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Originally Posted by pepsimum
She is fed raw one day and a dried puppy complete the other which is wheat and gluten free. My vet today has suggested that I keep her on the puppy milk as she will need the extra calcium at the moment as she is feeding a large litter. He would like me to carry on with it until pups are at least three weeks old. I was always told that it was good for the mum to have the puppy milk before they give birth until a few weeks after they are born.
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Giving milk to an in whelp or lactating bitch is rather old fashioned.
If she is being fed puppy food, that will have extra calcium in it anyway. Too much calcium before or after the birth can induce eclampsia. Did the vet mention this to you? I used to think my breeder was bvarking when she said vets know nothing about breeding dogs, but sadly, it has since become apparent that she is mostly right!
My girl managed to rear a litter of 9 puppies having not had a drop of milk. You just need to make sure she gets plenty of food and plenty of fluid in her. Adding water to her complete will help.