Midwoof Diaries: Slice of the Breeding Life (4)

Slice of the Breeding Life

Exactly a week ago Phoebe delivered her cute babies. This week has flown by and so far everyone is thriving. I'm still going to be keeping a close eye on them because they can still go backwards, but having fat little bellies and a good healthy gain is a great start! Phoebe is a good little mama and always keeps them close. We moved them out of the plastic box and used plastic corrugated sheeting to make a whelping box inside a big crate. These babies are still small enough to slip through small spaces and I don't take any chances. We love the microfiber bath mats for this stage because it gives great traction and the puppies don't slip around. That way they are able to strengthen their legs and also crawl to their mama to eat.

Weights tonight:

Carmy 13.4 oz

Richie 14.2 oz

Sugar 7.4 oz

Sydney 9.9 oz

Tina 14.2 oz

Percentage gained since birth a week ago:

Carmy: 56.7%

Richie: 62.7%

Sugar: 60.8%

Sydney: 64.6%

Tina: 56.3%

All of them have gained over 50 percent of their birth weight this week!