What can we do for the puppy? The mom, half wiener half chihuahua, only a year old, never had puppies.  With her first born, she was eating the placenta, and had a hard time with the umbilical cord.  The pup was hanging from its cord while she struggled to sever it.  I went to grab some scissors and quickly sanitized them with rubbing alcohol, and I severed the cord. Then I took some cotton thread and tied it.  

That's when I noticed its back paw was missing the skin and pads.  Poor baby, poor momma.  From this point, I helped with the delivery. Her 3rd pup was still born and nothing I did to breath life into it.  The 5th almost went that way, but a little CPR and mom licking after 10 min, it moved a leg and now is healthy.

It has been two days, and the injured foot seems to be recoiling, and the claws have fallen out, and the muscles are getting dried out, smaller. It's like it is becoming a stump.  My geriatric father says to leave it alone, that the skin will grow back.  But surely not the pads! 

Is there anything I can do for this newborn?  Should we apply some type of ointment and bandage system? They are very tiny.  I know that she will grow up and be active and happy, but what quality of life will she have?  Also, we plan on giving the pups away once ready... do we tell the family members of the injury before handing over a special-needs dog to them?  My mom says first-come-first-served.  I don't know. 

Please, any advice would be very much welcomed.