Thanks, Rose, for the good wishes. I trust my vet's judgement and if there's any that he thinks are too frail for the docking, then so be it. My gut feeling is they all can have it done. They seem to be, at 4 days old, about typical for 2 or 3 day old pups. This has sure worn me out the last couple days. Not only the feedings, but Bonnie has loose bowels and has messed herself a few times. Talk about gross!! There's been two times where I had her in the sink, giving her a 'booty bath', and she went again as I was rinsing her. It's a real mess with her coat. I made her a new batch of whelping pudding and added in some canned pumpkin. Her stools seem to be firming up so maybe I'm past that now. If it ain't one thing, it's another...
Jim