Im caring for 5 puppies and my 5 pound mommy who is being fed calcium to keep up with them. I am also "trying" to bottle feed, to no avail only one will fully latch and eat. Others will fight, cry, pull away, take two sips then stop completely until they are put down they'll go straight to momma which cant handle 5 pups at a time there isn't enough milk. Im weighing them after ever 4- 5 hours to see if they're keeping up and gaining some pounds. The ones I see short I latch on to mom right after by them selves. I just don't know if they're gaining a healthy amount of weight. I didn't have a scale on the day of birth but on the second day they weighed this....
Leonardo-4.3oz
Marcellus-4.8oz
Juliet- 4.6oz
Romeo-4.6oz
Caesar-4.2oz
They now are a week old and weigh this.
Leonardo- 6.7oz
Marcellus-7.6oz
Juliet-7.4oz
Romeo-7.1oz
Caesar- 6.4oz (He lost .2 ounces today but then gained .1 back)
I wish I knew what they're birth weight was this will make my life so much easier but they had to be atleast in the 3.0-3.5 range (both the mom and dad are small dad is a slight larger.)
The pregnancy was accidental my brother didn't know she was in heat and brought him to play cause he was always alone at his house.
does these weight gain sound accurate?