Newborn pups, what you need...
and what you need to do...
A phone, and LOTS of coffee :)
Three sources of heat...
A room heater
A heat lamp
Pups are kept in bins when not with the dam. If you do not
have a good dam that is 100% trustworthy with the pups, taking into
consideration, not only her temperament, but her size, and the strain of
delivery, then the pups are kept safe and separate, and given to mom every
couple hours under supervision. Pups cannot be left alone with some dams.
Two heating pads under the puppy bins, placed at one END
of the bins, heating only
| ½ of the bin, so the pups can move off the source of heat, if they are too warm.
You do not want it too warm, or you can constipate, and dehydrate, and cook the
puppies. The heating pad can NEVER EVER be INSIDE the bin. |
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100% supervision while the dam has the pups. Stay with
them, sleep with them etc.
Puppies must be weighed daily to mark their progress. For
pups that all look basically the same, you must keep track of who is who by
color coding their collars. I can tell the difference in pups , but my helpers
cannot, and HELP is vitally important.
Emily is a HUGE help, weighing them all for me, and
putting the slower gainers on first, then she logs in her book the weight gain,
and subtracts the birth weight. This is an AWESOME educational activity for the
kids, and gets them involved, PLUS exercises their minds on their math skills.
Emily logging the puppies weights. Each puppy has his own
page.
Kayden's job is to keep Sassy in Treats and assist Emily. Sassy thinks Kayden's
job is very important. More important than Whatever Emily is doing. (grin)
And to provide Sassy with that all important Love and Attention! YES< Sassy
definitely Loves Kaydens job.
Oh yes, I don't think Sassy the English Mastiff is lacking in the Love
department!
And when all is done, Everyone kisses and
hugs goodbye,
That took over an hour.... WE will be BACK to repeat, very very soon.
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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