Pockets Rocket Pups

[leethedog 3,071]

First couple of feeds isn't it like a human child or any other mammal baby

[Griz 89]

I would leave all pups with the bitch as long as possible , and not remove any of them if they and the bitch are doing well......Be sure to feed the mother well, with plenty of meat protein......I've raised several litters of 8 pups with all doing well....Top quality feed for the mother is the most important thing.

[francolin 449]

perhaps top the pups up if the bitch is a good temperament and you are concerned,but 7 should be no bother,best a luck with them .

[jwalshe 14]

Any one have any tips on getting pups eating mine are 4 weeks now tryin them on porridge and watered down milk wit cereal an they have little interest in it

[leethedog 3,071]

Beef or chicken mince

[taz2010 1,297]

raised a few 8 litters in terriers plenty of minced chicken bran and milk mixed together and keep it quite sloppy and bitch will rear them no prob mate

[socks 32,253]

Any one have any tips on getting pups eating mine are 4 weeks now tryin them on porridge and watered down milk wit cereal an they have little interest in it

That's because dogs don't eat cereal ... As has been said start them on minced chicken or beef ... Warm it up a bit and they will wolf it down ........

[s.e.s.k.u 1,893]

Can't believe some of the sh*te I read on here... bottle feeding?ffs cereals ffs

[undertaker 831]

This is gone from a hunting site to day care centre lol

[leethedog 3,071]

So just being devil's advocate if a bitches milk drys up or she gets mastitis it means all the pups are going to be week and little????

[socks 32,253]

Nobody is saying that BUT the fact is you can't beat mothers milk ........

[Mooching Celt 659]

Had a bitch when i was a kid that got pyramtria (sp?) when pups were 4 days old, vet advised to get them lapping goats milk and when a few days older n teeth coming through add finely minced meat. They took to it fine but were never what you'd call strong pups

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

To me it just makes sense to let nature do the work, and if there's problems intervene and help the bitch out. But why fix something that isn't broken?

[the goat 642]

What mate of yours would have terriers going back to 'nicks' mate?

[leethedog 3,071]

A good one I should amagine