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Originally Posted by novemberstorms  I would love to know what everyone feeds their new Mama's.
Marlee is normally 5.4lbs, she got up to 8.8 lbs and had a litter of 4, I am worried about her sustaining 5 bodies.
Prior to giving birth, she was eating Nature's Balance dry dog food (Sweet Potato & Bison formula, 'For Puppy to Adult') with a boiled egg in the AM and a cooked chicken liver at night. She got pretty bony feeling, so I bought Wellness One High Performance canned food and mixed it with her egg and chicken. She is not crazy about whelping pudding!
Since Marlee gave birth, I have added a can of Wellness Puppy Formula 1:1 with High Performance and will gradually add more of the Puppy Formula. I then mix it with her dry food. I have been giving her some chicken breast, too.
Puppies are all eating well, and that is a huge relief 
Thoughts? Advise?
I appreciate your help! |
When mine had her first litter, while nursing she lost weight (dropped to 4.5# and was skin & bones) I supplemented her food with a hi-calorie supplement (4000 calories/serving) and a cup of the whelping pudding morning and night ---she gained her weight back plus another # (which she never lost) - I'd say yours has enough extra weight on her now to get her through nursing.
I had to wean her off the whelping pudding, she loved it and would bark at the 'fridge wanting more!