My dog just had her puppies last night, a total of 11. Anyways I never planned for her to mate, but it happened. Will they all nurse at once? Or should I pull some out to ensure they are all eating? I'm very new to this and any advice with taking care of them and whatnot will be very useful! Thanks.
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Wow! That is a lot of puppies. I can give you some ideas, but you really need to talk with a Vet. You will need to see one for vaccinations for the pups, a spay for the mother at the right time, etc. You are right to be concerned about that many puppies. You may have one or two smaller pups who cannot get their share. You can help them get a spot to nurse or supplement with replacement milk from the pet store. Feed the mother dog puppy chow, it has more calories and nutrition. She needs the higher nutrition food and more of it.
We actually had a surprise puppy born throughout the night, so now we are at 12. I check on them every hour or so and it seems they all get in there to eat, but my problem now is that the mom doesn't seem to want to eat.
It's typical for a mother dog not to eat for a day or so after giving birth, so don't let this alarm you. Just be sure puppies are rotated while feeding so the small ones don't become weak as time goes on.
Hi my dog just had puppies and they are 11 days old. I mix wet food with dry puppy chow she wilds it down.
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