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MY dog- Snow and her Pup
Ok here it is. My friend said she knew a dog that needed a home or
they were going to take her to a shelter, I said I would take her. The first thing I did was take her to the vet. Of course she was pregnant. None of this was good news. She is a Pom, weighted 3 pounds, had experienced Parvo, and was due in about a week. So aborting the pup wasn't really an option. The vet was able to tell me there was 1 pup, we started her on vitamins and prescription dogfood to try to bring her up to health. C-section was a very likely (but luckily the previous owner knew that it was a pom that got her pregnant). So we have been to the vet four times in 3 weeks. First when she was whelping, as we wanted to make sure she didn't become distressed, once 3 days later to make sure mom and pup were ok and have the dew claws removed, and once when the pup turned 2 weeks old, we go back in 2 more weeks. The problem is I have never had a dog that had pups and I have read and read, but don't know how to tell if she is out of milk. The puppy has been very healthy so far, and was a good weight 3 days ago, but for the past 4 hours it seems the pup has tried to nurse, but it's whining and I am scared. My vet will be in, in 4 more hours, but I wanted to know if anybody could help me before then. Yes, SHE WILL BE SPAYED as soon as possible, but the vet avised me to wait till she is done nursing. I have grown to love both her and her pup and am very scared, so if anybody out there can help me I would greatly appreciate it. I do have esbilac, just in case she runs out of milk. Her and her pup are in the whelping crate that my vet helped me prepare, she is still tending to the pups needs but it seems like she is pushing the pup off when the pup tries to nurse |
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