pups eyes open + some attempting to run before they walk
The pups are now just over 2 weeks old and the last several days have been extra busy. The little runt pup, Kink, is coming along well thanks to a large amount of carefully managed nursing time, almost around the clock. The momma is benefiting well from her high calorie and high protein supplement along with an almost complete transfer of her food to a larger content of protein, fat and calories that she needs to maintain feeding such a large family of pups that seem to be growing in leaps. We had a little scare with some type of cold/infection developing in some of the pups that may have come from the shelter according to a vet we consulted at Pet MD. Good news is that momma and pups have a visit with a vet tomorrow so all can be evaluated and taken care of before it gets any worse. It hasn't seemed to have affected the pups appetites or their hydration so we're very happy about that.
Momma has really surprised us in the last few days. She's really finally beginning to feel the love, safety and security here. We now get robust tail wags and lots of full body leans from her when she's ready for some attention. She turns her head to us when she hears a noise she's unfamiliar with and as soon as we tell her it's ok, she relaxes and turns back to one of her toys or to her motherly duties. We are now sharing in a much larger cleaning duty along with the momma who has been doing a great job but imagine if you had 10 babies relieving themselves everywhere but wearing no diapers. Thank goodness for puppy pads and our borrowed puppy play pen! We're taking it all in stride.
The pups have all opened their eyes and some are really determined to run before they can walk. It's too cute to watch. A few are also trying to push themselves up into vertical positions so we'll be needing to get our expanded play pen with protective sides ready sooner than later. We're still unable to determine what mix these pups are. A few of them have longer hair than the momma and others have very short hair. We're posting some new pics below. Thank you again to family and friends and even strangers for the donations and pet supply gift cards - they are a big help. We'll continue to need as much help as we can get. If you or someone you know would like to help out in the care of Momma and her pups with either a gift card to Petsmart, Petco or Walmart or a donation, please send to: Kurt Schlough, PO Box 25661, Albuquerque, NM 87125. We were able to accept your help in the form of an online contribution but our paypal link is being buggy so we're trying to get it fixed as soon as possible. If you have a paypal account, you can issue a payment directly to the email: kurtschlough@aol.com and we'll receive it just as easily. (These are not tax-deductible.) Any gift cards or monetary gifts that we receive and do not need to use by the end of our fostering time will be given to another foster family or animal rescue group. Thank you for helping us to help Momma and her pups.
- The Animal Foster Newbies
Momma has really surprised us in the last few days. She's really finally beginning to feel the love, safety and security here. We now get robust tail wags and lots of full body leans from her when she's ready for some attention. She turns her head to us when she hears a noise she's unfamiliar with and as soon as we tell her it's ok, she relaxes and turns back to one of her toys or to her motherly duties. We are now sharing in a much larger cleaning duty along with the momma who has been doing a great job but imagine if you had 10 babies relieving themselves everywhere but wearing no diapers. Thank goodness for puppy pads and our borrowed puppy play pen! We're taking it all in stride.
The pups have all opened their eyes and some are really determined to run before they can walk. It's too cute to watch. A few are also trying to push themselves up into vertical positions so we'll be needing to get our expanded play pen with protective sides ready sooner than later. We're still unable to determine what mix these pups are. A few of them have longer hair than the momma and others have very short hair. We're posting some new pics below. Thank you again to family and friends and even strangers for the donations and pet supply gift cards - they are a big help. We'll continue to need as much help as we can get. If you or someone you know would like to help out in the care of Momma and her pups with either a gift card to Petsmart, Petco or Walmart or a donation, please send to: Kurt Schlough, PO Box 25661, Albuquerque, NM 87125. We were able to accept your help in the form of an online contribution but our paypal link is being buggy so we're trying to get it fixed as soon as possible. If you have a paypal account, you can issue a payment directly to the email: kurtschlough@aol.com and we'll receive it just as easily. (These are not tax-deductible.) Any gift cards or monetary gifts that we receive and do not need to use by the end of our fostering time will be given to another foster family or animal rescue group. Thank you for helping us to help Momma and her pups.
- The Animal Foster Newbies
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