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Originally Posted by YorkieRose It does not hurt the tinies to wait on tail docking..I like mine to be at least 6 oz..before tail docking.
Why not allow the mom with older pups to nurse them a few times a day until they start gaining again? You can remove use your hands to make a space for them to nurse, keeping the biggers ones away.....or let mom out to potty and put her pups in another room for a few minutes and let her nurse the ones you are concerned about..good luck |
that's also a a great idea...i would personally take the older pups out of the other mom's nursing area and put them somewhere else temporarily to let the little one's nurse off her, then put the other mom's pups back in with her. (take the other mom of the older pups out of nursing area for a little bit before putting her back with her brood to let her fill up a little more for them, just a thought.. my friend has done this several times and it is ok to do... keep a good watch on your surrogate mom for any signs of swelling in her teats or around them since you are putting a larger load on her.(eclampsia, ect.) dont let that scare you..it's perfectly safe to do and usually no problems arise.