this can only be for ppl with a small breed plz as our girl is ...im trying to see if she has put to much weight on with only having 3 pups (3 seen on the scan) she isnt massive but do any of you weigh before you start worming at 40 day mark ...she was 4 and half kg before she was mated then lost abit when she had morning sickness shes now 5 and half kg so over 1kg for 3 pups well more cus she lost some ...thing is shes hugry all the time shes having 4 meals aday ,same as our other little pup but goes made for hers after not sure if im over feeding her?? shes having half a tray of natures diet adult and now im adding puppy kibbles to all 4 meals i dont want to over feed her at this stage plus she cant get out for a walk cus we have so much snow ....this is my 1st litter with a small breed im having alot of help from her breeder and the sire family but none of them worm from day 40 so dont weigh ther girls if you get me ...so what i want to know is if you worm and weigh what do your toy breeds put on in weight from mateing to worming? just a rough idea i know :) x

I certainly wouldn't be worrying about 1kg with my very small breed.  You will be surprised how much of it is just fluid.  I don't limit food either, unlike some who insist that the pups will be too big.  I won't argue the point, because we all have our own opinions, but I feed what they need. 

I can't be doing with people who have bitches that are skin and bones after whelping.  I expect my girls to have something to fall back on if they're poorly.

thankgod for that jean im feeling so bad for her im not going to worry now and she can have a good handfull with her food i think i can feel 4 pups but time will tell :) thanks jean x

I felt awful for my bitch with her first litter, she was ever so thin when she whelped, purely because she refused to eat for the most part of the pregnancy. I felt like people would think I'd neglected her! Thankfully she's far better this time and healthier weight but it was one of the biggest worries last time.

WhiteLilly, good luck, I know my girl put on that easily by day 40 and looked very big! I didn't fret it though and fed her as much as she needed, so long as she's fit and healthy for whelping and not overweight or fat, it's good enough for me.

shes a very fit girl untill the snow came shes not been out for a walk in a week now but im sure thats not going to harm her my daughter has always walked her and from getting older shes had an hour every day sometimes more just depends... so wants this snow to go so she can have a walk if she wants to :) i do worry to much :( shes not over weight so im going to stop being silly now :) thanks waggamama x

My normally 8.5lb girl was 12.5lb just before whelping 3 pups 7.75ozs.8.10ozs and 7.15ozs, she ate well throughout,no sickness at all.

The last week I struggled to tuck her under my arm.

not a small breed sorry but my girl was 31kgs before mating and was 40kg at whelping,   sorry not too sure what that is in pound,  about 68lb and 88lb i think

so thats from start (mate) to whelp?? her pup are around 5oz at birth i do think shes carrying 4 pups i can feel 4 lumps away lol x

how many pups did she have powerpuffgirl?? x

only 5 pups, smallest was 550grams and the biggest was 650.  she has since had a second litter but didnt weigh her this time around

i see thanks ...do you know what 5oz would be in grams?x

about 130 - 4 oz is 113g (I bake a lot)

thankyou Roxylola wow that isnt much lol is it tiny pups these will be ...so used to 1-2pounds at birth lol x

teeny tiny, about 8 or 9 thorntons truffles (worked in a chocolate shop in my youth)

yum love them too but now diabetic cant have lol x