Try rubbing some peanut butter on their butts. Or, a dab of honey or whatever she likes. Encourage her to lick them. DO NOT LEAVE HER ALONE WITH HER PUPS. Also, two tums (750mg tabs) at each meal. Start her off with 4 right away. CalSorb is the best but you have to order that and you don;t have time. Her calcium may be off ever so slightly and a blood test will not tell you much unless it is way off. You cannot harm her by using the oral calcium. My moms get tums at least twice per day until pups are completely weaned. Are you sure ALL of the pups have been whelped? Did you give an oxy clean-out shot afterwards? Barb Hively - PA DNA. It's what makes a white, a German Shepherd -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Wilkerson <wilkersonem@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: gsdhaven <gsdhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 10:01 am Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Mom accepting puppies = need help ey all,Here is my question: My litter was born yesterday, Sunday. Mom had a ard time having the pups as they all were in excess of 1lb 5oz. After the irst one was born, she did not want anything to do with him. She would not ook at him or nothing. After the litter was born she would nurse them but not ake any other interest in them. I took one of them and showed it to her and she rowled. This morning I finally was able to remove the muzzle and she sniffed hem but would not clean them. She did give them a kiss. Big growth. I took he day off so I could monitor her and pups. Of course I do not trust her with hem. I am planning on sitting outside the whelping box with her and babies oday. Does anyone have any suggestions? Beth =========================================================================== OST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original uthor and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind re permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the howgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its dministrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any ost. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER F ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL ARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A IOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html ATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================