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Originally Posted by shannonsabados  Help is needed. Can anyone please tell me if it is okay for my female Yorkie to not want to be in the whelping box with her babies all the time? She had her litter of 5 on the 23rd of September. I am a little nervous that she is going to stop nursing the puppies! She likes to lay on the couch. She sometimes will lay on the outside of her box, but not inside with her babies? Her babies as of now are gaining weight, however she just started to act like this! I am scared. Can anyone PLEASE advise me??
Shannon |
You may be fretting over nothing...Your pups are now a bit over 5 weeks and you can begin giving them Canned Goats Milk with equal parts of distilled water. Do this 2 or 3 times a day. With 5 pups, it's best for the mom anyway......she needs assistance and should have been done when pups were 3 1/2 weeks of age. The pups will be getting their milk teeth in the next few days and you can add puppy kibbles.
What you must remember is that mother's milk only lets down every 2 hours....if pups are gaining so, all is well. Your concern should be for mom....with 5 pups taking so much out of her she could be a prime case for eclampsia. As pups grow.....moms spend less and less time with feeding their pups, that where you step in and offer food.