I'm always anxious during the babies first week, especially with a new Momma. I left for a few hours yesterday evening to teach some classes, then came home to relax a bit before beginning a nightlong vigil with Stoker and the pups. Why is it that mother dogs and their babies are always so much more active and chatty during the night? Once again I didn't get much sleep as the pups seemed to be nursing in shifts and then taking turns fussing until Stoker cleaned them.
We weighed the gang this AM before Jan left for work and the good news is that all the pups gained weight in the last 24 hours. Weight gains ranged from half an ounce to 2.8 ounces. I'll try to make sure that the pup that gained the least gets lots of encouragement to nurse today.
Steady weight gain is a sign that the pups are healthy and that none of them are chilled or having difficulty nursing.
More later.
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