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Originally Posted by sferrini  my babies are 4 1/2 weeks old(actually One month today), I was told by the previous owners that she normally always weans her babies at 5 1/2 weeks but over the past few days it doesn't seem like them have been eating as much and when I weighed them, they actually dropped an oz. So I fed them food yesterday and today. The girl eats it up real good and the boy is a little slower but gets it.
This morning they were feeding off of her and she all of a sudden got up and when they tried to feed again, she growled at them. Is this signs of her starting to wean them?
She is not mean to them and stayed in the box. I did feed them the mush so they ate. |
At this age puppies milk teeth are coming in and they are sharp. She maybe reluctant to feed them because of this and may pick up the nursing again in a few days. Mother's milk begins to change consistency at about 5 weeks, coincedental that teeth start coming in at the same time. Great time to begin the weaning process... Some moms continue nursing until 10 weeks of age; I know mine do, but I think at that age it's just a comfort thing, satisfying their sucking instincts.