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I have 2 poms , male and female and of course mom eventually ends up pregnant and births 4 little fluffs . I love these babes soooo much but I don’t have the time , resources or finances to keep any of them so I am raising them to be rehomed .
But here is the problem : they are currently 6 weeks and it’s requiring too much work and I’m wondering am I doing something wrong . At least twice a day I let them out of the little playpen thing to play freely because of I don’t they literally scream and holler to the top of their lungs for as long as their little lungs allow (which could be over an hour sometimes) . I always check all the boxes when this happens to make sure they are comfy (food , water , toys , it gets a bit warm in my house so they even have a personal fan) and that’s literally not enough . Then i feel bad because I have roommates and my house is huge but I can still hear their whines piercing through the entire house . They want out ! Once they are out all chaos breaks loose ! They bite my feet , chew on shoes , use the bathroom constantly on my floor despite being on puppy pads in the playpen . Hubby even discovered poop under the bed in a not so pleasant way lol . I don’t want to make them stay in the pen 24/7 because that’s literally prison ! But chasing them and cleaning up after all 4 of them gets exhausting . I feel like I’m cleaning my space triple time because the babes are wild .
The next issue is when they are in the pen they are starting to chew up the puppy pads which makes poop and pee leak through to the floor often (so as stated before I have to clean up after them a lot more than I used to have to when they were smaller) the BIGGEST problem though is they are constantly stepping and rolling in poop ! Plenty of nights I woke up to check on them and they are laying in it or really just covered in it from playing and tussling and rolling around in it . I usually try to remove the poopies as they come but as stated my day is so hectic so I’m in and out all day or when I’m sleep at night I’m not able to catch them every time . That or they pulled up the puppy pad chewing on it so the poop is smashed into my floor (thank goodness I have hardwood floors !) I even bathe them every couple days or so despite advice saying don’t do that yet but they are gritty and smell so bad sometimes !
I’m not making this post to be criticized about my care for the pups . I’ve had puppies before but it was one puppy . I’ve never had two dogs and birthed a litter so this is very much a learning experience for me . I’m truly looking for advice and suggestions . Momma needs some help !!!
But here is the problem : they are currently 6 weeks and it’s requiring too much work and I’m wondering am I doing something wrong . At least twice a day I let them out of the little playpen thing to play freely because of I don’t they literally scream and holler to the top of their lungs for as long as their little lungs allow (which could be over an hour sometimes) . I always check all the boxes when this happens to make sure they are comfy (food , water , toys , it gets a bit warm in my house so they even have a personal fan) and that’s literally not enough . Then i feel bad because I have roommates and my house is huge but I can still hear their whines piercing through the entire house . They want out ! Once they are out all chaos breaks loose ! They bite my feet , chew on shoes , use the bathroom constantly on my floor despite being on puppy pads in the playpen . Hubby even discovered poop under the bed in a not so pleasant way lol . I don’t want to make them stay in the pen 24/7 because that’s literally prison ! But chasing them and cleaning up after all 4 of them gets exhausting . I feel like I’m cleaning my space triple time because the babes are wild .
The next issue is when they are in the pen they are starting to chew up the puppy pads which makes poop and pee leak through to the floor often (so as stated before I have to clean up after them a lot more than I used to have to when they were smaller) the BIGGEST problem though is they are constantly stepping and rolling in poop ! Plenty of nights I woke up to check on them and they are laying in it or really just covered in it from playing and tussling and rolling around in it . I usually try to remove the poopies as they come but as stated my day is so hectic so I’m in and out all day or when I’m sleep at night I’m not able to catch them every time . That or they pulled up the puppy pad chewing on it so the poop is smashed into my floor (thank goodness I have hardwood floors !) I even bathe them every couple days or so despite advice saying don’t do that yet but they are gritty and smell so bad sometimes !
I’m not making this post to be criticized about my care for the pups . I’ve had puppies before but it was one puppy . I’ve never had two dogs and birthed a litter so this is very much a learning experience for me . I’m truly looking for advice and suggestions . Momma needs some help !!!
