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Sara1130 · 02-12-2011, 02:16 PM

Hi Friends,

Can you believe we are on day 6 now. Just seems like it should be longer. Mom had some moaning last night when she was trying to have a BM. Had to wash her twice. The poop was not hard so I can only think that it is the pain that you get when you have a bm after surgery. Did put a little KY there and that seemed to help. Today she made no noise when she went. No temp, mom eating like a pig, drinking water. So far she is doing extremely well considering what she went through.

Now for the question about feeding these babies. I know you are supposed to feed them every 2 hours but mine don't want food after 2 hours, 2.5 to 3 hours is when they are ready to eat. Do I still need to try every 2 hours? Should I cut back on what they feed so they will eat more often? When I do cut back on food they will cry till their belly is full. ALL of them are gaining weight. the boy is back to birth weight and that was just from yesterday to today so they are by no means being underfed. One girl is at her birth weight, one is close and the baby still has a ways to go but she gained .2 of an oz overnight. Which is a lot for her tiny figure. LOL The vet said that to try to feed them every 2 hours but if they don't want it just let them tell me when it is time. So far they are sticking to a 2.5-3 hour range. Is that okay??

Now for question about mom. She tries to take the bottle away from me. I figure she thinks I am poising them or something and that smell should not be near her babies. If I let her near the baby while I am feeding it she will either try to take the baby away or try to take the bottle away. She likes to remove all towels and blankets from the bed...even if the puppies are in them. My puppies are blanket puppies and LOVE to hide under them. Mom does not like that. Mom will also go and wake the puppies up and get them all crying then leave. Why won't she just let them sleep. After she gets them crying and comes back, she will gather them all up and lay on them to hush them. I am sure some of this is normal but just needed to hear it from the experts. Did try putting a pup on her today to see if that would calm her down and when the pup latched on, she nudged it off. Just don't know what she wants. LOL Have not figured out canine ESP yet. Pups are starting to fill out now. No more chicken legs...you can actually see them start to look more like dogs then mice. LOL Is there a time frame that if my pups make it to that then they will be alright?? I know the first week it is not uncommon to lose a puppy so I was just wondering when or if we were out of the woods with them. I know mom still has more to go before she is out of danger for relapse.

All in all, things are definitely better. Have been able to put in a few hours a night at work. Still tired and can't wait till I can sleep 8 hours in a row. Hope everyone is doing fine and has a wonderful day today.

02-12-2011, 02:16 PM	#264
Sara1130 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 220	Hi Friends, Can you believe we are on day 6 now. Just seems like it should be longer. Mom had some moaning last night when she was trying to have a BM. Had to wash her twice. The poop was not hard so I can only think that it is the pain that you get when you have a bm after surgery. Did put a little KY there and that seemed to help. Today she made no noise when she went. No temp, mom eating like a pig, drinking water. So far she is doing extremely well considering what she went through. Now for the question about feeding these babies. I know you are supposed to feed them every 2 hours but mine don't want food after 2 hours, 2.5 to 3 hours is when they are ready to eat. Do I still need to try every 2 hours? Should I cut back on what they feed so they will eat more often? When I do cut back on food they will cry till their belly is full. ALL of them are gaining weight. the boy is back to birth weight and that was just from yesterday to today so they are by no means being underfed. One girl is at her birth weight, one is close and the baby still has a ways to go but she gained .2 of an oz overnight. Which is a lot for her tiny figure. LOL The vet said that to try to feed them every 2 hours but if they don't want it just let them tell me when it is time. So far they are sticking to a 2.5-3 hour range. Is that okay?? Now for question about mom. She tries to take the bottle away from me. I figure she thinks I am poising them or something and that smell should not be near her babies. If I let her near the baby while I am feeding it she will either try to take the baby away or try to take the bottle away. She likes to remove all towels and blankets from the bed...even if the puppies are in them. My puppies are blanket puppies and LOVE to hide under them. Mom does not like that. Mom will also go and wake the puppies up and get them all crying then leave. Why won't she just let them sleep. After she gets them crying and comes back, she will gather them all up and lay on them to hush them. I am sure some of this is normal but just needed to hear it from the experts. Did try putting a pup on her today to see if that would calm her down and when the pup latched on, she nudged it off. Just don't know what she wants. LOL Have not figured out canine ESP yet. Pups are starting to fill out now. No more chicken legs...you can actually see them start to look more like dogs then mice. LOL Is there a time frame that if my pups make it to that then they will be alright?? I know the first week it is not uncommon to lose a puppy so I was just wondering when or if we were out of the woods with them. I know mom still has more to go before she is out of danger for relapse. All in all, things are definitely better. Have been able to put in a few hours a night at work. Still tired and can't wait till I can sleep 8 hours in a row. Hope everyone is doing fine and has a wonderful day today.