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01-07-2013, 07:24 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker | Small yorkie had 5 pups! Help!!! My Yorkie got pregnant under my brothers care. (Yes I should of had her spayed) but since she only plays with female dogs it didn't cross my mind. Now I have 5 puppies from her. They're growing great gaining weight everyday some more than others then the others more than some. Vet told me to supplement some with milk since she's 5 pound which I do, they only take a couple sips then stop and sleep. As soon as i put them down they go straight to momma to nurse, most puppies hate the bottle and refuse to take it but they are still gaining weight. I give mom supplement and nutrition also puppy can and hard SCIENCE DIET. I didn't know she was supposed to eat puppy food while pregnant and found out literally the day before she gave birth and now she's skin and bones which is why I feed her canned and solids as well. I can use all they advice I can get. Do anyone have a small yorkie that gave birth to 4 or more pups and made it by just nursing? How should I put weight back on her? How much weight should a puppy gain? I have a three month old so I'm running off 3 hours of sleep and 4 cups of coffee. Help please I'm trying to save her and her babies. |
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01-07-2013, 07:33 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | Congrats on your litter, now, your gal should be eating A LOT, first for breakfast she should be having a scrambled egg with a tablespoon of cottage cheese, for lunch she should be having her kibble mixed with some boiled liver and liver broth, for snack she should be having some whelping pudding, for dinner she should be having more kibble with some wet puppy can food and before bed she should have kibble with puppy food or whelping pudding. and fresh water available all the time, and have a tube of calcium closer in case her calcium goes down, I use Oralcal plus from revival animal. please keep a close eye on her she is tiny for a big litter.. hugs, __________________ |
01-13-2013, 01:24 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member | Don't feel badly. Do you generally free feed? I do not feed my girls any extra calcium or puppy food until they give birth. Then they can have as much of the puppy food, wet or dry, and water, as they want. I just had 3 litters this weeks, and this has always worked in the past just as it worked now. My vet says if you give them the puppy food all through the pregnancy, you end up with a fat bitch and can make whelping more difficult. Hope that makes you feel better. |
01-13-2013, 03:21 PM | #4 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Cooper TX USA
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| I always supplemented with goats milk. Causes less digestive problems. You can buy it in a can and diretions are on the can. In the begining I use a light over the whelping box but not too close. You might make sure the nipple hole is large enough that they can suck without getting exhausted. Feed the mom like suggested and feed her several times a day. |
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