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Originally Posted by Sunnie  I didn't do anything special. Sunshine's hair is very long, but those puppies KNOW where to get thier milk and the hair just never seemed to get in the way. I will post a picture of her and one of her and the babies.
I got my heating pad at Walmart. I actually had Sunshine set up in her x-pen. I layed a vinyl tablecloth down, then set up the pen on top of it. In one corner I put her travel crate with the door and the top taken off. (After the babies were born I put the top back on and kept it covered with a small blanket to help hold in the warmth. I placed the heating pad under the back half of the crate, then a towel on top of it before putting the crate in there. Outside of the crate I used pish pads (washable potty pads) then in one corner I put regular potty pads and in another corner put moms food and water bowls. I got some warm fleece at the fabric store and pinned it all around the xpen except the door. Then I used a sheet over the top of the entire x-pen. In the daytime I would pull the sheet back so it covered only 1/2 of the xpen and cover the whole thing at night. It kept them nice and warm without Mom getting too waRM AND SHE COULD COME OUT of the crate if she was too warm. I kept the heating pad on low the first 3 weeks. then I turned it off during the daytime and on low at night. Hope this helps.
Sonya |
Thank you so much for putting my mind at ease about her hair. I just love it so much. I am going to have to go to walmart tonight it looks like to find another heating pad. The only ones that I could find were the ones that turn off after a certain time. Darn safety standards. HEHE. Great information about it though.
The crate is a good idea. Tinkerbell has taken to a laundry basket with blankets in it. So I just let her have it. She is really pertective of it twords the cat, so I think that she has her spot already picked out. Weird, but very cute.
On another note....your furbabies are very cute. I love the bow in her hair. Too cute. Thanks for all the wonderful information.
