Labor !!!!! One girl

[2Morkies]

Oh wow!!! How cute!!! Can't wait to watch them grow

[xxmxaxrxyxx]

Originally Posted by Rad michelle

Here is the night before,
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...x/8b6f216b.jpg
the first puppy, smallest and a girl
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...x/eb9755f4.jpg
half the herd
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...x/92554cc8.jpg
and other half
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...x/1e5a3d79.jpg

boy am I exhausted! Cuties huh and talk about a swelly belly

wow you will surely have your hands full for the next 12-16 weeks...lol..i hope you have a lot of vacation hours saved up....lol

[Jacksmom052709]

Congratulations on your litter. How cute! Glad to hear momma and babies are doing well.

[Pateut]

Oh how wonderful! They are so cute!

[manolos mom]

Originally Posted by Rad michelle

Here is the night before,
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...x/8b6f216b.jpg
the first puppy, smallest and a girl
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...x/eb9755f4.jpg
half the herd
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...x/92554cc8.jpg
and other half
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...x/1e5a3d79.jpg

boy am I exhausted! Cuties huh and talk about a swelly belly

Do you have her in a whelping box? She needs to be in a quite area.

[bjh]

Originally Posted by Rad michelle

Thank you!
Mom normally weighs 5.5-6 lbs but she has long legs and long torso in my opinion, dad was 2 lbs and compact.

I'm thinking of seperating them into two groups of feed, if I weigh every 4-6 hours what is the ideal weight gain?

She used the restroom and passed some placentas, hopefully the rest next time.

I just keep worrying about there being 7, and her being early and not so much milk that they won't flourish. If I supplement with goat milk and water with a syring would that help, and can I find salt substitute at grocery store for the corn syrup salt supplement?

Yes, you can find the salt supplement at the grocery store. I have a litter of seven right now that are almost 6 weeks old. In the beginning I just used the glucose supplement on the 3 tiniest ones and I used a syringe to give the goats milk. My momma is 8 lbs and she had lots of milk so after 4 or 5 day all the pups were gaining nicely and I did not need to supplement them. I just concentrated on making sure mom had plenty to eat. Pups usually lose a little right after they are born but after that they should gain a little each day. Are all the pups latching on now?

[HollyandMommy]

congratulations they are adorable.

[bloominsuz]

Why salt substute?

[bjh]

Originally Posted by bloominsuz

Why salt substute?

The salt substitute was in reference to this article posted earlier:
http://www.showpapillons.com/formula.htm

Paragraph 10 gives the following recipe for a glucose solution you can give puppies.

We decided not to wait for 48 hours or even 24 hours, and since interpreting Dr. Van Sickle’s in our own way to our diminutive breed, we have not lost a single puppy, As soon as the bitch is approaching parturition, we make a 5% glucose solution by mixing one teaspoon white corn syrup with a few grains each of sodium chloride (table salt) and potassium chloride (salt substitute) with four tablespoons boiled water. This resembles a Ringer’s glucose-sale fluid but, of course, cannot be used for subcutaneous or intravenous injection because it is not sterile. We put the solution into a dropper bottle. As soon as a whelp is dry and breathing normally, it is weighed on a gram scale and given five or six drops of the solution on its tongue. Even the weakest puppy is able to accept each drop before the next is given. Then the puppy is put with its dam for stimulation and warmth.

[Rad michelle]

Hey guys !
Just an update- everyone is doing great, the smallest have gained about 9gs since born and the biggest and average is about 15-20 grams, today is day 3 since birth. Have to keep especially close eye on two but other than that they are great!

How often do y'all weigh the pups and what us ideal growth in weight?

Rafael passed all placntas so we are in clear with that, her current diet is about 5 times a day of wet/dry dog food w puppy kibble about a handful, a chicken breast divided into two meals, cottage cheese when shell take it, Which is about a teaspoon or two a day. I can't get her to drink the goats milk egg yolk welping reciepe unless there is icecream in it and I've managed to crush a tum in there too- which I'll feed just the icecream and goats milk Reciepe in a half cup measuring cup 2 maybe 3 times... Going to pick up stuff for the pudding today.

She doesn't like the scrambled egg. And I've got the calcium supp on order. Any other tips on getting her to eat or something else to feed?

She has diarrhea today and I am a little apprehensive because she is kinda wobbly when she finally goes out to restroom. I am keeping an eye out for eclampsia as she has 7 pups. Any advice there? Other than that everything seems great!

[bjh]

Thanks for the update. I am glad all the babies are doing well. Just keep doing what you are doing. I feel that good puppy food is your best bet. To much milk and other things could contribute to her diarrhea. Have you tried the canned Pedigree puppy food or the canned Pedigree Healthy Digestion? My mommas really like those and the Pedigree chunky chicken and chopped chicken.

Again, as I have said before, I have never fed goats milk or whelping pudding to any of my females. I just don't feel a lot of sugar is good for them. A little bit won't hurt but her main diet should be a quality puppy food. I hope you get your calcium supplement soon, she really needs it and not tums.

[Rad michelle]

I just talked to breeding mentor in town and she has an extra bottle of.... Petcal I think? I this stuff good I'm picking it up in an hour

[Rad michelle]

Here is an update everyone is doing great, better than me I hope w 4 hrs of sleep of 48 lol
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...x/b4f10087.jpg

[Kenna]

Congratulations! Adorable pups and great pictures! I love the belly pic!

[yorkman72]

wow mine is due at anytime and ive never done this. Im reading all I can so much of the info conflicts each other omg