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Originally Posted by feminvstr wasnt Roxi 4.5lbs and young?? she had 3 pups? I have had ecampsia twice, I never want to see it again. You must limit nursing, once in the morning for a TIMED 3 min again at noon and again late night...you will have to suppliment the other times...dont let mom in at all unless supervised for feeding or wrapped (an ace bandage works well with a onesie over it) making sure pups cant get to the teats. This is very serious, for her to go down a second time means see was still nursing too long and hadnt bounced back. Most vets advise to NOT NURSE at all for the health of your mom.
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Gracie had eclampsia once and it's something I'll never forget. I had to get up every 4 hours round the clock to feed the babies. Luckily, since I live just a couple of blocks from where I work, my boss is very understanding and let me go home for feedings through out the day.
I let Gracie nurse twice a day and kept her bandaged and out of the ex pen the rest of the time. I not only fed the pups, but I peed/pooped them as well.