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Old 11-21-2006, 10:34 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by gloriajean
my female (baby) just had 6 puppies tonight. 3 girls, 3 boys, I'm rotating them so they can all nurse, how often do i do this? every 2 hours, every hour?? never had a litter so big before. I have another female that had a litter a month ago I"m weaning her puppies from her and I thought of putting a couple of puppies on her to see if she will take them, I'm afraid if I leave 6 with baby-- 1 might get squashed or something?? any suggestions? please help. thanks.
Congrats on the new babies, youre very lucky having another mom that can take up some slack...I would try placing the 2 larger ones with "foster mom" 6 pups is a lot for one mom and could be a real toll on her. How much does your mom weigh?
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