Lesson #1: Momma dogs love to dig up their bedding and make pillows for themselves. Who can blame them? Puppies like to crawl around and bury themselves under the blankies. And then Momma doesn't know they're under there and... fortunately this was only my thought and nothing tragic happened.
Solution: remove the bottom of the whelping box. With the sides firmly on the ground I tuck the blankets/sheets under them. I made my box to fit inside an X-pen. Since Kayla was still able to dig up her bed I found some heavy-duty clips and clipped the bedding to the X-pen. It's as comfortable as it's gonna get, Lady!
Lesson #2: Momma dogs are very messy. They will bleed for weeks after and poo is diarrhea. (All the afterbirth stuff they eat, hormone changes, etc.)
Solution: They need to be bathed. Often. And it is very hard to get out. You have to scrub some parts but be gentle around the tender parts. 'Nuf said.
Lesson #3: Babies grow fast! Last night one crawled into momma's water bowl. Fortunately it was almost empty.
Solution: hamster bottle for thirsty Kayla.
Another solution for #2 & #3: I'm setting up another X-pen outside of the box. Kayla will have more room to wander around without getting messy everywhere and puppies will stay in the box? I don't know. They are getting pretty agile.
Fast CAT October 2025
9 months ago
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