Hi I'm Caz and have a 2 year old long haired chi called Roxy. I have a couple of questions and would really apprieciate some advice please. Roxy has just had her first litter of puppies. She had a completely natural birth and is doing very well. She gave birth to 4 puppies and 2 are doing very well but I'm concerned about the 2 boys they are not growing as quick as the girls. They were all around 120 - 125 grams at birth and they are now 12 days old. The boys are 145g and 198g and the girls are 408g and 469g. The vets don't seem to be very concerned and have suggested it could be fading puppy syndrome for the smaller boy
. The bigger boy is latching on to mum and gaining weight nicely now and even tho alot smaller than girls he seems to be ok. I am feeding the smallest boy every 2 hours and helping him to latch on to mum, which he is doing now but wasnt for first 3 days he isnt latching on everytime sometimes he isnt intrested, but some is better than none i was thinking?. He is also colder than the others so am putting him on a hot water bottle. It is funny as one of the girls have opened their eyes and the smallest boy one eye is starting to open so he is quicker than other two for that and also he moves around the create no problem.
Coud anyone tell me if they have had this experience ? And can anyone give me any more advice on what I could be doing to give them the best chance of surival?
Caz x
Coud anyone tell me if they have had this experience ? And can anyone give me any more advice on what I could be doing to give them the best chance of surival?
Caz x