I free feed Chicken Soup Puppy prebreeding and whelping. No need to give it to them before if they're on a nutritous steady diet. It can be harmful for mom when whelping time does come. During whelp and afterwards I suppliment Calcium with cottage cheese, mother's pudding/whelping pudding (milk is an ingredient). I have calsorb on hand in case of need during whelping and after whelping looking out for symptoms of eclampsia. I continue supplementing until puppies are weaned. |