Bitch with pups not eating enough - Page 1

My bitch whelped 7 days ago and I am worried as she is still not eating enough.

Feeding puppy kibble soaked with chicken stock and to that I add Sardines or Tuna in oil, beef mince, liver, cooked chicken, Olive oil, Flaxseed oil, raw grated vegetables. She has been very difficult whatever she ate last feed she won't have for the next, yesterday pm tried her with chicken backs and she ate 3 today no interest, this am gave sardines not interested. One day she will eat 4 times another only 3. Tried leaving dry out so she can free feed it works somedays not others.

She has always been such a good eater .

She is well and the pups are fat and well also but I would just like to see her eating more. I am going out now to buy her vitamins and more heart and liver, see if that makes a difference.

sounds a bit OTT to me..... try some plain kibble and some yogurt or some chicken and rice

perhaps she is over faced with the variety

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dogshome9,

It sound's like too much, honestly.

Her appetite would be off for the first few day's anyway, nothing strange there.  

Keep it simple. 

Moon's.

I guess that it might sound a little over the top, but I just want her to eat I will try anything, she has had chicken & rice, rice is one thing that I have put in every meal sorry left it off the list and cottage cheese or yoghurt no interest.

Of course I only give 1 source of protein at a time don't mix them. I caught my OH yesterday hand feeding her.

I use my standard high pro and mix a puppy kibble together,  then add what I can for variety meat, egg's, cheese, salmon.

I feed wet in the morning and dry at night.   Just try to keep it simple, I'm as guilty as anyone when it come's to trying too hard sometime's.   

Her appetite should pick up as she need's to produce more milk as the pup's grow bigger, don't forget to let her have as much excercise as she can get.

Thanks Two Moons, I will try not to stress too much and go back to basics

Were you able to give her oxitocyn after she was done whelping?   Just making sure that she is cleaned out? 

Also, take her temperature, make sure that is between 100.5 - 101.5

If she has a temp, have the vet look her over and put her on some antibiotic safe for the pups

Every female seems to react differently.  One of mine still ate and drank in between giving birth.  (Aline) which was great :)   

The very first litter I whelped, the female (Hummel)  had 10 pups and she stopped eating 24 hours prior, had a very long delivery, during which she didn't eat, and lost, needless to say, a lot of blood and was dehydrated.   I learned about PEDIALYTE  which I had someone bring me, and have done so ever since.  That is the only thing my females drink for several days during and after whelping.   All she ate was dog biscuits. nothing else!  So I had someone bring me holistic biscuits which she ate exclusively until she finally came around and started to eat chicken livers.  I wasn't leaving her side I was so scared.   So perhaps try something dry like that.

Another item that I was not aware of then is canned GREEN TRIPE, made by either Solid Gold and also tripe made by Merrick, which is the better one.   (skip tripett, its not like the other two).   It usually gets them to eat. 

Hummel also didn't eat mid term around week 4, 5, and guess what she passed that on to her daughter Zaoa.   She had a lot of 'morning sickness'  but was a very good whelper and super mommie. 

Hope this helps. 

That is alot of food, if she is ok and the pups are ok then you can rule out that she is eating enough.