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Need Help! New Mommy is too Anxious!!! HELP!!!! My new mother, Lily, just had two puppies Mother's Day evening. She is driving me crazy!. If I leave her penned up with her babies she cries that she wants out with everyone else. If I let her out, she runs around like a chicken with its head cut off. Its like nothing makes her happy. She's good with the pups but always seems so anxious. I hold, talk and pet her but she still cries. Last night, I didn't think I'd ever get to go to sleep. My 11 year old son slept on the floor next to her just so he could get some sleep. She will only eat if I hand feed her, she won't go outside to potty, and I haven't found any accidents in the house. (My husband did tell me that he let her out when he got home from work and she ran out a little ways on the deck, went to the bathroom, then ran right back in.) Can someone please give me some advice that I could try? I hate to see her this way. |
Oh hunny, I sure wish I could help you!! Hopefully it will just take her some time to adjust but I know that there are some great experienced breeders on here that will help you!! Good luck and hang in there...:) |
I know nothing about breeding but hopefully someone here will be able to help you. |
pebbles was this way at first. she didnt want to be in the pin... but at the same time.. she didnt want to leave her pups. she would run out of the pen... go lay down somewhere then 2 seconds later pop back up... run back over to the pups. if i locked her in she would just sit there and wine. she didnt go to the bathroom the first day after having her pups... and would only eat chicken that i hand fed her. :-/ about a week she sompletely changed and seems much mre comfortable and confident. |
If she is too antsy being in the pen, just leave it open and allow her to come and go. Those newborns aren't going anywhere at this time so you don't have to worry about that. Sounds like she's just a little nervous about everything. She should settle down soon. :aimeeyork :animal-pa :animal-pa :animal-pa :animal-pa :) |
My Kalani was like that too, I slept in her room 3 nights, it was enough to let her settle in. They look to you for protection, love and support. Shes afraid and nervous. She just needs your reassurance, she was the baby, and now she has babies, big change. |
Thanks for the advise. I thought that last night she was a little better until 3:30 this morning when she started barking. I got up and thought maybe she needed to go outside. That wasn't the case. I held her and talked to her then put her back with the pups. I just started to fall back to sleep when she started again. I ended up sleeping on the couch with letting her have the run of the house. She still ran back and forth a million times. Needless to say, I am totally exhausted this morning. Its going to be a long day. |
We went thru that too. Just stay with her, and pet her and talk to her, and try to get her to stay with the pups. The more she nurses and stays with them, the more she will relax and want to be with them. |
I had a mother who never slept with her puppies. Not once. She was my dog, and they were just not that important. I kept the box (with heating pad) beside the bed, and when they cried, she would get up, look over the edge of the bed at them and wait to see if it was really necessary for her to go to them. Then she'd jump down, feed them, and come right back to me. She raised 4 puppies this way for 8 weeks. Finally they were weaned and she didn't give them any attention. Now, she was the EXTREME for sure. Usually I sleep on the couch next to the play pen (where the mom and puppies are) for about a week. During that time I check on them, talk to her, hand feed her, let her in and out of the box. Generally do everything I can to make sure everyone is okay, and then finally they are okay and I can get some sleep. You wouldn't be the first sleep-deprived mom on here. Good luck. |
Hello 4seasons...and welcome to Yorkie Talk! Congratulations on your little litter! I hope the new mama is settling in with her new role as "mama" a bit better by now. It sounds to me like she is maybe a bit nervous and/or maybe not quite sure where she should or wants to be; with you or the pups. She'll get better soon, I'm sure. I remember when my female had pups last fall, she seems quite nervous for a little while. |
I've heard that extra calcium can settle them down. Might be worth a shot |
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Hang in there, I'm sure she will settle down in a week or so. |
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