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Originally Posted by YorkieRose I hope I answered your question in your PM to me..I asked how old and now see they are just two days born.
Sometimes I pick up a mommy and milk gushes out from the teets. Then there are some you can not squeeze a drop out of, but the pups get on and nurse just fine..the milk lets down as they nurse each time. If they pups are not crying, warm and happy, they are getting plenty. Teh fact they do not want any suppilemental milk from you is a good sign..that means they are no doubt nursing on mom. |
yes you did, and you dont know how helpful you were. thank you so much. I read it as hearing you saying very calmly. and what you said made sence. they are very satisfied now. i have not had to give them a supplement since this morning. they nurse on her and are not squeeling now. and then worm away and sleep. so they must be getting something as you say. they are really rough with momma. tugging and pulling. LOL
she has gotten very protective today not wanting Buckeye even thinking about comming near them. so i have been keeping him out of the room. and ideas there?
the vet (said i would not go back to this one, but did any way) gave her a couple of shots. one to shrink the uterus (is that what they call it on dogs?) and the other was an antibiotic. and has her on liquid antibiotic for a while just to keep infection away. she has a temp this evening of 102. yesterday it was normal. is that common?
when they removed dew claws and cut tails we got home and i went to make sure they had peed and pooped and found that 2 of them had the tails stuck down. not allowing them to poop. i called the vet and they said that they had stitched and then applied a glue and to just pry the tails up. it was pretty easy to do to one of them but the other it was really painful and stuck pretty good. it took a while to loosen and is still a little sore.
when they worked on the pups they took them away from Ahia for about 15 minutes. (they wanted me to leave them there so they could do them at a later time because they were backed up... i said no. i will wait). Ahia was so upset that she didnt have her pups and acted as tho they were not hers. when we got home she searched and searched for more pups or hers or something. i had a hard time getting her back in the pen with them. I am thinking it was a different scent on them. she just acted so confused.
the vets assistant brought them back out to us and told Ahia to chill out when she wanted them back (she was very excited). and then proceeded to tell me how one was looking almost emaciated (sp).
they were less than a day old. like i was not taking proper care of them or something. and said i had to pee and poop them because Ahia was not doing a good job of it and not to let her do it because of the stitch in the tail. (I couldn't pry the tail up much less pull out a stitch!). Ahia has been doing a very good job with them. she is making them pee and poop. and i do it too just to make sure.
I am more at ease now! such a worry wort. I just get into a panic when things dont go according to the book.
I can not express to you how much I have depended on this forum and how helpful it has been to me in every area of owning a yorkie. You read on here about much members love it here. i am here to tell you from the bottom of my heart and tears in my eyes "I REALLY DO LOVE IT HERE".
Thank you so much!!