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Originally Posted by FlDebra  Thanks Mardelin for so much first hand experience. I may take a look for the Goat's milk tomorrow. Their stools are much looser with the Just Born than the powdered formula I started with.
I was especially glad to hear about how yours were so people-oriented as they matured. I was hoping that would be the case for hand-fed babies. There has to be a plus to all this! Right now I am already looking forward to week 3 when they will go longer between feedings and can start some mushy eating on their own.
I have a spayed Jack Russell female who is very excited and interested in the puppies. She went from being afraid to being very curious. She may be able to provide some nurturing later but she is too rowdy to think about it for a couple more weeks, even with supervision. She is actually my male Yorkie's best buddy. They run our yard like a couple of race horses. My husband used to call her Hidalgo. |
oops! one more thing, a bit on the negative side; be prepared that these puppies will use each other to satisfy their nursing instincts, if you know what I mean. I was continually having to remove them off of each other. You might want to get a nipple, without putting a hole in it. Fashion some sort of a pacifier and let them suck on it, until they tire.
The other thing is when they start lapping you'll have to watch them to make sure they're all getting enough food. Weigh them before the feeding and after. I say this, because they don't have mother to nurse off should they still be hungry.
Oh! you will find that they will be great eaters.