HELP....Ginger has lots and lots of new puppies

howdy20012002 · #1 03-12-2010, 04:44 AM

For those of you who have met my dog Ginger, she is in the process of having puppies.
the problem is that she already has had 8, and i fear that there are a few more to come.
she is an awesome mom, but I am afraid that having more than 10 puppies means a heck of alot of work.
anyone have any suggestions in raising a big litter of pups?
she is a boston terrier btw.
and I will post pics tomorrow.
thanks for any input

howdy20012002 · #2 03-12-2010, 05:18 AM

up to 9

howdy20012002 · #3 03-12-2010, 05:47 AM

10..lol

Leah · #4 03-12-2010, 01:07 PM

Holy smokes that is a lot..

you will probably have to help her with feedings, to insure they are getting there fair share. As you will probably find that some will get most of mommies milk and not want to share.

Watch the runt of the litter closely.

And you may want to tag the puppies so you know who has eaten and who needs to. Easier to keep track if they are color coded or what ever works best for you. Prepare to help in the middle of the night to.

Poor mom.

Have fun with your new litter.

Oh and good-luck!

howdy20012002 · #5 03-12-2010, 01:21 PM

she ended up having 11 cute little buggers.
i will definitely have to make sure that i keep an eye on them to make sure they are all eating.
I think she should be able to handle it for now, but I think I will have to feed some as they get bigger and start eating more.
it is going to be tough figuring out who has eaten and not eaten.
thanks for the input.
any other ideas would be great.

workn2hard2day · #6 03-12-2010, 03:44 PM

I dont have any advice, but I was wondering what was the purpose for breeding her?

#7 03-16-2010, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by howdy20012002

she ended up having 11 cute little buggers.
i will definitely have to make sure that i keep an eye on them to make sure they are all eating.
I think she should be able to handle it for now, but I think I will have to feed some as they get bigger and start eating more.
it is going to be tough figuring out who has eaten and not eaten.
thanks for the input.
any other ideas would be great.

It's not to hard to figure out which puppy has eaten and which has not exspecialy when they are small. the ones with round tummies have just eaten the ones that do not have round tummies have not eaten or eaten very little.mom will probaly end up feeding in shifts. she will work it out there is always a eunt of the litter and with 11 there my be 2 runts but they will all get some thing to eat. generaly the youngest are the one to eat last in a large litter so then never get very big and stay the runt. My dad use to bread german short hairs in Wainwright.

Bill

Flash · #8 03-12-2010, 06:18 PM

I will gladly give one a home! Or help you on weekends! Lol that is a lot of puppies! The internet is a great thing! You can also call your vet for help!

Doo · #9 03-12-2010, 06:36 PM

Make sure you give the mom some yogurt to supplement calcium...

howdy20012002 · #10 03-12-2010, 08:47 PM

any suggestions on what type of yogurt??