Yesterday was a lovely day and we decided it was high time to pack the little fuzz balls out to the grass! They were utterly fearless in their new surroundings. Munchie was delighted and got a little ball playing in while her puppies were busy. We took about a million pictures and videos. A great time was had by all – followed by some serious napping (for the four leggeds, not the two leggeds, unfortunately!)!
Moving in and settling in for a nap!
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.
Hi everyone! So sorry it has been so many days between updates. I am a midwoof for several breeders and this past week we have had 4 litters born! I sit with their momma dogs and am there to catch newborn puppies, dry, sever umbilical cords, and even resuscitate at times.
Munchie’s puppy update: Dash passed at three days old. She had hydrocephalus, which is basically the body that creates too much cerebral spinal fluid and pours it into the brain and puts pressure on the brain. Sometimes this can be medically dealt with by placing a shunt from the puppy’s brain and draining the excess fluid into the abdomen. Often times this is a symptom of something else wrong with the puppy and is only effective if the other problem can be diagnosed and treated swiftly and successfully.
Munchie is now at 11 puppies. She is feeding and caring for all, but we are still assisting with bottle feeding and extra potty checks. In another week the puppies will be able to potty themselves and so some of the extra stuff will be able to be stopped, but we won’t be able to stop bottle feeding until the little guys are eating kibble.
I have sent in DNA swabs for the fluffy gene. This company gets back to me within a couple of weeks, and at that point, we can get you started picking which puppy will be yours! When you do choose your puppy, if you have a name picked out already, let us know so that we can start using it when handling them. This way they will be familiar with their names before they come home!
Tahzi’s puppies are all getting ready to go home in the next few days. Someone already has left for his place of harmony. I hope he does well and stays there forever.
It’s sad to see them leave. We have loved them, cuddled, praised, and fed them for several weeks. Watching them play and showing them a small part of the world is a huge and lasting joy.
I fear for them, of course. They are going miles and miles away. Some of their new families will never contact us again. We may never know what kind of life they have. All I can do is hope that every puppy is well loved and cared for. And if anything should happen to their people, that they come back home to us before any bad should befall them.
I will always take them back. It doesn’t matter if they are 9 weeks or 19 years. No questions asked, I will give them a home.
So I truly want everyone to know that takes a puppy, bring them back if you can’t take care of them or keep them for any reason at all. Keep them safe, fed, and happy. Walk them, snuggle them, kiss them. Be responsible with their lives, for their lives are deeply precious.
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