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Originally Posted by Romo_Juliet  Ok, I am getting conflicting answers... 
Do I continue to keep Juliet on puppy food up until birth or do I put her back on adult food 10 days (now) before EDD?
And then the calcium...yes during pregnancy or no? If not, when to start? Is it necessary?
Multivitamin??
There are so many different answers on here, from another breeder I've been talking to and from my vet...just want to make 100% sure....how do you know what is the right answer?
Thanks!!  |
I can only tell you what I do.
When pregnant moms are about 5 weeks along I start them on Puppy Kibbles food. I leave them on puppy food until the pups are weaned.
They also get 2 small meals a day of soaked kibbles with small amount of canned puppy food, sometimes I add a little cheese, cottage cheese, hamburger or a little boiled egg on top.
I increase the soft meals to 3-4 times a day while they are nursing.
I NEVER add any calcium supplements before whelping.
Supplements are fine to use after pups are born.
Personally, I don't use the calcium supplements to often, if I do use it it's 1/2 tums twice a day sprinkled on the food.
I've never had a calcium problem.
I've never used Multivitamins.
I also never give or use any chemicals on pregnant moms like heartworm or flea meds.
Hope this help.