They are 2 days old and feeding very well. Every 2 -3 hours, i keep four on at a time and rotate doing 3 sets of 4 then mama has a break. She has been to the vets and they were very happy with her progress, said she is producing enough milk for the pups. She is great, im helping her feed and drink, however she isn't eating all that much, i presume thats normal?? The pups seem fine and feed well, but i'm not sure when to reduce the amount of feeding times or when to make them last longer etc? I am feeding them now 2-3 hours, through the night aswell, which is tiring. When will they be able to go through the night without a feed? And at how many weeks should i reduce their feedings (from mama) from every 2-3 hours? and how long should a feed last, I know to ween them on puppy food about 4wks old.
As she has 12 pups and nearly squashed one to death, i cannot just leave them on her 24,7. plus she needs rest too, so they are in a little box next to her with heated matt and she can see them
2007-11-17
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