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chillcrunk10 · 04-14-2012, 10:21 PM

we felt her belly earlier and it feels like it did pre-pregnancy. she is acting normal and we've been hand feeding her because she doesnt want to move at all. we have been checking on them every 45 minutes to an hour.

lillymae · 04-14-2012, 10:38 PM

What do you mean when you say she doesn't move at all ? is she feeding pups ? can you take the pups away & when you do does she try to follow or is she really not wanting to move at all ? if she's refusing to move there may be another pup in her & if there is after this long she could be in serious trouble by morning , not to mention the pup .

chillcrunk10 · 04-14-2012, 10:57 PM

i meant more along the lines she didnt want to get up to go to the bathroom or anything. but as soon as i posted it she got up and went to the bathroom haha. shes eating, feeding the pups, cleaning them, and now going to the bathroom.

Lovetodream88 · 04-14-2012, 10:59 PM

Glad everything seems to have gone ok. Hope the owners will be taking her in to the vet Monday!

lillymae · 04-14-2012, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by chillcrunk10

i meant more along the lines she didnt want to get up to go to the bathroom or anything. but as soon as i posted it she got up and went to the bathroom haha. shes eating, feeding the pups, cleaning them, and now going to the bathroom.

Ok good, you scared the crud outta me there for a minute.

fourstubbs · 04-15-2012, 01:43 AM

OMGOSH, those puppies are SO TINY! I hope mama is ok..and puppies. Congratulations everything seemed to go well.

chillcrunk10 · 04-15-2012, 03:05 AM

the problem were having with her now is that shes used to sleeping with her parents on the bed. now shes getting up and walking around the house and trying to sleep on beds, and leaving her puppies

gracielove · 04-15-2012, 03:29 AM

You might want to move the pups to the bedroom she is used to sleeping in. Those puppies need her body heat. New moms don't always understand how to take care of puppies right away. She has never done this before.

I'm so glad she only had two. Hope things continue to go well.

chillcrunk10 · 04-15-2012, 03:33 AM

its not the bedroom thats messing her up because she doesnt sleep in my girlfriends room, yet shes trying to come and get in bed with her and sleep. she just has sleep in a bed since they first got her and isnt used to sleep in her whelping area we made for her, which isnt a bed, but its pretty comfy.

horsnaround · 04-15-2012, 05:47 AM

Congrats. I would move the whelping box to whatever room she wants to be in. She wants to be close to you. She will relax then.

dawn27 · 04-15-2012, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by chillcrunk10

the problem were having with her now is that shes used to sleeping with her parents on the bed. now shes getting up and walking around the house and trying to sleep on beds, and leaving her puppies

Congrats on a successful whelp, thankful that all went well!!

Plus they were born on my daughters birthday !!

It is very unusual that a mamma will leave her pups so soon other than to potty or eat. If you dont confine her or move the box she will try to take the pups to the other room and may harm them during the process. She could drop them or bury them in a pile of clothes on the floor. You might want to find a way to confine her to the room with the whelping box in it or move them to the other room where she is wanting to sleep. These pups are so very tiny and fragile, I would hate to see anything happen to them.

My Miah was use to sleeping in our room and after she had a litter, one night we caught her moving the pups up to our room. We had to put the gate up so she would stay with her pups.

Docking needs to be done within 3-5 days depending on the vet.

gemy · 04-15-2012, 12:37 PM

i don't want to overload you with info. But have you got the calcium supplement for MOM? If not one whole scrambled egg a day should help out. She does need more calcium when she is nursing.

Can you not bring her bed into the whelping area; and then close off the whelping area so that she can be confined to this spot? If not move the whelping area into the bedroom she most wants to be in; but someone is going to need to insure she stays with the pups enough.

gracielove · 04-15-2012, 01:19 PM

Does someone you know have a baby gate? They are going to need one anyway once those puppies start to move around. She needs to stay near those puppies. If their body temperature drops they could die.

chillcrunk10 · 04-15-2012, 01:57 PM

im going to talk to her parents and see if we can move the box into their room for the night and move it back where its been during the day. also i cant move the bed because its a human bed she sleeps on lol. she sleeps on her parents bed with them.

