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Originally Posted by yoyo27  What a day you have had. Which vet did you use for the 2nd c section? Now maybe you can take a breath and watch those darling little puppies. Good Luck with the rest of the time. I know you have to be drained. |
I went to the local vet for the 2nd C-section. It was great (if you can call a C-section great). My 14 year old daughter got to come with me this time and help stimulate the pups, etc. She was so amazed at it all.
I had been thinking about switching a pup or two to the other mom. The newest mom with the largest litter has some milk, but she hadn't really gotten into the mom mode yet. She just wanted to be with me and was very restless if I left the room. Finally last night I got her to lay down and nurse for quite awhile. She has ten nipples as opposed to the other mother's eight. The only problem is about six of those nipples are inverted and tiny. They still have milk in them, but the puppies can't really latch on. Her puppies have maintained their weight this morning, but if the don't start gaining today I will probably switch one or two.
The first mom with only two pups has plenty of milk and very prominent teats. So unless she doesn't accept them adding a pup or two seems like the way to go.