Thread: Puppies & Mom?
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Old 10-08-2005, 03:45 PM   #12
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Julz gave you some very good advice. I might add since you have a large litter and mom size is unknown, that many pups will put a lot of stress her calicum and protein levels .

Make sure from this day forward until weaning time suppliment her feeding she needs lots of protein and natural calicum.

Feed her normal quality puppy dry food diet with added cottage cheese, yogurt, or goats milk for the added calcium needed for such a large litter, you can also give her 1/2 tums twice a day to help. Also add some chicken, rice, turkey, pasta, chicken broth, boiled or scrambled eggs and any cooked veggies you have on hand (any of these combinations at least 4 times a day)

Get some rice baby cereal and again goats milk for when your ready to begin weaning as well as a quality dry puppy food like (Royal Canin baby dog) also some pee pads for training. At about 3 weeks will begin to go potty on their own and mom will stop cleaning up after them. The pups dont want to sleep in it so have an area made up where they can easier wobble over and pee and return to their warm bed, it starts out good habits.

When you do bathe your mom for the first time after whelping only bath her in a baby shampoo and make sure her teats are rinsed very very well before blow drying her, dont put her back with the new kids until she is totally dry.

The kids should be on a heat pad (on low temp wrapped in a towel) for the first 3-4 weeks you dont want them to catch a cold and be totally free of drafts and air conditioning. Room temp shouldnt be under 72 degrees, where you have them.

Finally remember to get their tails docked and declaws removed at 3-5 days. Start vaccinations at 6-8 weeks NO LEPTO! and worming about 4 weeks consults your vet for product and timing.

hope this all helps
congrats on the new kids
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