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07-16-2009, 10:27 PM | #1 |
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| Low milk production... I noticed today that lexie had little to no milk, she has been eating good, my mom cooked her chicken and rice and i went out and bought her canned food and mixed it with her kibble, her puppies are supper fat they eat literally all day, so it might just be a little much for her, i will keep an eye on her and if she doesn't produce more in the next couple of hours i will go out and buy formula, can you please give me advise on what can help? And what formula would be best... Thanks in advance, by the way the vet looked and them yesterday and they are very healthy! |
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07-17-2009, 11:28 AM | #2 |
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| I am just seeing your post. How is mom and babies this morning? How many pups is she nursing and how old are they? My feeling are that if the pups are fat and gaining and act content then they are probably getting enough might. The milk will just come down every couple of hours so you might just be checking after the pups have nursed. Not all females make an over abundance of milk. Their bodies adjust the milk production according to how many pups are nursing. As for what formula is best, I have always liked the powdered Esbilac for supplementing but I have seen several people post home made formulas. I have really never had to supplement that much over the years. |
07-17-2009, 11:41 AM | #3 |
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| Update... They are all doing very good this morning, I checked her this morning and she did have milk, not alot but I guess enough for them because they seem pretty content. She has 3 puppies, I know I might have checked her after she nursed but I'm still worried that it might not be enough I mean they literally eat all day, they are really chubby and growing. I would love to help her out just so she wont be stressed, a lot of people have told me to give her and the puppies goats milk is this true? should I help her out by bottle feeding them? Please advise. Thank You, Talina |
07-17-2009, 11:48 AM | #4 |
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| Personally, I would never bottle feed a pup if the mom has plenty of milk. Supplementing with a bottle or dropper can be tricky. Sometimes if the milk comes out to fast the pup can get milk in their lungs and choke. It sounds to me like they are doing fine but it is always a good idea to keep some puppy formula on hand just in case. Some people swear by the goats milk and other don't like it. If you use canned goats milk it has to be diluted with 1 parts water to 1 parts goat milk. |
07-17-2009, 11:52 AM | #5 |
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| Oh ok, I will go buy some just in case, as far as the mom what can i do to help her with her milk production, any tips on what I can feed her, I bought her puppy food, both canned and dry I am also feeding her chicken and rice and the broth. I heard yogurt helps... |
07-17-2009, 12:00 PM | #6 | |
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07-17-2009, 12:01 PM | #7 |
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| It sounds like she is getting plenty of food. I would mainly concentrate on getting her to eat the dry puppy food and canned food. That is all mine get and they do very well. You can add a little cottage cheese or some scrambled egg or hard boiled egg. Just make sure she eat all she wants about 4 times a day and make sure her last meal is at bed time. A little Nutri-cal a few times a day would be okay too. |
07-17-2009, 12:06 PM | #8 |
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| Thank you very much.. I will stop by petco today and get her some nutri cal, I have been hearing a lot of good things about it. |
07-17-2009, 12:17 PM | #9 | |
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There is also a whelping pudding you can use 1 can evaporated milk = parts of water 1 enevelope of unflavored geletin 2 egg yolks 2 tablespoons of white karo syrup. disolve the geletin with the water in the microwave. add milk, beat the egg yolks and add and add the 2 tablespoons of karo. and chill in the fridge. I spoon out a tablespoon a day throughout the time she's nursing. Scrambled eggs is the best source of protien.
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07-17-2009, 12:49 PM | #11 | |
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I usually do a can of goats milk with = parts of distilled water, 1 egg yolk and 1 tablespoon of karo right after they've finished whelping and sometime continue it through their nursing time. The whelping pudding I give to the pups too when I begin weaning. The other thing I do is give a half tube of benebac at birth (probiotic) and when I begin weaning or anytime I make changes to their diet.
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07-17-2009, 08:37 PM | #12 |
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| we use some soy milk. we give it to the moms and it helps the milk production. I met a wonderful vet once and just talking about this she recommended "ensure" , which is basically a enriched soy milk flavored blend. I tried and some momma's love it and some do not care much for it. i think it is because of the flavors and sugars. Anyways i always have both, soy milk and ensure when my momma's are whelping... they lick it just out of the bowl. it does not cause any diarrhea. Good luck with your babies !!! So far it seems that all is ok and well... her milk production is more likelly to increase as the puppies needs grows... XOXO
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07-17-2009, 08:46 PM | #13 | |
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07-17-2009, 09:58 PM | #14 |
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| "Soy is a calcium leach....something you never give a nursing mom as it can bring on eclampsia, you can lose your mom that way." What you mean a calcium "leach"???? I never heard of it before... And we use the soy milk... not any other type of soy for years and we never had eclampsia... i am actually from a family of breeders and Grandma , mother.. aunts... all breeders... over 45 years of breeding experience! Different breeds and never heard of it before/ If you do not mind i would love to hear more explanation on your opinion... I take things as living and learning , but the vet i mentioned is from Israel and during a very interesting conversation the subject came up and she mentioned that they also use soy milk and the "ensure" at her practice ... so i am very curious about your input !
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07-18-2009, 04:27 AM | #15 | |
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