Wham- 63 days later, You now have a bundle of Neo pups.
A beautiful litter of Neo pups. 3 days old.
(strips are found on all colors of pups, they disappear at 5-7 days
old)
It is recommended that the pups tails and/ or dew claws be removed
at between 2-5 days after the puppies are born. Most puppies will
nurse on mom with out any problems but you do have a chance to have
one or two who do not, will not, or just wont, You might have to bottle
feed these puppies, pasteurized goat's milk, evaporated milk mixed with
equal amounts of water is fine. A liquid vitamin supplement. Remember moms
milk is warm and so will the bottled milk as well. If the milk is not warm
enough the pups will not suck. Even if the puppies are nursing on mom,
You might have had a large litter and need to supplement bottle feedings
on occasion. Examine the pups daily to see which pups are getting enough
milk to eat. By 3 weeks old baby cereal maybe in introduced. At 4 weeks
you may add ground puppy dry food that has been soaked in hot water (Blend
with mixing blender). Then at 5 weeks your puppies will be eating dry puppy
food soaked in hot water until soft. It is at this time that mom has less
and less to do with her puppies. At 6 weeks puppies can start to eat pressure
cooked chicken, gowned cooked meat added to there soaked dry food. At 6
- 7 weeks puppies are ready to have dry foodd out all the time where it
is accessible for them to eat at any time. The cooked meat can be fed 3-4
times a day to assure your puppies continued growth. Continue this until
10 weeks. then they should be cut back to twice a day feedings for the
rest of their lives. Deworming of the puppies should not be stopped until
2 months of age. Vaccinations should start at 3 weeks old. See the Vaccination
Chart for more information on giving your puppy proper vaccination care. |
