[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: the List / something
- From: Wasatchgld@xxxxxxx
- To: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:53:28 EST
I've never pulled a bitch completely away while she's still
nursing. When I start weaning pups, I feed them while their
mom is outside. I give her longer and longer breaks as the
pups get used to eating the food. They're less hungry, so they
don't nurse as long or as vigorously, and the bitch dries up more
gradually. This is less stressful on Mom and babies, and I've
never had a problem with a bitch having sore teats - whether I've
had a large litter, or with my recent singleton pup. I believe the
mother provides more for the babies than just food, and don't
like to completely separate them until the mother is ready and
the pups are less dependent (usually between 6-7 weeks).
Janice
In a message dated 3/15/2006 6:23:41 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx writes:
I have something that's been bothering me since Sunday and I don't know
what
to do about it or IF it can even be prevented or IF it can't be prevented
how others handle it;
How do you prevent a bitch's front breasts from becoming too full/sore,
etc., when as her puppies get in the 2-3 week range they are big enough to
nurse
on the back breasts when she is sitting up? This last litter makes twice
I've had to deal with this, and as soon as I noticed a problem (within
hours
literally because I've been staying home w/ the litter), I expressed some
milk,
then sat with the bitch, had her lay down and let the puppies nurse from
the
front breasts then sat with her applying hot compresses. Over the course
of
the next few days, there were lots of hot compresses.
To fill in the blanks, I started the puppies on their "puppy cereal" at 18
days, at the time this happened, 21 days, mom had access to the puppies but
also the ability to come and go from the puppy pen as she pleased. The
current
litter is a big litter and mom had an extraordinary amount of milk. When
it
happened before, I would say it was a normal sized litter, normal amount of
milk. With the current litter, I've since (24 days) taken mom away from the
babies until her milk dries up, though she is with me when I change their
bedding/water/food but I don't let her in with them to nurse. The soreness
is
subsiding, but darn it, these little buggers are rough, wanting to jump up
and
hang from her! It just looks to painful for words to me and I hear how
some of you can leave your girls w/ the puppies literally until they are
ready
to leave and instead I'm sitting with a lot of hot compresses and feeling
just
awful for my girl! What I did when this happened before is let mom
(different mom) hang out with them during the day with the option of
getting away from
them if she pleased (using a low barrier she could jump from the puppy
pen),
once her milk dried up and that's the plan for this current litter. Thank
God I caught it immediately or I could have had a big problem....
so what do you all do when mom wants to sit up an nurse and her front
breasts get sore and too full?
Kathy
three generations of Dual Titled Champions live here!
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