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you can even get them at walmart in the pet dept. Pet smart has them just tell them you would like a good calicum pill for you dog cut them in half and mash them put in her food. I even add cottage cheese and yogurt to my dogs food. They need all the cottage cheese they can get it is good for the mamma and the puppies. Good luck. LOL Your vet shouldn't be upset if you ask for a supplement.

So it's okay to give whelping pudding in combination with the calcium pills? I don't want to overload her with calcium, lol (if that's even possible). BTW, she loves her pudding! :p
Oh, nevermind, Yoursotino answered my question. Thanks!
One more thing, how long does a batch of whelping pudding last for? When does it expire? I don't freeze mine like some people do, I keep it in the refrigerator.

I think that 3 days is the rule. I won't let anything go longer than that.

The whelping pudding receipe is what I've shared with everyone....I've never put it in the freezer.....during the time mom is nursing I usually make a batch every 3 or 4 days.....then I give it to pups when I begin weaning them.....

forget everything about giving tums, cottage cheese, cheese, icecream.. etc. It’s useless. The body needs the calcium to be delivered with the correct ratio of Vit D and Phosphorus or it doesn’t absorb it, it’s useless. Pet Cal has this correct ratio. Another thing that has it is, believe it or not.. a scrambled whole egg! Of course everyone knows not to start calcium until the litter is whelped.. no giving it to PG bitches… I do give some calsorb during whelping If things slow down on a larger litter, but never before whelping. Make it a general practice to scramble your bitch an egg every day, and depending on weight, give ½ to a whole pet tab per day. I gave it to a 8 lb bitch ½ in the morning ½ at night…this is the “daily dose” for about a 20 lb dog who was NOT nursing a litter…so just fine for ½ the size, but nursing a litter. I would grind up the pet tab in the food processor and put the powder in the egg when I scrambled it.

Also, check your dog food for Soybeans, soy protein, or anything related to soy in any way. For SOME reason that is not completely understood by me (many menopause supplements contain soy, or are soy based, so this seems to be a contradiction).. soy protein can interfere with the absorption of calcium in dogs. If your food has soy of any sort, change to a food that does not for the duration of the weaning of the litter.

You know your female the best....do what you have to keep her safe and healthy..........you aren't going to hurt her with Calcium/Pet Cal has the best ratio of calclium to Vitamin D......oh plenty of sunshine for your girl too.