Need some help

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by Donnainohio63

She does not need an excuse, they, Sadie and Scooter, are both spoiled rotten. I am a stay at home Grandma, raising two of my grand daughters and they fill my empty day that is for sure. Scooter goes on the 15th to be fixed and Sadie will be fixed as soon as she can be after the puppies are weaned. This was not a planned breeding in any way and it will never happen again. I will be less stressed once she delivers and all are well.

That is why we get them! To spoil them. Not that Rosie would know anything about being spoiled. She thinks she is a kid!

I know you must be stressed. Good idea on getting Scooter and Sadie fixed. Can't wait to see pictures of the babies. Keep us updated!!

[Woogie Man]

Originally Posted by Donnainohio63

Well I went to the store and got her beef liver, skinless, boneless chicken breast and turkey. While I was cooking our dinner I also made some home made dog food. She likes the beef liver with the rice the best. I am so happy to say that she ate and she ate so well I thought she was going to bust. Needless to say she is sleeping now and I do not think she is getting up till morning. Thank you all for the great advice. I made a bunch of it and froze some so I will have it. After the puppies are weaned, she is going back on her regular food. I told DH that and he said sure she is, you spoil the dogs and I can see you in the kitchen cooking for them. I said well it is not like it is all that hard lol.
I feel so much better now that she ate so good.

Great to hear she ate well. Most dogs have a hard time turning their noses up at beef liver...plus it's full of what her body needs now. Don't feed her the liver exclusively, though. Too much of it can cause some diarrhea and they will get tired of anything, no matter how good, so switch off some with the meats.

Next time you're shopping for Sadie, try just getting some leg quarters of chicken for her. The dark meat is more nutritious and it's the skin and bones that make the broth. What I do is boil up about 3 leg quarters and remove the skin and bones after cooking. I put the pot with the broth in the fridge and let the fat chill on top. After it solidifies, you can just skim the fat off and throw it away, leaving you have a nice broth to use.

Most girls can be very picky until a couple weeks after whelping, so you may have to keep this up for a while. After that, the pups are drawing more milk and will put her in a mode where she's on a mission to eat. It's usually then that you can try introducing more dog food back into their diet.

[Donnainohio63]

I am glad you told me to switch the food up because she enjoyed the liver so much I was going to give it to her again this am but now I will give her the chicken and rice instead.