when should i start weening my pups from their mom?

Question

i have 9 lab pups and they are trying to eat their moms food. i have started taking her out of the kennel to feed her, so they won't eat her food. they are 4 weeks old.. she is always bleeding again like shes in heat again can she go back in to heat this soon after having pups???? please help!!!!

Answer 1

4 weeks old is too young to be weaning! Puppies need to nurse for at least 6-8 weeks old and Mom will know when to start weaning them. Watch for her cues (pushing them away, getting up while nursing, walking away as they try to latch on, guiding them to food or taking it to them, etc.) then follow her cues. You can start introducing them to solids now to make it easier on her but don't force it. Puppies need mom's milk to help develop a strong digestive system to handle solid foods. Labs are prone to hip dysplasia so this is very important for them!! Just allow them to nurse as long as Mom is willing to do it. They should not start going to homes until at least 8 weeks of age, preferrably 10-12 weeks of age.

She very well could be in heat again, is she behaving like she is? If she isn't, call the vet. there could be something else going on related to the birth that is just now surfacing. Better safe than sorry! =)

Answer 2

The mother will let you know when it is time to wean...she will start to leave the pups more and more.. She will also lose her patience with them training them some doggy behavior. I let my pups have one very small soft food feeding a day at about four weeks. I just really wet down dry food and mash it. Stay with them they may get a bit anxious and suck the food down and choke. They are really cute at this age and the end up with food all over their faces. Around six or seven weeks don't be surprised if she wants nothing to do with them, at eight weeks you can put them in their new homes. I always keep my dogs an extra week away from the mom to see how they do on their own. Good Luck......Oh take female to vet there is a shot they can give her to push any thing out that may be causing her to bleed. (afterbirth, blood clot etc.) Sometimes a dog must get spayed after a litter to make it stop. She can go in to heat at any time until her system adjusts.

Answer 3

YOU don't start weaning the mother does and she has done so already so start putting puppy food wetted with lukewarm water until it's mushy in the kennel for them and gradually lessen the water until the pups are on dry food.You can also buy mothers milk to wet the food with but my recommendation is buttermilk as it helps build up the good bacteria in their little tummies to aid in digestion.

Answer 4

In most cases, let the mother be the mother. She will wean them at the right time. Allow them to have access to puppy kibble, as well (Which is what the mother dog should be eating, while nursing, anyways). Puppies are usually fully weaned between 6-8 weeks old (usually closer to 8 weeks.)
Also, yes, your dog can go into heat while nursing.

Answer 5

I start feeding the pups solid food when they are 3 weeks old, however I let the mother wean them when SHE is ready.

I would have her checked, she may be in heat again or she may have pyometra, which can kill her.

Answer 6

I was told by a vet that a female can go into heat anytime after whelping her litter.

Get her spayed! Contact http://www.friendsofanimals.org to get it done affordably.

Please keep the puppies with their mom/litter mates until at least 8 weeks of age. They learn important life lessons and how to be a dog this way. To rehome them earlier would cause behavioral issues that could lead them to their deaths....

Make sure they are all vaccinated and start inviting people over to play with and socialize the puppies!!!!

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Answer 7

Goats milk is a reliable option to mom's milk. it really is a lot extra uncomplicated on their stomaches than cow milk. a reliable thanks to wean them off of milk is to make a slurry of dry pup foodstuff and goats milk. Soak the kibble contained in the milk for an hour or so, then mash it up with a fork or perchance a blender. using milk in with the foodstuff will make it extra prevalent to them and could also help their digestive gadget make the adjustment over to pup foodstuff. you pick first of all fairly some milk and a touch kibble (7 weeks they are waiting to initiate ingesting good foodstuff) and over the era of one million-2 weeks make the transition by gradually using a lot less milk and extra kibble till they are ingesting dry foodstuff commonly. the first batch must have the consistancy of runny oat meal, the stunning should be extra like cereal. The milk bought in puppy shops is a functional option in case you won't be able to locate goats milk at your food market. Esiblac also makes a pup formulation in accordance with goats milk. (esiblac is a kind of pup formulation bought at maximum puppy shops)

Answer 8

I start to ween pups at 28 days (4 weeks) by separating them from their mother during the day and feeding them blended puppy kibble with warm water three times during the day. Then putting them with their mother at night. At 35 days (5 weeks) I separate them completely from their mother and start them on a 4x feeding schedule. NOTE; separated from their mother DOES NOT imply separated from their litter mates.

Introductions should then start at 5 weeks before "fear memory" develops
Intro to birds @ 5 weeks
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Answer 9

She will ween them when they are ready. It seems to early for her to go into heat. Take her to the vet.