Perhaps this should have been the piglet litter? Two of the biggest, fastest-gaining pups have had a bit of diarrhea the last two days. The rest of the pups were fine and these two (Mako and Tiger) both acted fine and seemed to be nursing every single time I went to check on the gang. Stoker has been happy as can be to drink lots of "lactating bitch formula" and eat as many meals as I can give her. Each time she eats, she heads straight back to the babies to let them have a nice long drink.
Thinking that perhaps gluttony was the culprit to the baby's upset tummies, I've stopped giving Stoker her formula and haven't given her as many snacks during the day today. Stoker has cut down how frequently she is feeding them to a more reasonable 3-4 hour interval and viola!, no more loose stools from the babies. That's a relief.
Ginny and Dick Lane came to visit today. Ginny and Dick are looking forward to sharing their lives with one of the boy puppies. They live south of Florence and have a long drive to get here, but were in the area taking friends to the airport and asked if they could come by. I cautioned them that the babies still aren't terribly entertaining, but they enjoyed getting to cuddle with them and experience the magical smell of puppy breath. The pups are getting livelier by the minute and should be awfully cute and fun by next weekend.
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