Raising 12 Day Old Puppies - Page 7

Joan...wow! How could you say something like that? That's just pure meaness!

Yep, pups were definitely toothless. They would try to suck on my fingers sometimes when I was handling them. They were trying to get up on all 4's but couldn't quite manage it yet. Wish I'd gotten some pics before they left, but maybe I was remembering the last time I posted puppy pictures here...

 

It is all about the twist and it says a lot about the twister. SS, I am sorry you came here for advice and were treated like this, it was uncalled for and unwarranted. Again, if members have nothing constructive or decent to say to each other then, move on and say nothing. We do not need superiority complexes in a learning environment. It tends to stop those who most need help to not seek that help.

And that's why I held back from posting anything until the second puppy went missing. That's the one thing I really am kicking myself for. The owner managed to convince me that maybe...just MAYBE one of my GSD's had gotten into the room when mom was outside. Never mind that I always latched at least the top latch on the cage door...maybe they'd been able to push it open. I also had a very hard time believing she'd be able to totally eat a puppy of that size and not leave a single trace. I should have separated her from them as soon as that first pup disappeared.

I would take her off the pups and only put her in to nurse under strict supervision. I have limited room space also but I bought bunk beds for my kids and put two kids in the same room and I took over the bed room completely, I also tore up carpet in there and put down vinyl. I threw away the old bed and furniture :) I also put an exercise pen around the whelping box so the mama couldn't jump out and then I put padlocks on the exercise pen so my kids couldn't get in! ....I have also whelped a female right next to my bed in a 4x4 whelping box puppies were in there until 4 weeks old. where there is a will, there's a way. Im sorry but I wouldn't trust that female with those pups AT ALL. I have a friend that muzzled his female when she nursed because of the same issue. as far as temperature I keep the room pups are in around 72-74 degrees for that age of puppies. but im not sure if that right or not but I haven't had any sick puppies so its working. are you giving your female puppy food and calcium? Maybe she is lacking nutrients.

Best of wishes to your new chapter.

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