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Originally Posted by Barbi1977  "There is a recipe somewhere for whelping pudding.
You vets advice is probably good but generic. If one of the breeders on here gives you a recipe, I would go with that. Your vet knows dogs, They know yorkies. I have heard evaporated goats milk is better than evaporated cows milk. "
We tried the whelping mix.. but the goats milk did not sit well on Abby's stomach which is why we changed it to the evaporated. |
Well,
It seems that you got my suggestion the wrong way ... anyways, i happen to have a lot of experience with c-sections, small and large dogs as well... family of breeders so get 3 generations of experience and end up on me... anyways, when i suggested the a/d food it was just to avoid the stomach upsets the pudding can cause.
The pudding works wonders for the whelping moms that had free delivers, but the c-section mommies are more delicate.
anyways, you take any advice you think will suit better for your situation, but if you use the a/d food will increase her milk production considerably and it is very easy to digest . Of course you do not have to try it if you do not want to but tons of experience had proven to me that it is what works the best on that situation. I even tried "recovery" once per my vet's suggestion... not as good as the a/d for the first couple weeks.
I saw you asking about the cottage cheese to increase milk production and avoid eclampsia... we will see different opinions on this here, but my experience is that may cause a through up here and there following a c-section , so not what i do.
Of course whatever dry food or food you are feeding would be supplemented by the a/d , it does not need to be given by itself, although it is what i do for the first 4 days following a c-section, except for large breeds that eat a lot so we mix... but i have no large breeds, i just help a friend here and there when i can.
Anyways, the puppies look plump and healthy , now it is only a matter of keeping everyone going .
XOXO