Big litter advice

[Guest daisytaff]

My bitch had 12 pups - now 16 days old and getting very lively especially when feeding. I could do with general advice for helping her over the next couple of weeks. She's done really well, her first litter, and it's new to me but she has really strong, big pups. I fed them for the first time yesterday on a really skinny cereal slop and twice again today and so far so good. Any advice gratefully received as I want a good result !

[robinmcleod2 0]

the litter i had i fed them on lambs milk you just add hot water to the powder and that brought my

litter of nine up and healthy.

[hare_dogs 0]

what breeding are your pups mate?

[Guest daisytaff]

Bitch's mother is GWP and dog Bed/Greyhound and dog 3/4 greyhound 1/4 collie. Bitch broken coated and dog rough coat. 8 bitches and 4 dogs - 4 brindle, 4 grey and 4 black all with white chest and most with white feet & tail tip. How many times a day should I be feeding them - 4 ?

[hare_dogs 0]

sorri mate but i didnt understand gwp ?

 

eny pics? of the parents?

[Guest daisytaff]

sorry german wirehaired pointer. Bit of a numpt with uploading photo's but trying to suss it now !

[Guest daisytaff]

This is the dog

 

This is the bitch.

[HBG 350]

get some meat into them mate

[antg 1,787]

get some meat double minced if you can. lamb-lac (powderd lambs milk) i found is great stuff. ive just reared 11 pups on it and they did great. the bitch also got the milk in with her meals and took no hurt

[Guest furryferter]

Ive got a littter of eight at the moment doing well ,the best advice I can give you is feed them the best food you can afford get as much meat into them as you can ,mine are better fed than me & pump as much good food into the bitch as well give the bitch a calcium tablet every few days

good luck with them

growing strong

Edited September 7, 2006 by furryferter

[GARY 76]

Keep the pups nails trimmed so not to cause to much damage to the bitch, and just get as much grub down them............... skinned and gutted whole rabbit helped loads with mine.

 

Gary

[Hardfeather 56]

These pups are 16 days now he asked what he should be giving over the next week or two,people are telling him to give meat etc to early in my opinion

cheers chris

[rob reynolds uk 3]

around the three weeks or 21days for you thick feckers :11: ,. try them on tinned dog food mash it up with a fork till its fine on a plate ,around the 4 weeks then try them on whole rabbit in the skin but gutted ..yes leave the skin on ,they should not eat it ,it will help in later life ?? feed the mother as much as she can eat two times a day ,i always give mine milk as well ..never lost one pup yet .

Edited September 7, 2006 by rob reynolds uk

[Guest daisytaff]

Thanks to everyone for the advice. I got hold of some Lamb Lac today and they've had their first lot. Next question - worming ? Plummer recommends a liquid wormer at 3 weeks and I just wondered how folks felt about this ? Will put some pics of the pups on later tonight.

[Guest Croc]

Had the same problem with my ESS recently. I agree with the guys get them on meat ASAP I found that tinned puppy food mixed with powered milk was best to start them, easy to get hold of and feed and then move onto minced meat etc. Give the bitch the same as she'll need all the energy giving food she can get + a calcium tablet evry day then reduce the milk gradually until fully weaned.

Good luck mate, believe me you think it's bad now wait till thier weaned!!!!!!!! LOL