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Originally Posted by Mardelin  I know what you went through and since the memory is fresher in your mind than it is mine, you're input is really needed.
I want to add that the OP will have to diaper these pups. My repro vet recommended to do this every 3 hours....in the first week. And like you stated, do not attempt to over feed. I fed with with a preemie canine nipple attached to a syringe, it gave me better control. I will say by 2 1/2 weeks my pups were taking in more milk and sleeping longer. I was worried and contacted my vet....he calmed my nerves, telling me that this was normal, they would take in more and not to wake them just to feed them. They'd tell me when they were hungry. By the 3rd week they were taking in 56 cc of milk at one shot, that was when I began allowing them to lap up their milk, on week 4 I added rice cereal. |
oh thank heavens i'm not a breeder and after trying to comprehend even a little bit of this i'm sure that i will never be...i'm leaving this one to the pro's and taking my rescue puppies and running. breeding now scares the hell outta me and i wouldn't attempt it if you paid me millions to. thanks Mary for teaching me that i LOVE puppies and dogs too much to put my bitch through this or to ever think that i would be able to mother a puppy enough to make it live in this type of situation. not that i ever really thought much about breeding, but now i know i never will.
