How old are her puppies? If the momma dog ate a lot of afterbirths then she might be off her food for a day or so. Often my Yorkies turn their nose up to food the first 24 hours after a delivery and many of them have to be hand fed because they do not want to leave their babies. I always mix some canned pedigree puppy food with the dry puppy food and add a little cottage cheese and offer that to them by hand. Tell your sister that it is very important that she feed the momma dog at least 3 or 4 big meals a day and give her a calcium supplement. Also, make sure she knows to keep taking the mommas temperature the first few day to make sure she is not getting an infection. I hope all goes well for her. |