mine always get a couple of extra meals a day of wet puppy food in addition to the dry i leave out. When babies are born, if it is a large litter, the vet gives me calcuim supplements. i increase the wet meals to three times a day. in the first meal, I add a tablespoon of cottage cheese. The middle meal is plain. The last meal has whelping pudding in it. About a tablespoon or so. This is her diet as long as she is nursing. When the babies begin eating but still nursing, I still give her this. Once the babies are eating more than they are nursing, I gradually cut her food back so that by the time mama has them completely weaned, she is back on her regular diet with no extra meals. I also leave ALL my dogs on dry puppy food because they are breeders. |