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Originally Posted by KYBLUE    ok how about i am now subfeeding a little boy every 2 hours so my life is right here at home until only god knows when
do you work out side the home are you able to get up every 2 hours around the clock if not well pup won't make it
or what if it is the whole litter?
that you have to potty and feed and weigh etc it isnt even about mixing
the breed it is about the night mare that can occur and how mentally exhausting it can be and how attached you get and still maybe loose
the pup or litter please do your homework it is so much more than just breeding a dog and if you want to know when the right time is well take her to the vet he can tell you!!! put money away just in case of a c-section most vet's want money upfront and double that for a night c-section
than put money away for vet check and shot's and a good puppy food and
for a good calcium supplement for momma and a high quality food for momma
and buy you some good breeding books so you undertand the good and oh so
bad about whelping and than a nose sucker and clamps and all the whelping supplies than money for tails and dew claws
also remember it is summer be prepard to give up going to the lake or a vacation or outings for weeks until pupies are ready to go
you need expen and puppy pads and washing little buts and cleaning poo for weeks than vet checks to make sure you are not selling a sick pup and believe you me cleaning alot of puppy poo and little buts for at least 12 weeks can be so much fun and giving albon for days if pups get coccidia
just please rethink what you are about to do it can be very costly and
heart breaking and money to be made well i am always going in the hole.
good luck! |
I might add that two years ago I had a tiny that had I not tube fed her night and day every two hours on the button she would not be here today.. we lived like zombies my husband and I.. then at 4 weeks she could not stand up right.. we had to have a brace made.. first vet only gave leg exercises to do.. I was not outside the home for 6 weeks unless it was in my own back yard with the dogs..
Prior to birth I layed on the floor for three nights prior to whelping.. In the end it was a very expensive puppy....I was fearful. I was nervous, I was scared I was going to lose her, or she would aspirate when i was tube feeding,. had to ensure we got the tube down her throat and not into her lungs.. we were so totally exhausted when the tube feeding ended..
And if you male is too big for your smaller girl, trouble could be in the works before you ever get to see the babies..
what ever you decide.. please do some homework on whelping a litter..anne