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Originally Posted by Sara1130  She is eating now. Have not had any problems with that. Her weight is up from when she was sick and since she has been nursing still staying the same. I go through 1 1/2 cans of canned food a day with her. I leave food out all the time. I just didn't know if she was getting enough since when the puppies were bottle feed they had fuller stomach and now that they are nursing their tummies are not quite as full. They are not crying much. Every now and then I will have 1 or 2 crying looking for a nipple to suck on that will give something. That is when I have offered them the bottle and they have taken it. Then the next several feedings I won't have any. Should I not offer the bottle? Could that interfere with her making more milk?? |
I wouldn't let those pups miss out on any food at this point. They're still small for their age and don't need any setback. Sounds like you've got a good handle on it. If one is moving from teat to teat, offer it a bottle.
As for your Mom, I would normally say just to try a variety of things to coax her to eat. Scrambled eggs, liver, chicken, yogurt....even a little goat's milk would be good. There are also some whelping pudding recipes here you might try. They can be picky and like something one day and not the next so it's best to have a few things on hand to feed her.
In your case, I would say to ask your vet first if trying a variety of foods would be ok. Since she's had surgery and....didn't you mention she was having trouble with her bowel movement?.....well, for those reasons I would ask the vet first. It'll probably be ok since he's got her off the prescription food, but best to ask first.