Ok, #1. They are still nursing. The other two have about doubled weight.
#2. Mama is a little over 5# before breeding and daddy is 2 3/4#. In my mind it is possible that these two are just going to be small. Therefor I am giving them lots of leaway in their growth. It concerns me that they have lost weight. Hubby was out today and brought home a scale that measures ozs and grams. Now I can keep a really close eye on them.
#3. Autumn is very afraid that Lady will take her puppies, and vice versa but Autumn is the worst. This is Autumn's first litter and Lady's second. I am watching them closely. What I would like to do is take Lady's puppies and give them to Autumn and give Autumn's two little ones to Lady. The problem with that is that Lady's babies are almost a # each while Autumn's bigger ones are half their size and I worry that they will be pushed away because they are smaller. I thot that if the bigger puppies could stimulate more milk production from Autumn then the little ones would have to get more milk when they nurse.
Should I worry about how big the hole is in the nipple bottle. I can get air thru it but the babies seem to be having a hard time getting the milk out of the bottle. I know they need to suck vigourously but they seem to be sucking hard and not getting much for it. Sylvia |