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Post by BrandonHavis on Feb 9, 2006 17:55:18 GMT -5
i was just wonderin what i could do to keep from losin many pups. most of the time when we have a litter we dont know about them till they are already born, and there are a few dead by them sometimes, and then they are way over at our dog pens so there isnt a lot we can do except keep them sterile, warm, and feed the momma dog good.
im keepin this gyp at the house, she is really good tempered and dont make much noise so i got her on a cable out back. but when she drops the pups i wanna try to keep from losin many.... im gonna go ahead and get a pup bottle, and some calcium for the gyp. i think there are gonna be a lot of pups cause she is really big, so i might end up bottle feedin some of them.... would baby formula work? or is there somethin better,
just lookin for some pointers from ya'll that have bred a lot of hounds.
brandon
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Post by Gunslinger on Feb 9, 2006 20:17:11 GMT -5
Well a lot of it has to do with the gyp how good of a mother she is.Its just part of raising pups sometimes the gyp will lay on them during birth. I have only bottle fed one pup before and it died, so I can't help you there.But here is a link for puppy milk. www.phi-vestavia.com/formulas.htmI noticed you had her on a cable.It is better to have her in a pen if possible.I have seen gyps drag pups out of the box and kill the pups with a chain before. My self I try not to handle pups much at all until they are a few weeks old.I seem to have better luck letting the gyp mother them.Maybe some of the others here can give you better advice than I can.I mostly try to give the mother plenty of food and a good place for her to have the pups.Warm and dry out of the wind.And the rest is up to her.Until its time to worm them and give shots.. dd444 |
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Post by BrandonHavis on Feb 9, 2006 21:18:28 GMT -5
yea i put her on the cable just to do for a few days... im about to fence in the area she is in. i wouldnt feel comfortable for her to be on that cable with the pups in the pen.
ok so i for the most part just need to back up and let her do her thing. keep her fed good, and she will mother the pups. she is a very good mannered dog, very friendly and easy going, i hope she is that way with the pups. thanks for the info chris..
brandon
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Post by Bolo on Feb 9, 2006 21:40:48 GMT -5
Brandon,
I don't know when your gyp is due but we are supposed to have some cold weather this weekend. I know you live north of me so it will be even colder where you are. If possible keep her out of the weather as best you can. If you have an old shed or something at home that would be ideal to get her out of the wind and rain we are supposed to have over the next couple of days. The last batch of pups I raised kept my gyp in my outdoor shed in an old kids hard plastic swimming pool. It worked perfect for keeping the bedding in place and the pups from straying too far. I wasn't planning on keeping any pups and I didn't really want any so naturally she had eight and I saved all of them. I kept two and gave the other six to some guys around here. Good Luck!
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Post by curdog409 on Feb 9, 2006 21:43:18 GMT -5
Brandon this time of year you need to keep them warm if possible put a light in her house to help keep them warm. I like a big house for she have plenty of room to get in and out with out hurting the pups.curdog409
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Post by BrandonHavis on Feb 9, 2006 22:40:04 GMT -5
i got her a wood dog box that i put pine straw in and im gonna put some old clothes and a blanket or two in it to get her through the weekend.... she is out of the wind and all where she is at behind my house and i think the doghouse should get her through... the guy i got her from said she had 2-3 more weeks till she drops, so i dont see her droppin the pups just yet....
but if she drops the pups, or starts to drop while it is too cold outside im gonna bring her into my laundry room in my house for a couple of weeks,
i think she'll be alright, if she had already had the pups i would bring her in for the weekend..... my wifes friend just gave me a big dog house and i gotta go get it either tomorrow morning or sunday.... but she has shelter and stuff to stay warm..
brandon
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Post by Gunslinger on Feb 9, 2006 23:19:29 GMT -5
Brandon
This is just my opinion but don't use old clothes or blankets for bedding.They hold dampness and cold and they tend to stay wet when they get wet.And with her going in and out of the dog box they will get wet.You can get a bale of bedding straw and any feed store for around 3 bucks.Plus pups can get hung up in blankets and smother.I think your better off with the pine straw than with the blankets.
But thats just my opinion.
Chris
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Post by shpines on Feb 10, 2006 12:58:47 GMT -5
I agree with dd. We kept our female dog in the house for a couple of weeks because it was so cold here, teens and lower at that time. We had a towel or blanket down for them at all times, but had to change frequently, either because of her bleeding or the pups urine. Check in on them often. If you have a heat lamp that you can put up, I'd do it.
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Post by BrandonHavis on Feb 13, 2006 19:51:54 GMT -5
well my wifes friend just gave me a really big house, like rottweiler size, and she kept a chihuahua in it and dont need it no more. so im gonna probably get it tomorrow.
i was just out there lookin at her and i think she is really close to havin the pups. when you touch her stomach she kinda quenches up like its tender, and her skin is stretched tight as a drum. her nipples are startin to hang down a little further too i think.
brandon
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