Gracies pups! UPDATE WITH PICS!

[borzoimom]

Okay you need higher in protein. chicken soup does work in labor, but I would not now.
Add raw egg to your food. You said you were feeding her puppy food. Can you get bil jac select ( can get it at Petsmart) for 4 weeks? That is higher in protein and easy for mom to digest. I also add " red Raspberry" it comes in capsules and available even at walmart. She gets two a day. This helps the hormone system- which runs the milk not to mention- her mood.. Now two days from now, she will be a little withdrawn from you. This is normal. Keep the friends OUT of her room now to keep her calm. Anxiety on her part does affect not only the milk production but the quality of it as well. I also add 250 mg of vitamin c a day. Its not much but it helps.
When you take out ( on a leash) remember when she comes back she will be frantic to check them. I use to have one person move the pups to one side and help the mother get in the other side- handing her a puppy right away, and moved slowly and calmly the others back.
I keep counting heads- how many did she have total?

[angelbow20]

thanks for the info I will go to walmart tom and get some stuff... Uhh she had 7 but the one boy died so 6 are alive, its weird the male that died was bigger than all the others and was a really dark golden, I was so sad I couldnt save his, right when he came out she was slumped and blue and we tried to suction him and there was way too much fluid I think that could have alreayd drowned him before he was even all the way out. we Have one little boy is a bawl baby, one little boy who poops of pee's on me everytime I pick him up! and they all squirm everywhere and eat nonstop!! I just cant wait til they are a few weeks old and when they are walking?crawling and playing!

[borzoimom]

You can get the bil jac at petsmart. I would not put a female supporting 6 puppies on any dog food at walmart. People think they save money by buying one of those foods, but the fact is- you feed more, and usually end up with skin problems etc. If you must buy at walmart- get pedigree but even that is a streach..

[applesmom]

Cogratulations on the pups. What method of marking did you use so you can tell them apart?

[borzoimom]

lol... pick up a pack of "ric rack". Its comes in a pack of colors. You usually get several colors. The one female will be easy.. lol..

[angelbow20]

Oh I meant getting the red Raspberry capsules at walmart or looking for them anyway, are they in the pet section or human? and how many do you give her a day?

[angelbow20]

lol... pick up a pack of "ric rack". Its comes in a pack of colors. You usually get several colors. The one female will be easy.. lol..

haha no we have 2 females the very first one and the very last one was a female, can you get them at walmart? is it ok to put a little nailpolish on the tips of there tails to tell them apart?

[borzoimom]

haha no we have 2 females the very first one and the very last one was a female, can you get them at walmart? is it ok to put a little nailpolish on the tips of there tails to tell them apart?

Nail polish works. What you do is alternate- like left front, right front, left back, then right back. And then two toenails- left front, right front- but write them down as you go.

[angelbow20]

Nail polish works. What you do is alternate- like left front, right front, left back, then right back. And then two toenails- left front, right front- but write them down as you go.

I was just going to stick a different color on each tail tip and then write it down on paper so that way I just look at the color an see what pup it is.