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Topic Dog Boards / Breeding / bitch being sick (locked)
- By barneyfoz [gb] Date 02.09.08 20:55 UTC
Hi, can anyone give me any advice, my bitch had her pups 5 weeks ago and today she has eaten her own food and then got into the pups playpen and been sick 3 different times, the first time i didnt realise and the pups ate her sick, but it seems to me that she's being sick on purpose to feed the pups, the pups are being weaned, when i went to clean the sick up out of their bed she growled at me.
- By Isabel Date 02.09.08 20:59 UTC
This is pefectly normal behaviour and is exactly how a bitch would feed her puppies in the wild.  It is not desirable though as the puppies can choke on particles that are too large and, anyway, it's quite revolting isn't it :-)  The best thing is to keep mum away from puppies now for about an hours or so after having her meals during which time you can feed them their solids and they they are not begging her to do this so much and can just finish up with a nice drink instead.
- By Melodysk [gb] Date 03.09.08 06:32 UTC
Please add this to your still open thread, thanks
Topic Dog Boards / Breeding / bitch being sick (locked)

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