Ginny Nightingale's Blog – January 2013 Archive (3)

We are now in the final countdown with 8 days to go until Lyric has her puppies--for those of you who are interested here is what I am doing--today, i set up the whelping box and got all the equipment and towels, etc ready to go. I shaved Lyric's belly today, preferring to do it while she is still comfortable and not in labor. Saturday we go to the reproductive vet for Xrays to do a puppy count. Lyric has gained 8 pounds so that COULD mean 8 pups. (about 3/4 to 1 pound per…

Lyric is due in exactly three weeks! She is so big I am beginning to think there are two litters in there--compared to last time, when she had 8, she seems bigger at this stage of the pregnancy. But, it is probably just my mind playing tricks on me.....she is eating well now that we found out that pregnant doggies LOVE Freshpet Select, which is refrigerated and expensive--I don't mind buying it for a month or so though if it keeps the weight on--she eats better after noon, so I feed her a…

Here is an update on Lyric--she is definitely expecting and due around Feb 6-8th--she gets so queasy during the 3rd-5th weeks that I have to feed her her favorites and give her several small meals during the day and evening--she has no appetite until noon! Boiled Chicken, scrambled eggs, cheese and anything else she will eat! She is doing well though and not losing weight--and her appetite should return big time in just a week or so.

Rio is fine after his neutering and has the same…