Hello All, Venus' puppies are two weeks old today, and too precious for words of course! Venus is doing a great job as a first-time mom, but I am seeing signs that she wants her old life back. Between my gsd books, visits to the vet, and list postings, I am seeing a lot of contradictions about when to do what and would appreciate help with the following questions: 1. My vet says I should worm the pups and Venus now. Venus was worm free prior to the breeding and for the past 3 years. Should I worm this early or wait a week or two? What should I use? The vet gave me Strongcid, or something like that. Pups are fat and sassy, no worm indications. 2. Pups seem to be getting enough to eat from Mom. Should I start them on baby food and/or raw meat this week, say at 2 1/2 wks, or wait until they seem hungry? What types of baby food do you give? Cereal? Meat? Should I add any supplements? 3. Can they hear now? Thanks so much for the help! Zoa Rockenstein ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================