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02-15-2009, 09:31 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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| Remember Me? Asked about Fading Puppy Syndrome sometime ago? Hi everyone! Not sure if you all will remember me. I was the one who had the 4 yorkies - two of which are brother and sister. I thought I would be okay when female went into heat since I had onesies on both - the male and female - the female got pregnant - I was worried because it happened before and the pups died. I asked about fading puppy syndrome and what I could do to prevent it. I caught some hell from some of you - which I understand being that they are brother/sister and it happened twice - but I also learned quite a bit from you too - thanks to all of you who gave me your recipes and/or advice (i.e., liver broth, kyro syrup and Nutri Drops). Actually, I used the Nutri Drops and it really really does work. So does kyro syrup. Anyway, I wanted to let you all know that my little "Scruffy" had three puppies! And they are all healthy! They just opened their eyes and I am already in love with them! Hey, while I am on, let me ask you all about something else. I keep the puppies in a basket with heating pad, blanket, etc. The basket is big enough right now for mom and puppies. Mom is used to sleeping with my husband and me, in our bed, along with our other three yorkies. Well, mommy keeps taking the pups out of the basket and brings them to bed, places them in between us and lays right along side her pups. I've tried crating her and the pups and mom just keeps picking them up - crying to get out - and the babies cry because she keeps picking them up. Did anyone ever experience this? If so, what did you do? |
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02-16-2009, 10:41 AM | #2 |
Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mississippi
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| I always let my girls have their babies in my computer room. It's in the back of the house and away from a lot of noise. Also, I can keep an eye on the babies easily since I spend a lot of time on the 'puter. If you could set the pups up in a separate room, then Mom wouldn't be able to pick them up and bring them to bed. I'm guessing they are 2 weeks old or so so Mom will want to take breaks but still should spend a lot of time with them. It's really not safe for her to keep dragging them up onto the bed. Maybe try setting up an x-pen in another room. The babies will begin to wander soon and need some room to roam. Best of luck. |
02-16-2009, 12:08 PM | #3 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Satellite Beach, FL
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| I think I'd get a bigger bed! |
02-16-2009, 05:25 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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| I am glad your puppies are doing well so far. Just keep in mind that some genetic defects, like liver shunt, do not show up until later. I do hope your puppies do well. I always keep my babies in a big whelping box with the heating pad only on one side. Since your puppies are two weeks old they should be able to regulate their own body temperature so you might want to give them a bigger area where they can get off the heating pad if needed. Since we live in a house on blocks our floors are really cold in the winter so I leave the heating pad with the pups longer in the winter but they can get off of it if they want to. I have the whelping box setup in a big x-pen so the mom can get out of the whelping box but she cannot get out of the x-pen. Once the puppies are too big for the whelping box I remove it and I put a board up, dividing the x-pen so mom can still get away from the puppies when she needs to. I do let the momma out a lot during the day so she can spend time with me and our other yorkies. |
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