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Originally Posted by Barbi1977  We made it through night 1. Thanks for some ideas, I ended up laying with her in the puppy pin with the puppies and a heating pad most of the night. The pups fed on and off all night and stay warm and seem to have slept well.
Momma dog still seems really exhausted from yesterdays events. I think this will be a whole weekend of laziness for me around the house just laying with her and the babies.
She does try to leave the pups kinda like she is saying, "ok need a break" so every couple of hours ive been getting her out and way for 10-15 mins for a bit of "her" time.
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Well,
You are doing good then... keep up the good work and i believe you will be exhausted but , one has to do what needs to be done...
Unfortunately i have to agree with the other posters as she was too small for breeding, but you got very lucky , very very very lucky ... so do your part and keep mom and puppies safe, eating, warm and nursing... eventually the mother instincts will kick in and she will take over, but due to her minuscule size, you will need to be available 24/ 7 for a few days longer and all will need closed supervision through the nursing process... eclampsia will be your next phantom ... so keep going.
Make sure puppies are gaining weight , use a nice kitchen scale and follow up to make sure their "necks" are getting thicker and they are putting weight ...
What is she eating? Are you feeding her "a/d" ? This is a prescription food you get from your vet, she must have this as with surgery you do not want to risk give her eggs or cheese or anything that will cause her stomach to get upset, the last thing you need is a digestive disagreement ....
Puppies are precious and so it is mom, no doubt about that !!!
XOXO