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3 day old bullys

my 3 day old puppies are doing good. 2 have gained a ounce and the other 4 are still the same weight. Is this good? They range in size from 6 to 8 ounces. How much weight gain should I be lookin for. They eat for 20 mins every 2 1/2 hrs. Moms milk seems to be fine. They are pretty content after they eat, they go to sleep and do not fuss . I am taking this as a good sign. They are pooing and peeing fine and are not raspy sounding when they breathe so I dont think they are aspirating. Jusy kinda wondering a little nervous still. I also have been giving them beef liver broth and karo syrup at each feeding. Thanks so much for every ones advice it is great to know that I can come here and get my questions ansewered.

Weight gain.....

I didn't see weight gain until day 3. I had a litter of 8 3.5 months ago and thought it was a lot on the mom so I always supplemented from 3 days on even if mom had milk. My understanding is AVERAGE litter sizes is 4-6 so I think 8 can be hard on momma. Momma also got liver and beef mixed with puppy food but I left the Karo for pups if they had a hardtime latching on mom or bottle.

Good luck.

Javier

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Re: 3 day old bullys

Babies sometimes don't gain for a couple of days...they should start to take off in growth in the next day or so. If mom's milk is in, they'll start growing if she has enough for the crowd. happy.gif

If they aren't gaining in the next day or two, you might consider supplementing with formula.

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