04-14-2012, 10:38 PM	#47
lillymae YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,544	What do you mean when you say she doesn't move at all ? is she feeding pups ? can you take the pups away & when you do does she try to follow or is she really not wanting to move at all ? if she's refusing to move there may be another pup in her & if there is after this long she could be in serious trouble by morning , not to mention the pup . Last edited by lillymae; 04-14-2012 at 10:40 PM.

04-14-2012, 10:59 PM	#49
Lovetodream88 Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md Posts: 23,249	Glad everything seems to have gone ok. Hope the owners will be taking her in to the vet Monday! __________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart!

04-15-2012, 01:43 AM	#51
fourstubbs Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 68	OMGOSH, those puppies are SO TINY! I hope mama is ok..and puppies. Congratulations everything seemed to go well. __________________ RIP Missy.....Momma misses you so much!!! 2006-2012 Mommy to Scarlett Jade : and Copper

04-15-2012, 05:47 AM	#55
horsnaround ♥Trained by my pups♥ Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: with my yorkies Posts: 11,726 Blog Entries: 1	Congrats. I would move the whelping box to whatever room she wants to be in. She wants to be close to you. She will relax then. __________________ loving life with my furry friends

04-15-2012, 12:37 PM	#57
gemy YT 2000 Club Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Huntsville,Ont,Canaada Posts: 12,340 Blog Entries: 2	i don't want to overload you with info. But have you got the calcium supplement for MOM? If not one whole scrambled egg a day should help out. She does need more calcium when she is nursing. Can you not bring her bed into the whelping area; and then close off the whelping area so that she can be confined to this spot? If not move the whelping area into the bedroom she most wants to be in; but someone is going to need to insure she stays with the pups enough. __________________ Razzle and Dara. Our clan. RIP Karma Dec 24th 2004-July 14 2013 RIP Zoey Jun9 th 2008-May 12 2012. RIP Magic,Mar 26 2006July 1st 2018

04-14-2012, 10:21 PM	#46
chillcrunk10 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Mississippi Posts: 27	we felt her belly earlier and it feels like it did pre-pregnancy. she is acting normal and we've been hand feeding her because she doesnt want to move at all. we have been checking on them every 45 minutes to an hour.

04-14-2012, 10:57 PM	#48
chillcrunk10 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Mississippi Posts: 27	i meant more along the lines she didnt want to get up to go to the bathroom or anything. but as soon as i posted it she got up and went to the bathroom haha. shes eating, feeding the pups, cleaning them, and now going to the bathroom.

04-15-2012, 03:05 AM	#52
chillcrunk10 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Mississippi Posts: 27	the problem were having with her now is that shes used to sleeping with her parents on the bed. now shes getting up and walking around the house and trying to sleep on beds, and leaving her puppies

04-15-2012, 03:29 AM	#53
gracielove YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY Posts: 6,582	You might want to move the pups to the bedroom she is used to sleeping in. Those puppies need her body heat. New moms don't always understand how to take care of puppies right away. She has never done this before. I'm so glad she only had two. Hope things continue to go well.

04-15-2012, 03:33 AM	#54
chillcrunk10 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Mississippi Posts: 27	its not the bedroom thats messing her up because she doesnt sleep in my girlfriends room, yet shes trying to come and get in bed with her and sleep. she just has sleep in a bed since they first got her and isnt used to sleep in her whelping area we made for her, which isnt a bed, but its pretty comfy.

04-15-2012, 01:19 PM	#58
gracielove YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY Posts: 6,582	Does someone you know have a baby gate? They are going to need one anyway once those puppies start to move around. She needs to stay near those puppies. If their body temperature drops they could die.

04-15-2012, 01:57 PM	#59
chillcrunk10 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Mississippi Posts: 27	im going to talk to her parents and see if we can move the box into their room for the night and move it back where its been during the day. also i cant move the bed because its a human bed she sleeps on lol. she sleeps on her parents bed with them.