Rose, Roxie has gained a little over half a pound (8 ounces). I was expecting her to gain more, but the way she eats, I'm surprised she gained anything at all! I bought some jarred chicken baby food today and I mixed about a teaspoon in with her dry food a few minutes ago to make it taste better and she LOVED it. She ate the entire bowl of food! Now she's sitting at my feet, fat and happy
I went shopping for whelping supplies (just got back). I couldn't find the exact items I wanted though. So a question for the experienced breeders- to tie off the cord, does it have to be unwaxed floss, and if so, why? (I assume unwaxed has better grip?) I couldn't find unwaxed anywhere! I was surprised at the seemingly hundreds of floss choices, all of them being waxed. So I just grabbed a waxed one that was unflavored. Also, I bought some iodine to dip the cord in after I cut it. However, there was no white iodine, only brown. It says povodone/iodine solution, 10%, antiseptic. Is this going to be ok?
I hope I don't sound silly, I just want everything to go as smoothly as possible.
Ooo I also got a heating pad, a nasal aspirator (fondly known by my husband as the Snot Ball) and some super girly doggy fabric (flannel!) to make another blanket for her whelping box. Sadly, I couldn't find a heating pad without that pesky auto-shutoff feature. Lame. So I guess I'll be waking up every couple hours at night to turn it back on, lol. Anything else you guys can think of that I'll be needing?