thank you so much for your advice. I was trying to hold off as long as I can with weaning but today was even more difficult. she absolutely refused. and the puppies were wailing very loudly. I'd lay her down, grab 2 puppies, get them on her, turn around to grab the other 2. by the time I turned back, she'd gotten up and shaken the initial 2 pups off of her.
mom (Skipper) has always been the baby in the household to my Maltichon whom we've only recently allowed into the room for short periods of time tied up and away from the pups. mom has been separated from my Maltichon for 4 weeks now and I think she misses her companionship & longs for the days of her youth when she had no responsibilities!!!
I will definitely try grinding up the kibble tonight. mom also likes the formula and will eat it before the puppies get to it, so I like the idea of having the ground kibble on hand and maybe supervising the kibble with formula.
mom hasn't been as interested in kibble lately, so I've been feeding mom Blue Buffalo small breed puppy kibble combined with small amounts of canned Blue puppy food. I try to get as much kibble as I can into the mix. I shied away from Royal Canine because it seems so pricey but after hearing so many rave about it on this forum, I may switch over eventually/after we get the weaning done.
thanks again! |