New babies! 3 Attachment(s) Just wanted to share that my Isabella and Chewbacca have welcomed their puppies early this morning! 3 girls and 1 big boy! Momma and babies are doing great and our vet has been updated! |
Congratulations, beautiful momma and a handsome Dad, now precious babies. |
Thank you! Now I'm just trying my best to keep everyone healthy. Vet visit tomorrow |
GREAT babies will see vet. Please let us know how that visit goes. |
Will do! It's crazy we went to the vet yesterday morning because I thought labor should've started and it hadn't. I was taking her temp right after coming in from outside so I thought her temp was low and no signs of active labor. Vet said everything was all good, temp was normal, and it would be a couple more days before she had them. HA! about 12 hours after leaving the vet and the first puppy was here. I can be paranoid, but I'd rather be on the safer side for the sake of my babies. |
Congratulations! We're looking forward to more pictures as they grow. |
Beautiful. Is one of them tiny? |
Yes she is. She's the second born with the green on. She only weighed 2 ozs and is now up to 2.5. I keep checking to make sure she's eating and not being pushed out the way. Vet visit went great, says everyone looks good and runt looks small because she's small, not that something is wrong with her which is really great. She will be staying with us! Their tales were docked and dew claws removed as well |
Great news, thank you for the update. |
How exciting!! Congratulation, can't wait to see more pics! |
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Awww precious babies and such a good momma. Thank you for sharing. |
Ok I'm going crazy at the moment with my tiny girl in yhe green band seen in yhe video. I'm just so nervous that she may not be doing all that well. Vet said yesterday everyone looked great, she looks like she's eating great, but she hasn't gained anymore weight. She was 2.5ozs at birth, dropped down to 2.0 by the end of the night, then went up to 2.2 yesterday morning and is still there now as I've just checked. Everyone else lost weight by the end of the first night then gained it back. Last night they all put on about .1 Oz and then this morning only my big boy has put on .2 ozs. I feel I could just be paranoid but I'm so nervous and don't want to lose any of them, especially her. Vet just called to check on them as they had tails and claws done, I missed the call and called right back but they're closed. I will Def be calling back in the morning though |
What beautiful little babies. I'm so glad you have a watchful eye. I think .2 oz per day is typical but I have often read that two or three days a week (not successive days) may not record a weight gain and that if there is not weight loss it is not typically a cause for concern as long as weight gain returns within two days. Are you weighing twice a day? If there were additional weight loss or further signs of failure to thrive (like being rejected from the pile, minimal movement) I would want to tube feed a supplemental feeding- they say clear pedialyte mixed with puppy formula, so they can keep their energies up to keep up with the big dogs nursing. Remember to never tube feed a cold baby as they need to keep their temperature regulated for their gi system to function. I used to have some goats that needed a lot of support on their journey to motherhood, I found that nutri drench in the babies before we began the couple of hours holed up on the birthing pen together getting mama to nurse them was the best way to keep them going until mommy goat and baby goats 'figured it out'. Good luck with your babies! |
Thank you s much for replying. Yes they are weighed twice a day and I picked up some goats milk earlier today. I saw a recipe from Yorkiemom1 to try so I'll go and get the remaining ingredients for that tomorrow morning. She doesn't seem to move around as much as the others but she does definitely move and she isn't being rejected. She seems like she's feeding fine but I just can't be sure. I have attempted formula earlier with a dropper and that was fine too but it seemed like she could also tell it wasn't the good stuff. My husband thinks it could've been because she was just nursing longer than what I saw and may not have been hungry anymore. I will continue to watch and do what I can! |
Just an update, I got off work this morning and went straight to the store to get the ingredients for Yorkiemom1's recipe. I mixed everything up and my little lady has drank 3 cc from a dropper! I will be on duty every 2 hours and keep everyone updated! |
Great news, we appreciate your updates knowing how busy you are with the puppies, thank you. Sounds like she was a hungry lil baby. Yorkiemom1 is a great breeder, in one of her posts / replies I know she wrote how much a baby should be gaining, do not recall if it was a daily weight gain. Looking forward to next update, (((hugs))). |
