Bleeding and breeding

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by Marc

Update:

So mom and the boys are doing just great! Mom is back to eating her puppy food without me having to get fancy....and the boys are growing like weeds! They are two weeks old today and I think they are around 17 or 18 ounces. One's eyes opened today and the other are still closed. I am looking forward to the weeks to come!

The 2nd one's eyes will open in the next day or two. Your boys are doing great and so are you.

[Marc]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

The 2nd one's eyes will open in the next day or two. Your boys are doing great and so are you.

Thank you Mardelin! I am really enjoying them. I bought them blankets, christmas shirts and my favorite harnessess already Spoiled little tubs o' lard

[WinstonMom]

Marc,

Post pictures of the babies when you can. I would love to see them. I am so glad that they are doing so well. I just noticed that you are from Canada, me too, where are you from?

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by Marc

Thank you Mardelin! I am really enjoying them. I bought them blankets, christmas shirts and my favorite harnessess already Spoiled little tubs o' lard

I love watching them grow. My favorite time is when they hit the floor the first time.....a bit unsteady and much like a toddler....then I love when mom starts training them........

[Marc]

Originally Posted by WinstonMom

Marc,

Post pictures of the babies when you can. I would love to see them. I am so glad that they are doing so well. I just noticed that you are from Canada, me too, where are you from?

Hey there! I am from Manitoba! I see you are from Sask....any snow yet?

I posted pics of them in my bleeding and breeding thread I think. I will be loading pics in tomorrow so I will update! They are so adorable.

[Marc]

I'm attempting to attach a new pic....

[WinstonMom]

Marc,
No snow in Saskatchewan yet, it has been beautiful weather. That is a beautiful pup, Marc. Makes me wish I had some. I love the babies. Oh well, I will be breeding one of my girls next spring and will (hopefully) be buying a new boy in the spring as well. Then the shows and the excitement begins, I love having a dog that I am showing. Right now I have nobody in the show ring and I miss it.

[Marc]

One of my boys just yawned....it's the first time I have seen it I'm in love.

I posted a pic two posts up if someone wants to see him. Feel free to feel jealous that he's mine

[carmen in nj]

Originally Posted by Marc

One of my boys just yawned....it's the first time I have seen it I'm in love.

I posted a pic two posts up if someone wants to see him. Feel free to feel jealous that he's mine

ok, is that enogh GREEN... but then again I HAVE 5
he is lovely...

[Marc]

Originally Posted by carmen in nj

ok, is that enogh GREEN... but then again I HAVE 5
he is lovely...

Lol. Yes, that's enuf green

I should ask while I am in here....her teats closest to her bottom are much fuller than all others. Is that normal? She spends less time with them but not anything I am concerned about...as I think that is normal. Oh, today I gave her a bath and there was a little blob of bloody/clearish discharge in the tub after I drained it. Is that still ok for after two weeks after whelping? This is the first discharge I have seen from her....

[carmen in nj]

LOL, yes it is normal for a bitch to spot up to 4 weeks some a little longer. and yes just keep your eye on them, what I do is while I am sitting next to the whelping box and she is nursing i put the smallest baby in the fullest teats so they can get a LOT of milk, then the bigger ones to empty them, that way we prevent an infection of the teats..

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by carmen in nj

LOL, yes it is normal for a bitch to spot up to 4 weeks some a little longer. and yes just keep your eye on them, what I do is while I am sitting next to the whelping box and she is nursing i put the smallest baby in the fullest teats so they can get a LOT of milk, then the bigger ones to empty them, that way we prevent an infection of the teats..

Carmen,

I've had girls discharge up to 10 weeks after whelp. Even with a POP shot and knowing that each placenta was presented.

It seems that pups never nurse on the bottom two nipples. But, what I was told they are somehow connected to the two above them and the milk is depeleted through them. In the first few days, I milk mom a bit and massage her nipples so that they remain soft and pliable. Whenever she has left the whelping area and wants to go back. I make sure that I wipe down her feet, privates and nipples with a baby wipe before she goes back in with her babies.

[carmen in nj]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

Carmen,

I've had girls discharge up to 10 weeks after whelp. Even with a POP shot and knowing that each placenta was presented.

It seems that pups never nurse on the bottom two nipples. But, what I was told they are somehow connected to the two above them and the milk is depeleted through them. In the first few days, I milk mom a bit and massage her nipples so that they remain soft and pliable. Whenever she has left the whelping area and wants to go back. I make sure that I wipe down her feet, privates and nipples with a baby wipe before she goes back in with her babies.

Wow, good to know, thank you mary, I never had a girl discharge that long, Taffy spotted for about 5 weeks, and I don't know about the ones of the whelps I have assisted, unless is something terribly wrong I dont find out.. my chanel is so good keeping her private area clean that you would never know she has some spotting, only in the blankets I have in the box I see a little spot here and there..
hugs,
carmen innj

[Marc]

So my boys are two and a half weeks old. They are 18 and 20ish ounces! When does this fast pace growing end....cause on that growth chart it shows their weights in the 3 and 4 week slots, lol. Anyone ever have huge babies but they didn't end up as huge adults?

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by Marc

So my boys are two and a half weeks old. They are 18 and 20ish ounces! When does this fast pace growing end....cause on that growth chart it shows their weights in the 3 and 4 week slots, lol. Anyone ever have huge babies but they didn't end up as huge adults?

Throw those charts away. All is dependent on their line. My babies grow so fast up front (their line) and then stop at about 5 months of age......