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Poop... Lovely title, don't you think?:rolleyes: We cannot let Cassie clean her babies, b/c of the damage she has done to their poor little tails. So, I am wondering how often they should be pooping. We have to do the cleaning for her, and they always pee easily, but don't poop after every feeding. 1. I am wondering how often they should poop. I feel terrible, b/c I know it's her instinct to care for them that way, but if you could see those bare little nubs - hairless on the bottom and bloody. :( 2. At what age do they usually 'go' on their own? I can't wait for their tails to completely heal and for them to 'go' on their own! Then we won't have to be so hands-on.:woof: |
What did she do to the tails? She bit them off? I am not a breeder but I believe you need to 'stimulate' them after every feeding. Using a warm wet towel. |
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Because the area she is licking is close to the tails, we cannot let her stimulate them, b/c it causes more damage. So, she cannot be with them unsupervised, or she will obsessively lick their tails. We bring her into their box every two hours, and watch as she nurses them. Then we do the stimualation, but I noticed that they don't poop very often. I am concerned that they might get constipated, but I don't know how often they are supposed to go. |
I am thinking every time they eat to every other time. How long has it been since you have gotten them to go? If you don't have some poop by morning then I would take them to the vet if for nothing else to make sure you are stimulating them correctly. The vet can show you as it could be something as simple as maybe you aren't getting the right spots or using the right pressure. They shouldn't start going on thier own until about 21 days or so. Kim :) |
Sometimes if you wet a cloth with warm water and simulate mommy they will go.. |
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I covered up their tails, and held them up to mom, so she could lick their tummies, but still no poop. hmmmm... |
It could be that she is licking the poop right away before you can even see it however, if you don't see something soon I think it would be best to take them to the vet and ask them to just show you how and check them out. Hope they go soon! ;) |
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I put a band-aid on the little boy's tail to cover it up, so she could lick the other parts, and she licked his leg and walked away. :confused: Unless my vet friend e-mails me back, I'll be taking them both to the vet. |
My friend said to try a syringe with 1-2 cc's of warm water. They're sleeping now, but when they get up and nurse, we'll try it. The saga continues... |
The poop saga.....has...ended!:D Woo hoo! Nothing like one cc of warm water to mike a pup go! It practically exploded, but I don't care! LOL Hopefully, they'll stay regular now. :rolleyes: |
You won't have to stimulate after about 2 weeks. Then they go on their own. I had a litter I had to hand raise as I lost their momma. I stimulated them before and after each feeding. They would always pee readily, many times before and after, but would only poop either before or after and occasionally they would miss pooping for a feeding. If one missed, I wrote it down and then made sure they went next time. Luckily no one missed more than one feeding in a row, so I did not have to worry. Good luck -- I have never heard about a momma being that aggressive with her cleaning duties either. |
Way to go! Now just try the regular stimulation before and after each feeding and hopefully they will stay regular! :) |
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Thanks, everyone! |
I'm curious about the cc of water, did you use it like it was an enema? Lol, just wondering. I'm clueless about this stuff. |
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Yes, put 1 cc of warm water in the syringe, and dipped the end in KY jelly. The little boy needed another cc (which was fine, b/c the vet said 1-2 cc's), and the girl needed just 1 cc. I just did the stimulating about 30 seconds after the water, and out it came! |
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