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Old May 15th 04, 02:13 AM
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Default nursing mother leaves frequently

Hi,

My St. Bernard just had her first litter of 11, 5 days ago, the
whelping went fine and all dogs were checked out by the vet the
following day without any problems. My concern is with nursing, the
matron frequently leaves the box, even with pupps still suckling, and
lays down beside it. Is this an indication that I may have problems,
she does clean them and help them relieve themselves. None of them is
really loosing weight, but they are not gaining as much as I would
want...they are at about 110-130% of birthweight. I have tried bottle
feeding the few that are "stagnant" but only one of them accepts the
bottle. So is this normal behavior, or should I "force" her to nurse
the pupps and watch over her while she does. Are there any "magic"
(commersial) nipples out there that no pup can refuse, or should I
supplement them by tube feeding.

Thanks,

Fredric
 




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