This is kind of strange to me, but Layla's first litter will be seven weeks old on Saturday, and there is a huge difference in their sizes:
Pinky: 1lb 13oz
Walter: 2lb 2oz
Saul: 2lb 6oz
Gus: 3lb 3oz
I've heard that large pups can be the result of really rich milk from their mother, and I can imagine that her milk was extremely rich. I had her on puppy food throughout most of her pregnancy. After she had them, she drank a ton of whelping pudding (and the goat's milk recipe for puppies that won't nurse) and I was supplementing her with Oral Cal Plus and the pups with Nutri-drops. I started giving her a scrambled egg every morning for three weeks. And even now, when I make the pups food (I just soak the food with hot water and let it sit for ten minutes until mushy, then test the temp before giving it to them) she'll end up eating most of it after they finish picking at it. I hope this means they are super healthy. |