As usual, you have gotten very good advice from some seasoned breeders. The egg shell must be smashed really small--it is pure digestible calcium. A nursing mom needs at least 300-400mgms of ELEMENTAL calcium a day. Read the labels on the tums or whatever calcium you use (I use plain human calcium tabs because there needs to be phosphorus and vit D before the body can use the calcium) and see what the actual calcium content is. IE: say the label says Calcium carbonate-500mgms. That does not mean that there is that much calcium-read the back of the label for the real calcium content. Whatever you give her, mash the human stuff small enough so that she has to eat some of the dog food as well when she is eating. Remember, asPat says, keep food down all the time. And, lots of water.....some people give milk but I find that many dogs cannot tolerate the lactose milk sugar so I do not use it. Maybe, 100% lactose reduced milk if you feel stromgly about giving it.
Your vet is not your best source of info when it comes to breeding. Again, listen to the breeders on here and you cannot go wrong. Bet between us, we have over 50 years experience.. |