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Originally Posted by katelin  So, so happy for you and Peaches. Things should normalize now and everyone thrive.
My moms usually pant alot during the first few days. Their milk is coming in and they are adjusting hormonally, so I don't think that is abnormal. I always give whelping pudding right after nursing, this may help with the shaking.
All of my moms needed to be hand-fed the first few days after whelping. I hold the water bowl up to them so they don't have to move much to drink. She needs lots of water for her milk production, so offer this many times during the day (and night).
I had to actually hold the kibble mixture in my hand for them to eat. Again, not asking them to move from the bed at all. Are you supplementing with Pet-Cal for calcium? Breeders handle this differently, but I always supplement. I crush 1/2 tablet of Pet-Cal and mix it with a couple spoonfuls of cottage cheese. I continue to give this morning and night until they have weaned the puppies. Other breeders just offer more dairy-type foods. Ask your vet about this if you are unsure.
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katelin;2284767]So, so happy for you and Peaches. Things should normalize now and everyone thrive.
My moms usually pant alot during the first few days. Their milk is coming in and they are adjusting hormonally, so I don't think that is abnormal. I always give whelping pudding right after nursing, this may help with the shaking.
All of my moms needed to be hand-fed the first few days after whelping. I hold the water bowl up to them so they don't have to move much to drink. She needs lots of water for her milk production, so offer this many times during the day (and night).
I had to actually hold the kibble mixture in my hand for them to eat. Again, not asking them to move from the bed at all. Are you supplementing with Pet-Cal for calcium? Breeders handle this differently, but I always supplement. I crush 1/2 tablet of Pet-Cal and mix it with a couple spoonfuls of cottage cheese. I continue to give this morning and night until they have weaned the puppies. Other breeders just offer more dairy-type foods. Ask your vet about this if you are unsure.
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The only thing I've given her to eat has been Whelping pudding because I didn't want her to eat solids until this evening maybe. They said the pain medicine
might make her stomach lining burn so that's also why the dairy up to this point and not any kibbles or chicken.
Is Pet-Cal mostly calcium? I don't have any, I was just going to supplement the kibble with dairy (cottage cheese, yogurt, cheese, and whelping pudding),etc. But I have Tums. IDK if she would eat them or not, but I do have that.
Is PetCal better, or could I use Tums instead or until I get some Pet-Ca l?
We go back Saturday to get the dew claws and tailed docked so i can ask then about the PetCal. I did ask the vet if there was anything I would need to keep her healthy and happy during the whelping and such as vitamins, supplements, etc. and he said no, she was in great shape. He has seen her twice during her pregnancy for regular office visits, consider them pre-natal office visits,
which he gave her full exams during those visits. But if it's something that would help her, I'm all for it.
I've been spoon feeding her the pudding and will hand feed the kibble and chicken when I do put her on that, I'll give her a little at dinner and then give her more gradually. The kibble is in there in her area, but she hasn't eaten any of it yet. I also feed her right after she nurses too. I think I may need to give her 1/2 before and 1/2 after. Maybe she needs the little extra energy boost. I'll try it at next meal time.
Thanks for all the information and support with my little ones!