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4 Attachment(s) Here's a couple of pictures of the little fatties, and a couple of Roxi loving them up. They are just too sweet. They are really starting to get personalities. They wag their little stubby tails when they see our kids and us. |
I just LOVE seeing the pictures of Roxie with her babies. She seems like she is such a fantastic mother! How scarey it must have been for you yesterday. I am so glad that you took her to the vet and got her treated. When are you picking her up today? Please let us know how she is doing once you hear something. |
The pictures are sooo cute! I'm glad you posted your story it may help someone else that finds themselves in the same situation. Glad to hear Roxi is doing good. |
I'm going to go get her in about an hour. Vet called and said she is doing great. He said our best bet would be to half wean the puppies with us doing half the feeding by bottle (my kids will love that). He said that she was hypercalcimic (I'm sure I spelled that wrong) and when she gets home she has to be on an extra calcium suppliment. I can't wait to see her. I feel so bad that she had to stay in a cage all night. |
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I know how scary that was for you. I'm glad she's doing better. |
I have experianced eclampsia 2 times never want to again.One time with a rat terrier and the other time a yorkie.I have had it right after birthing though.Vet thinks it is drawn out during whelping? Josey is on calcium tablets from the vet,he did not think tums would be good enough and did not want her to have any problems so he said to cover all bases he felt better with the calcuim tablets.It is a little grainy but I mash it well then mix it with the pudding 2 times a day. Only about 20 dollars for a months supply.I had pups a few days before you and Julz. 4 pups and they are about 14 oz now. Mine are starting to eat a little gruel as they have been found in moms dish more than once, so I have been offering a puppy gruel 2 times a day and they love it gives mom a break also. Yours may or may not be ready for food yet,you could try as that would help your momma alot. A couple here raisies springer spaniels and she had eclampsia with her 4 pups they kept her for 2 days (at the vets) then sent her home told the owner the pups can nurse ,and she was back in 2 days later for another IV treatment they had to take the pups off her,they wrapped mom up so they could not feed and left the pups with mom to tend to.The mom was much happier that way also her babies were not taken from her,they could just not nurse. It is a very scary thing and pretty easy to recognize if you know your female.Mine have never had the staggers just the dry mouth ,breathing fast and uneasyness you can see it in their eyes also,and usually a high temp. Glad things turned out okay.Good luck mom will be glad to see her babies!!!! |
That's funny you mentioned mine...I saw your new pictures and thought "wow, her pups are just as chubby as mine:D ". Mine were born like 3 days late....:p ....lets take THAT into consideration.....ummmm, also, they tend to frequent the buffet that is open 24 hours a day....ummm....remember, a LOT of it is baby fat....ok, :aimeeyork :aimeeyork weigh 1 pound 7 ounces, :aimeeyork weighs 1 pound 8 ounces, and little Ruby :aimeeyork weighs 1 pound 5 ounces. So glad to hear Roxi is doing great! I can only imagine the fear you went through! Your pups are absolutely adorable!!!!! |
yeah, my best friend comes over and swears that there is no way that these puppies came from these parents. She thinks they're going to end up being 12 lb full grown. I mixed some of the puppies formula with a little soft puppy food (made it pretty runny) then gave it to the puppies on a spoon. They thought it was pretty great. Roxi is doing great. However, she needs a bath so bad. She smells like a vet kennel. But I think that I'll wait till tomorrow. Thanks for all your support. |
I am glad your Roxi is OK and so are pups. They are chubbies, very cute!! Mine were born on same day, too. They weigh 15.1 oz, 13.1 oz and 12.1 oz!! I started them on soupy food like that yesterday, just to start them. Hope all continues well for you and doggies!! |
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Annaschaben, Those are the cutest little butterballs I have ever seen. My puppies are healthy, but not quite that healthy! Just curious - during pregnancy did she eat a puppy formula, did you give calcium supplements, feed large amounts of calcium rich foods or have to feed her homemade preparations to get her to eat? Seeing those pups it probably is just the large production of milk, but I like to keep learning anything I can about how to avoid eclampsia and other things. |
I hope all is well at your house this evening, your pups are adorable! |
I gave her puppy food, with yogurt as an ingredient. I also gave her a little cottage cheese, until I was advised not to give it to her until after she welped. So after the puppies were born I started giving her cottage cheese again and she also gets a half of an egg a day. Everybody is adjusting pretty well to our new schedule. We go in and get the puppies and feed them some soft dog food mixed with puppy formula. Then we let Roxi clean up any they didn't eat. Then we stick them back in their box and let Roxi go in and clean them up and nurse them a little bit, and she usually sleeps with them for a while. Then when she comes out we lock her away from them until it's time to do the whole thing over again. The puppies are eating really well out of a bowl. And it's amazing how much personalities they have. Two of them get full and come over to me and climb up on to my lap to sleep and the third just wants to play. She growles at you and puts up her paws and bats at you and tries to bite you. It is so funny. Earlier this evening she was growling at the door frame:D |
Sounds like you did everything right, must have been the overproduction of milk. |
oh your babies are adorable ... our thoughts are with you and Roxi .... Calcium is more important than we think ... we women need to supplement our diets with it alwayz ... (they say we lose a tooth for every child b/c of the calcium depletion.) |
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