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Originally Posted by FlDebra  I absolutely know what you mean. Glad to know mine aren't the only little pervs. I have them beside me all the time and when I hear a sucking noise, I am quick to get them off each other. I thought at first it just meant they were hungry but they will do it even a little while after being fed when their little bellies are still swollen. Maybe a pacifier is a good idea. I have a couple of extra nipples. Will give it a try.
Good news -- my littlest one is starting to take the bottle much better. Also looking a little perkier and gained .8 of an ounce in one day.
It is difficult to keep them clean. I bathe them every day and wipe with the baby wipes as I get them out to feed them, but they keep getting stinky. No wonder momma dogs are constantly cleaning on them. When this carton of Just Born is done, I am definately switching back to the powdered formula so their stools firm up. Haven't gotten the goat milk yet, but hopefully will get that this weekend.
You are right that even though tiring, I will always remember this experience. It will be hard to part with these babies. |
Yep! Little pervs is what comes to mind. It got to the point that I barely had to put the wet warm cotton ball to the the only boy in the litter and he'd pee. I would pick him up and he'd be all damp and warm and I thought that I had the whelping pen too warm. His sisters left for their forever homes a week before he did. I was a little worried that I'd have a bit of a problem, him sleeping by himself in the whelping pen. It was the first time he slept for 12 hours straight....poor lil guy, it was probably his first night of real rest.
Do try the goats milk....you will see those lil guys gain by leaps and bounds. I did the minute I switched them. They loved it. My vet who is a caine reproductive specialist as well as a specialist in canine nutrition told me that it was 97% closests to mothers milk. He screamed at me to get them off the Just Born.....just because of the premature catiracs. He's very into natural, natural. I asked him about Karo Syrup and other additives.....He said no, you must keep it as natural as possible. The only thing he recommends to keep on hand is Nutri Drops and NutriCal, but to use it sparingly. He also, recommended BeneBac with each change of food. Good thing I had this on hand since I usually do Nutri Drops and a 1/2 tube of BeneBac when each one is born.