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jvdb · 04-18-2011, 04:37 PM

Our little girl who weighs 4.4 lb delivered 4 healthy puppies yesterday. I just want to make sure that with nursing such a large litter that she gets everything her body needs.

Prior to pregnancy and during she was free fed on Orijen and thrived on it, I have now added a couple of scoops of cottage cheese to her Orijen dog food and offer her a bowl of this morning and evening in addition to having a bowl of dry food out throughout the day.

1) Am I doing enough to prevent eclampsia?

2) And should I be adding something higher in fat to her diet for her sake since she is naturally quite skinny and four babies is a lot to feed?

04-18-2011, 04:37 PM	#1
jvdb Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 99	Is Orijen Dog food & Cottage cheese enough for nursing mom? Our little girl who weighs 4.4 lb delivered 4 healthy puppies yesterday. I just want to make sure that with nursing such a large litter that she gets everything her body needs. Prior to pregnancy and during she was free fed on Orijen and thrived on it, I have now added a couple of scoops of cottage cheese to her Orijen dog food and offer her a bowl of this morning and evening in addition to having a bowl of dry food out throughout the day. 1) Am I doing enough to prevent eclampsia? 2) And should I be adding something higher in fat to her diet for her sake since she is naturally quite skinny and four babies is a lot to feed?