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YorkieRose · 03-06-2005, 06:01 AM

I can only pass on to you what I have learned from other breeders. No artifical calcuim before whelping. I feed cottage cheese, American cheese, yogart, even vanilla pudding or ice cream in small amounts to provide calcium.
I am told calcuim pills during gestation can cause parathyorid problems...after whelping you give calcuim pills...but I crushed them up. I used to find polka dotted poop...calcuim pills were passing through their systems undigested. I stopped using pills a few years ago and went to TUMS. One half crushed in food in the AM and another half in the PM..works for my girls.

I give them all the food they want with calcuim in it..your girl has 3 pups, which is not a huge litter to drain her reserves, but it can happen of she is not a good eater or makes too much milk.
Brewers yeast can not hurt, whether it helps for milk producing is something I do not know..people used to use it to prevent flea problems.
Lots of good wishes for happymom and babies.

03-06-2005, 06:01 AM	#20
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	suppliments I can only pass on to you what I have learned from other breeders. No artifical calcuim before whelping. I feed cottage cheese, American cheese, yogart, even vanilla pudding or ice cream in small amounts to provide calcium. I am told calcuim pills during gestation can cause parathyorid problems...after whelping you give calcuim pills...but I crushed them up. I used to find polka dotted poop...calcuim pills were passing through their systems undigested. I stopped using pills a few years ago and went to TUMS. One half crushed in food in the AM and another half in the PM..works for my girls. I give them all the food they want with calcuim in it..your girl has 3 pups, which is not a huge litter to drain her reserves, but it can happen of she is not a good eater or makes too much milk. Brewers yeast can not hurt, whether it helps for milk producing is something I do not know..people used to use it to prevent flea problems. Lots of good wishes for happymom and babies.