Puppies at 10 Days Plus++
Sassy the English Mastiff
After 10 days, remove the pups heating
pad. They do not need it if the room is warm. They can regulate their own heat
at 8 days old, (some breeds) (some Toy breeds need a heating pad for 4 weeks)
By giving them more room, removing the one source of heat (heating pad), and
supplementing, they are now going 3 to 4 hours between feedings.
They are not waking each other up. Puppies cry for 3 reasons, too hot, too cold,
or hungry. Mine were too hot, and still hungry after nursing.
Day 10, she is actually putting her head
in the buckets, and licking her puppies
At 11 days old, I find there is not
enough milk, they are crying and crying. Last night was theeee worst. The pups
wanted to eat every hour! So I am giving goats milk an try.
Goats milk, (14% fat) wow! Gonna buy me some sleep tonight.
Looks like I need higher sided bins soon...
Day 12, she will help me clean some
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Sassy, the English Mastiff and her 12 Day Old
Puppies
Sassy licking her puppy
Sassy kissing her puppy
I pre-potty and poop them, and then
Emily gave each one to her, to polish up.
3 boys have the blue teddy, and 8 girls on
the right have the pink teddy. At 12 days old, they are all 2 to 2.5 lbs
gaining lots. They were waking each other up all night long, so they got a
bigger room this morning, as feeding them every 2 hours, all through the night,
is brutally hard on me.
Sassy the English Mastiff and her 2 week
old puppies
Finally, the puppies are 2 weeks old.
With a top up feeding just at bedtime, (goats milk, or puppy replacer) @10-11pm,
they should be able to go 5 to 6 hours at night, and things should be a little
easier.
You should try to get them on a routine, of every 3-4 hours in the day, and
every 5 to 6 hours at night.
REMEMBER to trim the nails, (every couple days), so they do not dig out mommy's
tummy.
Also, this would be the time to give them a mild wormer.
Eyes should be opening very soon, and as soon as they do, a paper potty station
can be added, and a shallow water bowl. Also, you can start slowly adding
solids. Mush.
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At 2 weeks old, puppies should be content
enough to not cry, and sleep most of the night. If they are not, then you need
to find out WHY. Remember puppies only cry for a few reasons. Hungry, sick, too
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I am sooo pleased. This is a new breed for me, and if it wasn't for my mentors,
I could have lost puppies.
I have a BRAND new respect for breeders
that whelp giant breeds.
Feedings last night - 8pm, 10 pm 4 am 8am ALL content and I only supplemented
the last 3 days, on the Last feeding of the day with 2 to 2.5 oz of goats milk
on top of the nursing. Pups weigh 2lbs +, offer 2oz. if pups were 1lb, offer 1oz
etc.
I have NEVER been so sleep deprived, in my entire life, even with childbirth.
In my case, I had a sick puppy, It was the sick red puppy girl, in pain,
uncomfortable, and whiny, combined with not enough space for them to find a spot
to stretch out, and too much heat for this breed. (some breeds like more heat)
AND, most breeds will die without it. Heat is usually one of the most important
items, needed to make a litter survive.
Because the Dam would not care for her puppies, I had to intervene. TOO MUCH
human intervention is not a good thing. Where at all possible, nature works
best. In my case, I had no choice.
I obviously did not stimulate the puppies enough, and the temp. was too hot, so
I got constipation. = crying puppies and enemas by rubbing them to poop, I got 2
very sore, diaper rash bummies, = 2 uncomfy puppies, and antibiotic cream.
Then, after dew claws were done, and the dam not cleaning, I got an infected dew
claw. = one uncomfy puppy and antibiotic cream
On about day 3, I got 2 puppies with blood in urine, as I was rubbing them to go
potty too hard, and with too abrasiveness. fingers are more abrasive than the
dams tongue = 2 uncomfy puppies and liquid antibiotics
Then I had Red girl with an eye infection, = one VERY cranky puppy, and liquid
antibiotic drops, and warm compresses.
All in All these were all minor ailments, and will not effect them, All these
things usually happen in human babies. but your time spent caring is about a
year like this, or more, where as these puppies, needed that intense care for
only 2 -3 weeks.
At 2 weeks of age, the pups are
wormed with a mild wormer, this will be done again at 3 weeks.
Courtesy of MistyTrails Mastiff's
Although this section is based on a
whelping of an English Mastiff, it also contains good general whelping
information in large breed dogs. You can find more whelping information in the links above. The links below
tell a story about Sassy, an English Mastiff. Sassy has a wonderful temperament.
She loves humans and Adores human children. An all around mild mannered,
wonderful Mastiff. Sassy however is not the best mother towards her puppies, she
is not rejecting them, she will nurse them when a human places them on her to
feed, however she will not clean the pups or pay any attention to them. It is as
if, they are not her puppies. This litter is getting moms milk, with major human
interaction, manually giving each and every pup what they need. In return, the
pups will be super socialized and will make remarkable pets, however the work
involved is astounding. It takes one dedicated breeder to keep this situation
healthy. Thankfully this litter has just that, a dedicated breeder. Read the
links below to get the full story. There is a wealth of info that everyone can
appreciate and benefit from.
C-Section in a Large Breed Dog
Newborn Puppies... What you need
Whelping Mastiff Puppies One to Three Days Old
Things do
not always go as planned (imperforate anus)
Orphaned Litter (not the plan)
10
Days Old Plus ++
3 Week Old Puppies
Puppies 3 Weeks - time to start
potty training
Puppies 4 weeks old
Puppies 5 weeks old
Puppies 6 weeks old
Puppies 7 weeks old
Socializing the Puppies
Mastitis in Dogs
Whelping Large Breed Dogs Main
Whelping, a new
found respect
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