1st time Pregnant Dam NEEDS ADVICE Hi All!! I hope you remember me. It's been awhile since I've been on Yorkietalk. I've been busy LOVING my yorkies. I do need some advice though. My Sadie Ann is pregnant..I'm 99% positive. I assist bred my Deucy and her in November. I've watched her change and her belly is getting bigger. She is 5 weeks (from the LAST breeding) now. I'm used to breeding and whelping greyhounds and that was several years ago. THESE YORKIES are MY BABIES and I want NOTHING bad to happen to them. In fact, after this ...they're BOTH getting fixed. This was a planned pregnancy. I need advice on when to take her to my vet...what I should be feeding her besides her scrambled egg each day with shaved chicken breast or turkey..her lunch..of shaved turkey with a veggie and her dry dog food Beneful...as well as her munchie food....wheat chex, cheerios. She is VERY lazy now and doesn't want to play with her hubby, Deucy. So he is EXTREMELY bored..and I am taking her place every day playing with him. Should I be giving her vitamins? PLEASE ADVISE!!!!! |
No Do not give suppliments..those things are very dangerous. At 5 weeks you can add some extras things like cottage cheese, a few bites of American cheese, yogurt..etc.. You can add some puppy canned to the dry, or some ground/ shredded boiled chicken/beef, with rice and carrots..mix well so she will eats the dry... feed her 3 small meals a day. After pups are born you can add a calcuim tabs or TUMS.. |
Ok. Thank you. Now, I"m thinking i've been feeding her too much. SHe is used to 1 scrambled egg mixed with shaved turkey or chicken for breakfast, then shaved turkey or chicken plus a teaspoon of a veggie warmed for lunch. These meals are about 7 hours apart. She always has wheat chex and/or cheerios out for munchie along with her Beneful dog food..which neither of them have touched in months. They are spoiled. What if i've been feeding her too much and the puppies are too big? OMG. She always acts like she is starving though. When should I take her to my vet? |
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Just curious....when I bred Emilee last February, by Vet had me give her Calcium...is that dangerous too? She did great with pregnancy and whelping but two weeks after the babies were born she developed mastitis in one teat. Did the Calcium cause this? I know I asked my Vet, but at this time don't remember what he said. I have just bred her again and wanted to make sure what supplements you were meaning so I can ask my Vet about it. Thanks. |
Inappropriate calcium supplementation can predispose a bitch to develop eclampsia. Once a female has had milk fever during a lactation period, there is an excellent chance that it will repeat with future litters if preventative steps are not taken. Supplementation of dietary calcium does not seem to play a large role in preventing eclampsia. In fact, over-supplementation during pregnancy may actually cause it. |
Eclampsia (Milk Fever or Puerperal Tetany) by Race Foster, DVM and Marty Smith, DVM Drs. Foster & Smith, Inc. Eclampsia is an acute, life-threatening disease caused by low calcium levels (hypocalcemia) in dogs and more rarely in cats. The lactating animal is especially susceptible to blood calcium depletion because of lactating. The bodies of some lactating dogs and cats simply cannot keep up with the increased demands for this mineral that they receive from their diet. Please remember that the diet may be fine for these affected individuals, but they lack the ability to quickly shunt calcium to their milk without depleting their own bodies. Eclampsia is most commonly encountered 1-3 weeks after giving birth, but it can occur anytime, even while pregnant. Litters do not need to be large to cause eclampsia but usually heavy milkers are at a greater risk, as are dogs of smaller breeds. The puppies and kittens themselves are not affected as the mother?s milk appears to be normal during this period. Signs of eclampsia Eclampsia is a very serious disorder but fortunately the signs are fairly easy to recognize, especially when coupled with the period of lactation. Initially, the affected animal will be restless and nervous. Within a short time, she will walk with a stiff gait and may even wobble or appear disoriented. Eventually the animal may be unable to walk and exhibit extreme leg rigidity. Body temperature may increase to over 105? F and respiration rates will increase. At this point death can occur if no treatment is given. Treatment of eclampsia If you suspect eclampsia, seek veterinary attention at once and prevent the puppies or kittens from nursing for at least 24 hours. Supplement them with a commercial milk replacer. A veterinarian can confirm eclampsia with a blood test to determine blood calcium levels. Eclampsia can be rapidly corrected by your veterinarian through the use of intravenous calcium supplementation. The bitch or queen is monitored carefully for heart rhythm irregularities which can occur. She will be continued on oral calcium supplements as needed. If she responds well to treatment, her young can gradually be allowed to nurse. |
I would not have a pregnant bitch on Beneful and I'd be careful of the shaved lunch meats as they often contain alot of sodium. Puppy food by a good brand such as Nutro or Royal Canin supplimented with some cottage cheese would be my recommendation. Tums during lactation or even a bit of milk suppliment is also a good idea. |
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I am so appreciative to have knowledgeable people on this forum!!! Okay this morning I took my golden in for her annual and while I was there I asked about my Yorkies and the calcim. Remember during Emilee's last pregnancy my Vet had me give her Pet-Cal (1/4 tablet everyday)before her whelping. I told him what I had read on YT. He said he disagreed because the puppies also need that calcium especially when their bones start calcifying (sp) and it can be depleted very easily depending on the mother. That in his opinion he would give the 1/4 calcium tablet and always recommends it. He did say it wasn't good to OVER supplement, but he stands by the 1/4 tablet before whelping and after. Now I'm just not sure what to do. I trust the knowledgeable people here, but I also trust my Vet very much. The only thing that happemed with Emilee is she developed matitis in one teat about two weeks after whelping, but with anti-biotics she was back to normal in just a couple of days. |
what do you do? take the vets advise or breeder?? this is so hard to determine which is the right thing to do. i wish there was only one answer. |
Me too!! |
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Ditto, me too, I give multivitamins and then cottage cheese a few times a week, thats all and of course puppy food.. |
What kind is the multi-vitamin you all use? If you don't mind me asking.:) |
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