[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Question about larger litter.....
- From: Peggy <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: fresca@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:24:36 -0400
Most vets these days say not to give calcium............I used to do it,
too, but not anymore. Of course, with a large litter there is the chance of
calcium deficiency...called eclampsia...but Gail, talk to your vet
before you start supplementing........
Peggy
fresca wrote:
>Gail,
> Our oldest girl (She'll be 14 in December) never had a litter less than
>10.
>She had litters of 12 & 13. We always lost one from each of her litters.
>With our vets advise, we started her on calcium the same day of whelping.
>Te vet always told us how much calcium to give depending upon how many pups
>she had. She always split her litter in two groups. She would keep a group
>on one side of the room & another group on the other side of the room. She
>would nurse each group seperatley. With her 1st litter I would get up in
>the morning & put the pups back together, she would seperate them again. It
>took me several days to figure out that she was doing that inorder to nurse
>them all, put them to sleep & then move over to the next group. That old
>saying that "Momma Knows Best" is no joke!
>Kim Weber
>Vom Weber Haus Shepherds
>Fresca@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
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