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Originally Posted by gardenyorkies  QUOTE=tiggerr36792;2078346]Great post ty for making this!
I have to say I personally think the moms and puppies tell us when its time to start weaning them. I wait till the puppies show interest in mom's food dish and then slowly start the weaning process while still letting them continue to nurse. |
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I have gotten some good tips from you over the past month. I know with this litter . MY mom has looked hagerd and sometimes looked at me with this face saying help. I set up a system on my daughters behave she said after weighing the puppies everyday we would supplement the ones that weigh less then the other puppies. Her favorite puppy was not gaining by the second week so we always supplemented this puppy and put it to teats closest to the tail. I was feeding my mom 4 times aday and dry food out at all times. If they drink 2-4 oz per pup 4 times a day that means she is having to produce 14-28 ounces for each feeding, 4 times a day is a total of 56-112 ounces of milk a day.
Is there any theories or studies on how much the nursing female has to consume to produce x amount of ounces of milk.
I could see where puppies start weaning themselves or the mother trying to get away from them.