female not eating

woodbrier kennels · Post by **woodbrier kennels** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:27 pm

I have a female not hardly eating anything and she is one week from having pups never had this problem usally my females eat as much as they can get when they are preg.Any suggestions guys? Would really appreceate it.

Worried beagler

Kelly

m_skin · Post by **m_skin** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:07 pm

normaly when a female is that far a long she wont eat very much at one time.she will eat many times a day but small portions because the pups are taking up all the room and they are putting pressure on the stomach.

samlyn0001 · Post by **samlyn0001** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 7:02 am

If it is really worrying you call your vet or stop by and ask for a tube of nutri -cal. I had a bitch do this the last week of pregnancy last summer. Normally it is ok, but ended up getting low blood sugar as a result of not eating for so many days. Nutri-cal is a good supplement, and I still use it from time to time during the last week if I see that they have gone so long with out eating.
Good luck to you
Hope all goes well.

S.R.Patch · Post by **S.R.Patch** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:45 am

Take her temp., if anythings going wrong with the pups it will show.
Some bitches get a sour stomach, give some tums.
Some bitches eat right up until welping, others go off the feed a day or two before welping. Water is the most important thing, you can sweeten it if you like but keep the fluids up...Patch

woodbrier kennels · Post by **woodbrier kennels** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:54 pm

Thanks guys for the info very helpful she has not quit eating totally but is eating alot less then normal all my other females always eat pretty good right up to about 12 hours before giving birth this is her first litter and just a little worried.

Thanks again
Kelly
Woodbrier Kennels