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| Snuggling with Momma. Pups don't open their eyes yet, but they can definitely find their way to momma's arms. It took only 3 days for their pink noses to start turning black. |
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| Under Mom's watchful eye. |
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| My Granddaughter and the Pups |
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| At 3 1/2 weeks pups' K-9 teeth poked through and mom did not like that... nursing was no longer fun... Bella's nipples were getting raw and bruised. I applied the ointment between feedings, but still nursing was painful for Bella. I encouraged her to nurse at least twice a day, but this was all I could get out of mom. It was understandable, pups' teeth were sharp as needles. Bella stopped nursing after 4 weeks and puppy food became the only food source for the pups. Thankfully there are good options out there. I soaked the dry puppy food in water until soft, added a can of the canned puppy food and 8 oz of liquid puppy formula and then blended it well. They ate it 3 times a day until 8 weeks old and loved it. They were growing well and looked strong. |
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| It didn't take long to devour the meal... Messy, messy eaters... The good think about feeding pups with prepared food is that we didn't have to switch 11 pups around to get milk out of 8 nipples. It took 45-60 minutes every meal to assure everyone ate. Glad this is over now. |
