — phone yours while you act if you can.
🌡 Temperature
Rectal temp, taken in the last 30 mins. Newborn-safe range is 35.5–37.5°C / 95.9–99.5°F.
⚖ Weight change (last 24h)
Weigh at the same time each day. Healthy newborns gain — losing >10g is a red flag.
🍼 Feeding
Latching, sucking strength, willingness to feed in the last hour.
🔊 Crying intensity
Continuous distress crying — especially high-pitched — is a sign of pain or hunger crisis.
⚡ Energy / responsiveness
When you pick the pup up — do they react, wiggle, push back? Or hang limp?
👄 Gum colour
Lift the lip, look at the gum. Pink = oxygenated. Pale or blue = oxygen emergency.
💧 Hydration (skin turgor)
Pinch the scruff gently — does the skin snap back? Slow return = dehydration.
🫁 Breathing
Watch the chest rise and fall for 30 seconds. Steady = good. Gasping = emergency.
Tap a pill on each signal to score this puppy.
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