Munchie’s pups’ eyes are open now and since we’ve been bottle feeding to supplement them all this time, we are now transitioning them to lapping milk. It gets everywhere at this stage! They walk in it, lay in it, walk on each other after walking in it…. They suck it off the side of the dish, their own feet, and each other’s faces! It looks like the aftermath of a milk hurricane! Thankfully, Munchie is happy to clean up every one after.

Tonight we will start soaking some kibble in the milk and make a gruel. Munch will have a hard time keeping up with the puppies growing nutritional needs, so the sooner we can get them eating, the better. With smaller litters, we simply wait until the pups join mom at the food dish and start eating on their own.