!!!!!!Help....New Babies First time ever!!!!!

[Klavusik]

I can not expalin the feeling.... I myself am amost 19 weeks pregnant. About 3 months ago my husband and I tried to let my two little furry ones (Spookie the new mommy and Sparkie the new daddy) who are 3 and 2 try to concieve a baby. We had no idea that anything has successfully happened.
We noticed her becoming for what we thought a bit rebellious, she was going potty in the house, she was not eating as usual, she seemed to misbehave and seemed odd all together. Today, my husband took her to go potty and he noticed her feeling under the weather, but assumed that she may be a bit sad or not fond of the other dogs in the neighborhood.
We both left to go to work and I when I came home I noticed her run up to me as if she had done something unbelievable... I couldn't understand exactly what has made her run to me as if she ran 3 miles or was just playing catch...
I continued doing my things and playing with our Sparkie.
I called her to give her love and let her feel that we think of her... she came over to me panting and with a look of excitement and I picked her up and I felt her bottom wet... I thought, "Wow... something must be really wrong, she never potties!" I followed her to the bedroom and I noticed her heading over to my closet... She usually goes there anyway, so I didn't think anything of it. I must admit though, that instantly as I was looking for poopie or pee, a fleeting thought came over me, but all this in a matter of milli seconds, and I thought," what if she was pregnant."
As I bent down to check I heard these tiny little squeals and I saw 2 tiny angels!!!!!
I am beside myself!!!! I am pregnant!!! She was pregnant with me... ohhhh my God!!!!

Can anyone please give me some advice....
I have not interfered with her... I have given full independence, she seems great and she looks like a pro at this ( I hope I can be at least half as great as she is right now when my time comes!!!)
How long should I wait before feeding her again?
Should I start giving her any type of meal replacement?
How long will the babies breastfeed off of her?
Should I make them warm?
Please tell someone tell me what can I do:

animal36?????

[bella_mia_hairy]

Keep the new puppies in a nice warm area try a place with no drafts.

I ususally call the vet and take her in for a check up to make sure everything is out and they ususally look overt the pups also., and the vet will usually give her some vitamins if she needs them.


Good Luck!

[Klavusik]

Thank you so much I will go ahead and do that right away!!!

[tjdmom]

I agree,keep the little ones warm, they will probably nurse for several weeks now. Go ahead and do some searches on here. You have a lot to learn now and you'll find some great advise! I think it's probably a good idea to get to the vet, you will need to get them in to get tails and dew claws done anyways and the vet can give you some good advice. Congrats on the new little miracles.

[Klavusik]

Thank you... thank you so very much!!!

I just called the vet and he scheduled us for tomorrow morning at 8am!

I also wanted to mention that Mommy looks calm she is attempting to sleep and relax and every now and then she attends to their cries and cleans them constantly. She also seems to be cleaning herself off constantly as well... I am jsut not sure if maybe she is having another baby???

Thank for your responses!!!

[Tabatha00]

Wow what a wonderful surprise!!!!!!! I'm proud of both of you!!!!! Please keep us posted on how all of you are doing! This is so exciting!

[BlondeYorkieMom]

Wow that had to be a surprise!

I would do as much research as possible ASAP. I'm not a breeder but I have had 3 Yorkie Babies before. From my understanding, and personal opinion, yorkies aren't like having a litter of labs or goldens. There are lots of things that can go wrong with these little guys. Please do as much research as possible immediately; books, internet, breeder threads here.
It must be a wonderful feeling, but think of all the preparations you are making for your birth, you have lots of catching up to do for them!

Enjoy the new puppies and Good Luck!

[jackson25]

I had my first litter 2 weeks ago My Rosey had 3 little baby boys{soooo cute} I knew she was pregnent and when she was due. She did just perfect, so proud of her..although we did lose the small little boy at 3 1/2 days old. The other 2 boys are doing just fine. I have been told to put mom on a good puupy food so you might do that. Make sure that they are all nursing fine. I am sure your vet will help you with the rest and if you need any other info....the family here in yorkie talk is just great and will be here for you...Good luck and enjoy them...they grow up so fast


Proud mom of
Jacskon Gracie Tucker Rosey

[erickajm]

Congratulations...after you've done what everyone else is suggesting...I say ask her for some good ol labor advice!

Again...Congrats to the both of you!

[Perroamor]

How special, I love this post . We all know in your first trimester you need to be calm not worry about anything and if you knew she was pregnant you might of worried a little and that is not good. So you got this present without all the worries associated. I always believe that animals know things and she knew that everything was going to be alright and not to worry you about it. What a blessing take care of those special puppies and take care of you and your baby. God gives us all we can handle and not much more....

