Guest Croc Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 My working Springer is due to pup end of July early August what additions to normal feeding should I give her? I am now feeding a mix of complete puppy food, tripe & chicken wings with scrambled egg every other day. Can anyone reccomend any suppliments etc? Also can anyone tell me what I need to apply after docking & dew clawing to prevent bleeding and help the healing process and where I can get some? YIS Croc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ferreting king Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 has your spaniel got papers? i would feed her the same Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Peoples views on the treatment of docked and dewed claws will vary but some good advice is to do nothing . Let the bitch clean them as when you use any thing on them , remember the bitch will clean them any way and will ingest whatever you used .Not good .The main thing in rearing any pups is hygiene and letting the bitch do her own thing .Change the bedding every day when the bitch no longer cleans up after the pups .Good luck . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Croc Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Thanks Foxdropper had thought of that but wondered if the was anything that congealed the blood quickly. Yes Ferreting King both my bitch and the sire are KC reg from good working/trailing stock with loads of FTCH's YIS Croc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Stevie D Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Don't go over the score with the feeding Croc, your feeding the pups inside your bitch too and too much grub could make the birth difficult with oversized pups. Feed the bitch plenty after she's had the pups and is feeding them. The bigger they get the more they will need from the bitch so you can feed her as much as you want then. I would forget the scrambled egg, not necessary, neither is milk. Just a good balanced diet and keep an eye on her condition. Good luck with pups. Stevie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Ad-lib is the way to feed nursing biches but as the pups wean you should gradually cut down the bitch as weight is hard to get off at this time .Do not cut her feed down straight away.Exercise the bitch when the pups can be left alone.The nursing of pups takes a fair bit out the bitch so she will need the food cut down slowly to allow her body to adjust . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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