layla17293
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So I’m an overwhelmed dog mom. My loving pup just gave birth to five healthy puppies. It was supposed to be six but the first one was just way too big, got stuck and unfortunately died. Vet said mother would have never been able to complete process on her own. He said that her size breed would normally have 2-3 puppies at about 5-6 oz. instead she grew 6 puppies that were born weighing from 8-13 oz.
After being in labor for over two days, she ended up having an emergency c-section and they had to spay her. It was traumatic all around. She’s been having a tough time and was in a lot of pain. To top it off, she got fleas when at the vet…..
How can I make her more comfortable? I’m afraid she’s going to abandon her pups if she doesn’t stop stressing. She’s finally on pain meds that doctor wrote yesterday which has helped but she hardly sleeps and is obsessed with caring for the pups. Every sound makes her anxious at times and she’s started to leave the whelping pen to dig around in other places in our home like under the bed or in the closet. It was suggested that we change location of her own, which we did today and is helping some. When she does leave, she’s runs back as soon as she hears anything but I’m not sure if leaving is a bad sign since the puppies are in three days old.
She wasn’t eating right either but we started giving her puppy formula which she loves and that seems to be helping a lot. Is that okay?
Luckily puppies are healthy. She’s feeding them and they are all gaining weight around 10% a day. But she gets overwhelmed and cries sometimes and I’ll help get collect her puppies and get them latched.
The biggest issue I have is that she still hasn’t figured out how to round up her puppies and although she tries hard not to, I often have to rush over or standby to make sure she doesn’t sit on/crush them. But that makes her anxious so it’s a catch 22. Any suggestions?
She’s pants hard often. And I mean hard. Especially when I’m watching her but seems to calm down when it’s my husband’s turn. Our dogs view him as the alpha and typically feel safer when it’s lightning/thunder if he’s around, so it makes sense that would happen here too.
Lastly, we have another dog that my female dog is VERY attached to. She cries when they are not together. When we tried to separate them days before labor, she had a melt down and cried until we brought him back. She always has a happy face and waggy tail when she sees him but I’m afraid introducing him back into the house was a mistake. It’s like her wants and internal instincts are conflicting.
As a first time dog mom/ accidental breeder, I’m overwhelmed and can’t figure out what she wants/needs. Any advice?
After being in labor for over two days, she ended up having an emergency c-section and they had to spay her. It was traumatic all around. She’s been having a tough time and was in a lot of pain. To top it off, she got fleas when at the vet…..
How can I make her more comfortable? I’m afraid she’s going to abandon her pups if she doesn’t stop stressing. She’s finally on pain meds that doctor wrote yesterday which has helped but she hardly sleeps and is obsessed with caring for the pups. Every sound makes her anxious at times and she’s started to leave the whelping pen to dig around in other places in our home like under the bed or in the closet. It was suggested that we change location of her own, which we did today and is helping some. When she does leave, she’s runs back as soon as she hears anything but I’m not sure if leaving is a bad sign since the puppies are in three days old.
She wasn’t eating right either but we started giving her puppy formula which she loves and that seems to be helping a lot. Is that okay?
Luckily puppies are healthy. She’s feeding them and they are all gaining weight around 10% a day. But she gets overwhelmed and cries sometimes and I’ll help get collect her puppies and get them latched.
The biggest issue I have is that she still hasn’t figured out how to round up her puppies and although she tries hard not to, I often have to rush over or standby to make sure she doesn’t sit on/crush them. But that makes her anxious so it’s a catch 22. Any suggestions?
She’s pants hard often. And I mean hard. Especially when I’m watching her but seems to calm down when it’s my husband’s turn. Our dogs view him as the alpha and typically feel safer when it’s lightning/thunder if he’s around, so it makes sense that would happen here too.
Lastly, we have another dog that my female dog is VERY attached to. She cries when they are not together. When we tried to separate them days before labor, she had a melt down and cried until we brought him back. She always has a happy face and waggy tail when she sees him but I’m afraid introducing him back into the house was a mistake. It’s like her wants and internal instincts are conflicting.
As a first time dog mom/ accidental breeder, I’m overwhelmed and can’t figure out what she wants/needs. Any advice?