Bella would not eat at all unless we hand fed her only her favorite foods. Bella was hand fed chicken and rice mixed with kibble and scrambled egg. We did this daily about every couple of hours until little by little she ate what we left her just outside her whelping box (first 4 days). We supplemented with a calcium supplement daily and Nutrical every couple of hours. We gave her Esbilac with her food the first couple of days per the vet as a supplement for Bella.
We had wee pads but she also refused to go potty so we picked her up took her outside and she would do it all VERY quickly and straight back to the puppies.
She also panted ALOT but the vet said it was normal and it did stop. After about a week she lightened up alot and now is getting to be more her normal little self. She is starting to want to be with the family more now (Pups are 12 days old) but if pups cry she goes right to them. I am starting to relax myself and not worry so much.
