Post by fuzzymum1 on Sept 29, 2011 22:21:02 GMT
Just trying to estimate how many pups Dorothy is going to have this time (she got pregnant again in the PP oestrus before we knew she'd had pups).
I think she has about 5 days left until she's due to give birth (today is 85 days since I heard Norman doing the mating bark).
She's still happy to be handled so I carefully weighed her and Billie who have always been similar in size and right now she's 115g heavier! (355g to Billie's 240g)
The other newborn pups I have weighed have been around 14g each - allowing for the fact they're not fully grown and also that there will be some fluid and placentas etc I'm thinking we could be in for a litter of around 8 this time!
I have some homes lined up already which is good.
I think she has about 5 days left until she's due to give birth (today is 85 days since I heard Norman doing the mating bark).
She's still happy to be handled so I carefully weighed her and Billie who have always been similar in size and right now she's 115g heavier! (355g to Billie's 240g)
The other newborn pups I have weighed have been around 14g each - allowing for the fact they're not fully grown and also that there will be some fluid and placentas etc I'm thinking we could be in for a litter of around 8 this time!
I have some homes lined up already which is good.