Julie, Our Lisa had 10 TWO pound pups her first litter! She was magic to watch with them. We had shredded newspaper in the whelping box. She would nurse 5 and when they got full she'd push them off and literally cover them with a mouth full of shredded paper and wake the other five up and nurse them. We POURED the food to her......16 cups a day at least. We started supplementing them about 3 weeks when I started a thin puppy mush out of goat's milk, yogurt and baby oatmeal. If you have quite pups they are full and warm. Mo ----- Original Message ----- From: <EJDegen@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:24 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] x-rays > > I took Cassie, my very pregnant bitch, in for an x-ray today and there's a > MESS of puppies in there. I've been told that there's no sense in even trying > to count more than 8...that after that it's just guesses. We could count 9, > we're preparing for 10 or more. She's very "thick", so my vet thinks she > could be hiding a puppy or two (or 3 or 4). > With a potentially large litter, how many of you supplement? When do you > start? What is your favorite supplement? This is Cassie's first litter and > her milk is already in (she isn't due til next Tuesday), so I'm hoping that > supplementation won't be necessary, but I still want to be prepared. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================