By day 2/3 all of the cords had dried up and dropped off and tummies all looked nice and healthy.
Puppies weight is being recorded every day and all are gaining weight plus Scout is eating well. Scout seemed very thin so she is having 4 meals a day plus treats to keep up with the constant need for feeding her puppies. After doing some research we discovered Kronche which gives extra nutritional support to nursing mums. Scout doesn’t like the taste but we grated it into her food and she doesn’t notice. She is also having Lactol milk in her food which she loves.
Much the same as week 1 as this is a quiet time for pups and mum but Scout is spending more time outside the whelping box with us but instantly responds should her puppies cry.
In the first week she would curl up to feed her pups but now she lays flat so everyone has access. She has been digging the bedding which is apparently caused by contractions in her uterus after birth but despite us worrying she would hurt the puppies, with encouragement she will stop and dig her bedding outside the box.
When we weigh the puppies, she panics that one is missing because she can smell them on the towel so we have learnt that if we removed the towel this doesn’t happen.
Puppies weight is being recorded every day and all are gaining weight plus Scout is eating well. Scout seemed very thin so she is having 4 meals a day plus treats to keep up with the constant need for feeding her puppies. After doing some research we discovered Kronche which gives extra nutritional support to nursing mums. Scout doesn’t like the taste but we grated it into her food and she doesn’t notice. She is also having Lactol milk in her food which she loves.
Much the same as week 1 as this is a quiet time for pups and mum but Scout is spending more time outside the whelping box with us but instantly responds should her puppies cry.
In the first week she would curl up to feed her pups but now she lays flat so everyone has access. She has been digging the bedding which is apparently caused by contractions in her uterus after birth but despite us worrying she would hurt the puppies, with encouragement she will stop and dig her bedding outside the box.
When we weigh the puppies, she panics that one is missing because she can smell them on the towel so we have learnt that if we removed the towel this doesn’t happen.