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Originally Posted by bgeier Hi All!!
I hope you remember me. It's been awhile since I've been on Yorkietalk. I've been busy LOVING my yorkies. I do need some advice though. My Sadie Ann is pregnant..I'm 99% positive. I assist bred my Deucy and her in November. I've watched her change and her belly is getting bigger. She is 5 weeks (from the LAST breeding) now.
I'm used to breeding and whelping greyhounds and that was several years ago. THESE YORKIES are MY BABIES and I want NOTHING bad to happen to them. In fact, after this ...they're BOTH getting fixed. This was a planned pregnancy.
I need advice on when to take her to my vet...what I should be feeding her besides her scrambled egg each day with shaved chicken breast or turkey..her lunch..of shaved turkey with a veggie and her dry dog food Beneful...as well as her munchie food....wheat chex, cheerios.
She is VERY lazy now and doesn't want to play with her hubby, Deucy. So he is EXTREMELY bored..and I am taking her place every day playing with him.
Should I be giving her vitamins? PLEASE ADVISE!!!!! |
Calcium given prior to whelping causes the body not to produce calcium on it's own. However, after whelping, and at the direction of your vet, Calcium suppliment in some form is advisable......cottage cheese, whelping pudding, etc, or tablet. Feeding calcium suppliments is not a guarantee that eclampsia won't happen. Just become familiar with the signs.