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Originally Posted by lovemymisty  I have a yorkie who weighted in at 4.6 pounds at the vet back in may. She got hooked up with a friends dog while pup sitting and well she had the pups aug 1. the first didnt make it I am guessing it sufficated because she didnt open the sak and the second one we were able to open the sak and help it to breath because she wasnt doing it. She did however take care of the third one.
Im wondering why she didnt do anything with the first 2 and if she is ok to have another litter seeing as she is only 4 pounds and i would just like more information. We are keeping the pup that we had to bottle feed and care for that night and the other is going to a friend. We are not trying to become breeders and pay our mortgage by her having pups by no means but I do want to make sure that she will be ok..
She is taking excellent care of both pups now.
any advice would be great and thank you |
I am happy that your pups and the mother are doing well. If you goto
www.ytca.org you will find out what their recommendations are for responsible breeders of Yorkies.
The current wisdom of this club and many others, and many of the experienced breeders here on YT, is that for a female that is under 5lbs do not breed.
You do Risk her Life. My advice then is to spay and not breed her again.
So you got lucky this time with size of the pups, doesn't mean the next time will be the same.
I also hope that your vet has warned you of postnatal dangers, mastitis, eclampsia, how to recognize those signs in your nursing dam. You, the mom, and the pups are not out of the woods yet.
Again there are stickies on here about some of the dangers which are located at the top of the forum.
I wish you the best for your pups. Welcome to YT