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Originally Posted by bjh  Personally I think you might be keeping them too hot. If they are two weeks old they should be able to regulate their own body temperature. I always keep the room temperature around 80 the first couple weeks but I always have a heating pad covering half the whelping box. If the mom gets to hot it will effect her milk production. You can tell if the pups are cold because they will try to huddle with each other. If they are warm they will spread out. If they are too hot that will also cause them to get dehydrated.
My concern would be that the benadryl would make the pups sleep more than they should and that they are not getting enough milk. Does the mom seem to have plenty of milk? I do hope they improve and start gaining soon. I can understand your concerns. |
I know the 2 small pups can not stay warm on their own. I am very careful to check often that he is not cold. He does loose heat fast if he goes off the pad and his Mom is out of the box. You can tell to touch him that he a little chilly, even at over 80 degrees.
Mom has great milk production.. but you may be right on the benadryl. I never thought about it making them sleepy!