[Klavusik]

Again, thanks to all of you who replied!
I just came from the vet and the doctor says that everything seems fine. I just don't know... Spookie (Mommy) is doing great, she had handled herself like a true pro at birthing. I found out that I have two baby boys!!!!
My concern with all of this is that the second baby is smaller and he seems to cry so much... he does not seem to latch on to his mommy for breastfeeding as well as the bigger baby does. The tiny one just wants to lie and cry the entire time.
Yesterday, as per someone's advice, I went ahead called the vet and made an appoint... I was told to buy formula for the babies becuase mom was not producing milk and to feed mom vanilla ice cream. So I went to Petsmart and bought the recommended items as well as a heating pad. Today to my surprise mommy is producing plenty of milk and the bigger baby has an excellent rooting reflex, but the little one is raising many concerns upon me...????
Does anyone know if this is normal behavior? Is there any advice as to what I should do?
Thanks guys, I really appreciate it!

[Sugar's Mom]

Originally Posted by Klavusik

Again, thanks to all of you who replied!
I just came from the vet and the doctor says that everything seems fine. I just don't know... Spookie (Mommy) is doing great, she had handled herself like a true pro at birthing. I found out that I have two baby boys!!!!
My concern with all of this is that the second baby is smaller and he seems to cry so much... he does not seem to latch on to his mommy for breastfeeding as well as the bigger baby does. The tiny one just wants to lie and cry the entire time.
Yesterday, as per someone's advice, I went ahead called the vet and made an appoint... I was told to buy formula for the babies becuase mom was not producing milk and to feed mom vanilla ice cream. So I went to Petsmart and bought the recommended items as well as a heating pad. Today to my surprise mommy is producing plenty of milk and the bigger baby has an excellent rooting reflex, but the little one is raising many concerns upon me...????
Does anyone know if this is normal behavior? Is there any advice as to what I should do?
Thanks guys, I really appreciate it!

You will have to try to make him latch on. One trick is to put a little salvia on your finger and rub the mom's teat with it then put the baby to it and open his little mouth then shut it around it. Or you can squeeze a little milk out to the end of the teat and put him on it. if he is really small, he may be too weak to latch on and you will have to supplement him but be very careful. it is very easy to give the babies aspiration pneumonia and that will kill them. is the baby warm? never try to feed a cold puppy.

[Klavusik]

I am so sad. It is 1:37am, we just came back from the animal emergency clinic. I had struggled all day keeping the little one warm, making sure I was supplementing him with warm milk (Puppy Formula). I was making sure to keep him near his mommy, whom had already rejected him earlier in the day. I did not know what to do... I went to 2 different Vets and both said the little one was fine. They kept telling me to keep feeding him.
Later in the evening I noticed him gasping for air and looking weak and losing tone. I panicked, started crying, I had been with that baby all day, all night, and trying to help him live. Later at night his breathing was just getting more and more labored and I felt anxious. I started doing research online and I was reading about Newborn puppies gasping for air and how to treat it. At one site I came across, it actually mentioned to perform an aspiration with a small syringe bulb, I knew he was stuffy, I knew he couldn't breath, so I carefully tried it and before you knew it he spit up milk from his mouth and nose. I tried rubbing his chest to stimulate him, I tried keeping him warm... nothing worked... nothing at all...
His breathing got better and a sigh of relief came over me, but I called the ER and they told me to go right away.
My husband and I got into the car a midnight and drove to the hospital...
I wanted to believe that all qould be jsut fine. When we sat there waiting for about 35mins a doctor came out and told us that there was no hope...
That he was too little to do anything.
he offered to euthanize him and made it clear that there would be no salvation at all. He asked us what we wanted to do with the remains or if we just wanted to bring him home and give him supportive care?
We decided to leave him there and avoid more pain upon the little angel. I stayed in the room with him for 2 mins after I asked the dr if I could see him for one last time. In the room alone I prayed and gave him back to God. I could still feel his heart beat, his labored breathing, and his little paws only seemed to grasp onto my hand as I prayed and gave him several last kisses ever. I feel devastated, I have never been through anything so sad in my life.
I am afraid that I could have been the cause of his demise. I don't know what made him pass away so quickly, was it puppy fading syndrome, was it aspiration pneumonia ( and all my fault)... I just feel so sad.
All I know is that I hope his last few moments were not painful and I hope he did not know that I had to make this terrible decision.
As for mommy and the older baby, they seem to be doing well... but she knows and she has been feeling very nervous and for that fact she has had tummy problems and a very anxious mood. In fact when we came home she seemed very over protective of her remaining baby. They are together now and for now they seem to be doing fine.
I will keep you guys posted....

[Lyndsieb]

Reading your last post made me cry a little again because the same happened to one of our pups witin the first day. He refused to eat no matter what we did and the one and only time he would put the bottle into his mouth, I believe he breathed in the formula instead of drinking it. However, don't blame yourself for it because for him not to be able to feed himself must have meant he had something wrong anyway. It's sad to lose a puppy but now we know they're in a better place and we still have strong growing puppies!

[JonlyCajunQueen]

I am so sorry you had to go through this. I don't feel you did anything wrong...you did the best you could with the tools you have. You gave it your all. I feel God needed a Yorkie furbabie and he felt yours was the special one. I admire you for not being so selfish. Ya'll are in my prayers.