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Originally Posted by Mardelin  Start with giving them each a tube of Benebac (probiotic), get it at petsmart.
I started with my last litter at 3 weeks of just the Goats Milk, and after a week added the Rice Cereal. At about 4-5 weeks a began adding the puppy food.
Fix a large pie tin of Canned Goats Milk = parts of distilled water, Gerber's Rice Cereal make it very soupy so they can lap it up easy. You can add a bit of Karo Syrup to it. Don't expect miracles, especially if Bella's milk is abundant. Let them lick it from your fingers. Feed at Room Temp. They're gonna make a mess. Walk through it and the likes. Keep Bella out of the area for about an hour and do it before they nurse. Once you put Bella back in she'll lick the plate clean and clean the pups. Then you can add new bedding.
With this many pups, this is the time you should really monitor Bella to make sure she isn't being depleted of calcium and the pups taking to much out of her. |
Okay I will try that tomorrow morning after I find the probiotic. Bella's milk looks to be abundent (she always looks full). She is eating for breakfast 2 scrambled eggs mixed with Chicken Soup for the Puppy Lovers soul kibble, lunch and dinner is boiled chicken, white rice, Chicken Soup for the Puppy Lovers soul kibble, and american cheese all mixed together, dry kibble and water are ALWAYS available for her. Our family's schedule makes it easy to feed her plenty of good foods. She also takes a calcium supplement 1/2 tab for her weight. She loved cottage cheese throughout her pregnancy (until the last 2 weeks when I stopped it) however now she refuses to eat it.
I dont feel like Bella is losing any weight but she isnt gaining it either. She feeds the pups for a total of 20 to 30 minutes every couple of hours during the day. At night she is in the whelping box with them. They have all steadily gained weight with the "toad" at just under 2 lbs and the "dinky" at just over 1 lb. All eyes and ears open and practicing walking has just started.
Anything specific that I should do or do differently?