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Originally Posted by bjh  How are you, the momma and babies doing today? I hope things are going better. Have you had the pups tails docked yet? |
Good morning! We are all well, thanks for asking. Well, mom and pups are doing well. This whole lack of sleep is catching up to me! It had been 8 years since I didn't get at least 5 hours of sleep straight! LOL.
On puppy weights…It hasn't been a full 24 hours since I switched my weigh-in to be right before feedings, so I can't make a full correlation to the time when I started to notice the pups feeding more on mom, but in roughly 21 hours, they have gained 0.2 oz each…yay. We still have quite a bit to catch up, but they're gaining and that's good
Momma is definitely feeling more like herself and is eating more and wanting to come out to play. So, we're trying to work with that because she's supposed to be completely restricted for 10 days for surgery recovery (she's extremely active and agile so she likes to jump and run!) It will be tough for her, but we're almost half way there. After that, I can give her short breaks to play a little in the room and get her daily dose of play time and snuggles.
I do have a question for everyone…she's been digging up her bedding and will create these pockets with it, almost like mini caves, puts the pups in there and then lays separately from them. Is this normal? Is it a sign of anything being wrong? She does let them 'in' for feedings and sometimes just for a snuggle, but a few times I've watched her do this and it makes me wonder…
Puppies are looking and feeling much stronger and sturdier too. And so, with this in mind, I did go ahead with tail docking because we were on the verge of missing that tiny window of time to get it done. But I am debating dewclaws. My other dogs have theirs and I agree it's a pain to keep those short, but I just don't know. After doing tails, I'm not in much of a mood to do anything else to those pups, and the breed standard doesn't call for it, so I'm leaning towards leaving those in.
Any thoughts on dewclaws???
Thanks