i take my cue from the mama and puppies. At three weeks, mine were toddling over and trying to eat mama's food and standing on their hind legs to reach her water. Plus mama didn't seem towant them to nurse. So I started feeding them wet food mixed with puppy supplement. zOf course they just licked it. So gradually and on the advice of an excellant breeder here, I switched them to Karo syrup, Gerber baby ceral and Esbilac. They loved it. This week I put them back on wet food smashed up with ground dry food. They love it and are even eating unground puppy food. Mama is done. I am feeding three or four times a day depending on if mama feeds them at all. I have taken her out of thee x-pen for most of the day. I only put her in twice yesterday and after a very few minutes she started yapping to get back out. I ouyt her in at ten thirty last night, she fed them, I think, but at midnight, sshe was carrying on wanting out, so she was not in with thee puppies at all. This morning at seven, I put her in for an hour, back out and then fed the hungry babies at eight. Works for me. By tomorrow, I wuiull not be putting mama in at all unless her teats need drained. And even with that, she is not wanting to let them nurse. |