Puppies at 10 Days Plus++
Sassy the English Mastiff

After 10 days, remove the pups heating pad. They do not need it if the room is warm. They can regulate their own heat at 8 days old, (some breeds) (some Toy breeds need a heating pad for 4 weeks)

By giving them more room, removing the one source of heat (heating pad), and supplementing, they are now going 3 to 4 hours between feedings.

Day 10, she is actually putting her head in the buckets, and licking her puppies.

At 11 days old, I find there is not enough milk, they are crying and crying. Last night was theeee worst. The pups wanted to eat every hour! So I am giving goats milk an try.

Goats milk, (14% fat) wow! Gonna buy me some sleep tonight.
 

Looks like I need higher sided bins soon...

Day 12, she will help me clean some.

Sassy, the English Mastiff and her 12 Day Old Puppies

Sassy licking her puppy.

Sassy kissing her puppy.

 I pre-potty and poop them, and then Emily gave each one to her, to polish up.

3 boys have the blue teddy, and 8 girls on the right have the pink teddy.  At 12 days old, they are all 2 to 2.5 lbs gaining lots. They were waking each other up all night long, so they got a bigger room this morning, as feeding them every 2 hours, all through the night, is brutally hard on me.

Sassy the English Mastiff and her 2 week old puppies

Finally, the puppies are 2 weeks old.

With a top up feeding just at bedtime, (goats milk, or puppy replacer) @10-11pm, they should be able to go 5 to 6 hours at night, and things should be a little easier.

You should try to get them on a routine, of every 3-4 hours in the day, and every 5 to 6 hours at night.

REMEMBER to trim the nails, (every couple days), so they do not dig out mommy's tummy.

Also, this would be the time to give them a mild wormer.

Eyes should be opening very soon, and as soon as they do, a paper potty station can be added, and a shallow water bowl. Also, you can start slowly adding solids. Mush.

At 2 weeks old, puppies should be content enough to not cry, and sleep most of the night. If they are not, then you need to find out WHY. Remember puppies only cry for a few reasons. Hungry, sick, too hot and too cold.

I am sooo pleased. This is a new breed for me, and if it wasn't for my mentors, I could have lost puppies.

I have a BRAND new respect for breeders that whelp giant breeds.

Feedings last night - 8pm, 10 pm 4 am 8am ALL content and I only supplemented the last 3 days, on the Last feeding of the day with 2 to 2.5 oz of goats milk on top of the nursing. Pups weigh 2lbs +, offer 2oz. if pups were 1lb, offer 1oz etc.

I have NEVER been so sleep deprived, in my entire life, even with childbirth.

In my case, I had a sick puppy, It was the sick red puppy girl, in pain, uncomfortable, and whiny, combined with not enough space for them to find a spot to stretch out, and too much heat for this breed. (some breeds like more heat)
AND, most breeds will die without it. Heat is usually one of the most important items, needed to make a litter survive.

Because the Dam would not care for her puppies, I had to intervene. TOO MUCH human intervention is not a good thing. Where at all possible, nature works best. In my case, I had no choice.

I obviously did not stimulate the puppies enough, and the temp. was too hot, so I got constipation. = crying puppies and enemas by rubbing them to poop, I got 2 very sore, diaper rash bummies, = 2 uncomfy puppies, and antibiotic cream.

Then, after dew claws were done, and the dam not cleaning, I got an infected dew claw. = one uncomfy puppy and antibiotic cream.

On about day 3, I got 2 puppies with blood in urine, as I was rubbing them to go potty too hard, and with too abrasiveness. fingers are more abrasive than the dams tongue = 2 uncomfy puppies and liquid antibiotics

Then I had Red girl with an eye infection, = one VERY cranky puppy, and liquid antibiotic drops, and warm compresses.

All in All these were all minor ailments, and will not effect them, All these things usually happen in human babies. but your time spent caring is about a year like this, or more, where as these puppies, needed that intense care for only 2 -3 weeks.

At 2 weeks of age, the pups are wormed with a mild wormer, this will be done again at 3 weeks.
 

Courtesy of MistyTrails Mastiff's

Although this section is based on a whelping of an English Mastiff, it also contains good general whelping information in large breed dogs. You can find more whelping information in the links above. The links below tell a story about Sassy, an English Mastiff. Sassy has a wonderful temperament. She loves humans and Adores human children. An all around mild mannered, wonderful Mastiff. Sassy however is not the best mother towards her puppies, she is not rejecting them, she will nurse them when a human places them on her to feed, however she will not clean the pups or pay any attention to them. It is as if, they are not her puppies. This litter is getting moms milk, with major human interaction, manually giving each and every pup what they need. In return, the pups will be super socialized and will make remarkable pets, however the work involved is astounding. It takes one dedicated breeder to keep this situation healthy. Thankfully this litter has just that, a dedicated breeder. Read the links below to get the full story. There is a wealth of info that everyone can appreciate and benefit from. C-Section in a Large Breed Dog Newborn Puppies... What you need Whelping Mastiff Puppies One to Three Days Old Things do not always go as planned (imperforate anus) Orphaned Litter (not the plan) 10 Days Old Plus ++ 3 Week Old Puppies Puppies 3 Weeks - time to start potty training Puppies 4 weeks old Puppies 5 weeks old Puppies 6 weeks old Puppies 7 weeks old Socializing the Puppies Mastitis in Dogs Whelping Large Breed Dogs Main Whelping, a new found respect

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