So 1st feeding 3cc, 2nd feeding 3cc, we just finished a feeding and she drank almost 6cc. She also went potty on me...twice these last two lol. I'm glad she is eating and already she is holding onto another 0.1oz. Only thing worrying me now is her crying. She's been staying close to mom and siblings, I have a heater set to 88 blowing into their pen as well as a heating pad inside just in case it isn't warm enough. I just read an old thread saying it could be gas? What do you think? |
Ok maybe she is cold? When I put her on the heating pad next to her siblings she stops, but then mom comes and moves them and she starts crying again. 😞 Should I maybe keep her warm myself in their basket for a little while? |
I have read all these posts & how exciting. But you are very stressed. I pray the little one will make you proud of all your hard work. Wish I could adopt a little boy. Best of luck to you & babies & mom |
I'm so grateful for everyone's help and tips and yes I am very stressed! I know I'm doing it to myself by worrying way too much but I'm just so determined for everyone to make it, especially her because she is so tiny and we chose her to stay with us. My husband has fussed at me for overreacting lol. I'm trying to reign back a bit. I am very proud of her for making such an improvement and of course myself for seeking out help and working quickly. Couldn't do it without YorkieTalk! |
So sad to tell you all that we had to put tiny girl to sleep a couple of hours ago. We're thinking she may have aspirated during a feeding and took a turn for the worst. I called an on-call vet who said to bring her in but then said they may not have everything to treat her. There is no 24 emergency hospital in our area. We had to drive 1.5 hours away to get to one and they said she was too far gone and gasping for air. My heart just hurts cuz I tried so hard to save her. Now mom seems to be looking for her and is getting more protective over the remaining bunch. Is there anything I can do for her to help her realize and accept there are only three babies now? |
OMG I am sooo sorry to hear this, my heart is just breaking for you and that sweet little angel. RIP sweet little baby girl. (((hugs)))) to you. |
Thank you. It is truly a hard thing to experience. Now I have to keep an extra eye on the others as mom adjusts |
I know NOTHING about breeding and wee tiny babies, I wish I did, I wish I could have helped you, I know about aspirating I was going to mention this to you but figured you knew. I am devastated over this, my heart bleeds for you. We do have breeders on YT, I have to assume because of the holiday they were not on YT to help you. Yes I would keep an eye on momma, she will be looking for that baby. HUGS |
Yes I knew it was a possibility and I spent tons of time searching through threads to find tips and if it was even something we were dealing with. I shouldve just trusted myself. I told my husband something wasn't right and he said I was overreacting and stressing myself out. She was eating, going potty, gaining weight, the whole nine which is why I said maybe I am. But hey, I tried and I know what to look for and what to do if there's a next time. Thank you so much for your help! |
yorkiemom1 advises tube feeding, she has had many threads or responded to posts about this. She advises this is the best way to feed a non nursing baby, or a baby that is not getting enough milk. PLEASE read up on tube feeding, or if you have time read what yorkiemom1 posted. |
Yes I did do so and watched a couple videos about it. A tube feeding kit also came in my whelping kit. Of course by the time I thought about it I was already on the dropper very slowly and thought that was working great. I now definitely know better |
Great that you have the tube kit and have seen videos. Hopefully there won't be a next time. Please keep us updated on momma and the pups. |
Will do. My husband and I were also just looking at pictures from the birth and noticed that even then get skin/ fur looked slicked down showing signs of dehydration that we mistook for her not being cleaned off correctly before her brother which is the largest started making his appearance only 10 minute later. Her umbilical cord and placenta were trapped behind his. Looks like my poor girl started out at a great disadvantage that seemed to quickly go away and come back with a vengeance. It will be a long while before we see another litter and it won't be from this momma as she is getting old and we plan on spaying her sometime this new year. Gives us plenty of time to do more research and be better prepared. Although reading and watching everything helps out, it's the actual experience where you seem to learn the most |
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