Help! New litter 1st time Mom Our little Sassy had her first litter of 5 puppies on Friday morning so they are 4 days old now. They are gaining weight everyday and she has been very attentive to them but today she is wanting to stay away from them more and roaming around the house. Is this normal? What's a normal amount of time for her to be away from them? They aren't crying and they are gaining weight so I know she's feeding them well. Thanks ahead of time for any feedback. These puppies are so adorable and watching Mama with them is precious. Daddy is our other Yorkie.:animal36 |
Congratulations... it is normal for Mom to take some time alone. as long as they are gaining and she is attentive when they cry for her, she is being normal. Just make sure when Mom is not with them that you are keeping them warm enough. I keep mine covered with a receiving blanket whenever Mom isn't with them so the don't get chilled. In addition to keeping them from a draft, it also helps them to sleep by keeping it dark and quiet. |
thank u Thank you so much! I had a feeling it was normal but it was just all the sudden so I wanted to make sure! This forum is awesome. I have been like a sponge reading for quite awhile on here! I've been taking some pics of the babies too! If anyone wants to take a peek.:animal-pa:animal-pa:animal-pa:animal-pa:animal-pa Quote:
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they are adorable. BTW.. welcome to YT.. There are some wonderful breeders on here who can really offer up some great tips, so ask away if you have questions. |
Our Cabella had six puppies Dec 5th. My vet insisted on us bringing her and the puppies in that morning. She gave her a shot to help her milk drop more or produce more. I'm not sure what it is called, I'm sure another yt thats more experienced can help you with this or your vet. She also gave me some special goats milk. She said it comes from the more expensive goats and the pups do alot better on it. She had her on Royal Canine puppy food and I took some cans of it home also, due to Cabellan needing more supplements as she nursed. It has been over 3 weeks and I have only had to feed the puppies a hand full of times. It's allways the smallest female and the middle male. It seems they forget to nurse. Cabella just started leaving the pups for any length of time about 1 week ago. She would leave to go potty. She would stay in her kennel to nurse them and I would hold her food and water, even hand feed her for the first 1.5 weeks. With the size of litter she has you may have to help her out. I really don't know why she would leave them so soon, or mabey Cabella is like me and is a helicopter, allways hovering over them. Wish you and the babies the best of luck. BTW the smallest we had was 4 oz and the 2 largest was 6.5oz two others were 5.6oz and the other one was 5.2oz so they weren't tiny things either. They are little hogs now, but mom is still taking very good care of them, but is now staying away from the kennel unless they whine, or need to be cleaned. Hope yours goes as well, you will have to keep us updated. Sharon, Joey, Cabella and the six pups |
As long as they are not crying, warm and gaining she is doing great. I think momma needs a little time to herself. :) |
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