Deal breaker?

[Rickshaw swami 3,894]

There is no replacement for dog colostrum.Had a litter drop last night half way through I was feeding bitch fried chicken filet.they will always eat it and I believe this assists with Colostrum production

[dillydog 8,414]

3 hours ago, downsouth said:

The colostrum that a pup gets from the bitch for the first 3 days wont make or break the pup as a worker when its older but the antibodies that it gets from the colostrum definitely plays a massive part in a dogs wellbeing and immune system as an adult.

I get that DS but I assumed you were talking about the affects of not having the dam around, the socialisation of the pups by their mother.

Edited January 11, 2019 by dillydog

[foxdropper 17,092]

Whole new thread I know but I’ve never enjoyed bottle feeding pups and never really gelled with the two I did rear although they went on to make decent workers ,lost two more whilst attempting to feed the litter .I used lactol after a bitch dried up premature ,in fact she was a bad mother spending too much time away from them .Time consuming and don’t think I’d do it again .

On the subject of ivermectin ,these days there no need to use it for whatever reason as there is a spot on for everything now and cheap enough off the web with a prescription from vet .

[Rickshaw swami 3,894]

Made my wife quit her job when we got married to bottle raise 4 catchdog pups.None made the grade.16 years later she still reminds me of why not to bottle raise.

[tank34 2,178]

26 minutes ago, foxdropper said:

Whole new thread I know but I’ve never enjoyed bottle feeding pups and never really gelled with the two I did rear although they went on to make decent workers ,lost two more whilst attempting to feed the litter .I used lactol after a bitch dried up premature ,in fact she was a bad mother spending too much time away from them .Time consuming and don’t think I’d do it again .

On the subject of ivermectin ,these days there no need to use it for whatever reason as there is a spot on for everything now and cheap enough off the web with a prescription from vet .

Stronghold or advocate cheaper and safer than a bottle of ivermactin