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Originally Posted by smartpuppiepets  This momma should not have been bred, but this is another story. I am not saying this to criticize at all. 
You can stop the nursing, period!! 6 weeks old puppies should not be nursing anymore at all. You can get a tiny "onesie" for mom and just dress her in it when she visits with the puppies. They are able to eat perfectly on their own without mom's milk by now.
Then go ahead and give her the benadryl she needs. Poor mom, a raw eye is not fun and must hurt. Also if the puppies are that old already you start to get into the risk of low calcium as they are big and they demand a lot of milk.
they will be better , mom and babies.
Good luck, and spoill that mommy... poor thing, they get drained at the end of a litter! She deserves the spoilling now !
XOXO |
I agree with you on the breeding, as I am NOT the one that bred her but she was rehomed to me a week before she had the puppies. While in the owners care, she received no prenatal care and sadly we lost one of the babies tonight due to a congential heart disease.
Having said that, I have actually heard many different times to start the weaning process on this site some say they let the momma nurse up until the babies are 10 weeks old. However, thank you for letting me know that six weeks is a good time. The onesie is a GREAT idea, I will get one from my daughter as she just had a baby and has a ton.
I am giving mom extra, extra love and attention not only for the allergies but for the loss of one of her babies.