Okay, I am wading in with my quarters worth. First,,,I would suggest you give your puppies BeneBac or acidophilus to offset the effects of antibiotics on the good bacterie in the pups' bowels. Antibiotics kill the beneficial bacteria in the bowel of all concerned. I use BeneBac but I also have used acidophilus from the health food sections of groc store or health food stores. I really worry when puppies are exposed to antibiotics and not cared for as well. I AM NOT SAYING YOU ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF YOUR BABIES!!! It is just that since they don't act sick we don't consider them.
Okay, as for calcium.. Buy crushed oyster shell calcium tabs, They are as big as horse pills.. I use the 500mgm ones. They are tasteless and I grate 1/5 of the tab on the food twice a day.. No taste and no problem. The moms should have no more that 200 mgm of elemental calcium a day when nursing..just use the finest part of a cheese grater..
Please keep us informed and of course, always run this stuff by your vet. This is more holistic than many..GoodLuck with your younguns.. |