E Litter 2 weeks old!
Posted by Delores Smith on Sunday, May 25, 2014
Two weeks old! Eyes are open...they are reacting to noise. They are traveling across the whelping box and we had some escapees this last week. One of them was little Ms Red....so size has nothing to do with it - it's all about determination. Have raised the door to the box to keep them contained...too young to be venturing out of their safe area. And there's puppy breath...wonderful smelling puppy breath...nothing quite like it!
Weight gains have been mostly good...there's the odd day when one doesn't gain more than a couple of grams...I give them some extra time on Gloria and the numbers continue to go up. 4 of 6 of the pups have doubled their weight - which is right on schedule for the two week stage. The other two will double their's by Monday.
Two week weights:
Mr. Green 694g 368g birth weight
Mr. Brown 902g 416g birth weight
Ms Red 564g 282g birth weight
Ms Blue 786g 410g birth weight
Ms Pink 1.05kg 456g birth weight
Ms Orange 1 kg 440g birth weight
I will be deworming the puppies tomorrow. I deworm at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks
This next week will see the puppies become much more active. Their fur will grow longer and by next weekend will look more like a mature puppy. They will start interacting more...do some playfighting. Teeth will poke through the gums between the 3rd and 4th week. I will start sitting in the whelping box more watching them react to me and observe their developing personalities. My 22 month old grand daughter Chandra is on a 3 week vacation with her mom in Germany...by the time she's home, the puppies will be ready to play with her!
Weight gains have been mostly good...there's the odd day when one doesn't gain more than a couple of grams...I give them some extra time on Gloria and the numbers continue to go up. 4 of 6 of the pups have doubled their weight - which is right on schedule for the two week stage. The other two will double their's by Monday.
Two week weights:
Mr. Green 694g 368g birth weight
Mr. Brown 902g 416g birth weight
Ms Red 564g 282g birth weight
Ms Blue 786g 410g birth weight
Ms Pink 1.05kg 456g birth weight
Ms Orange 1 kg 440g birth weight
I will be deworming the puppies tomorrow. I deworm at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks
This next week will see the puppies become much more active. Their fur will grow longer and by next weekend will look more like a mature puppy. They will start interacting more...do some playfighting. Teeth will poke through the gums between the 3rd and 4th week. I will start sitting in the whelping box more watching them react to me and observe their developing personalities. My 22 month old grand daughter Chandra is on a 3 week vacation with her mom in Germany...by the time she's home, the puppies will be ready to play with her!
