Puppies!

I am slow on keeping things up to date here. In September, we adopted Josh and Hayley's dog, Maggie. We knew there was a possibility she was pregnant when we brought her home, and on October 17th it was confirmed with an ultrasound, and just a few days later on the 21st she had an xray that revealed 3 puppies.

On October 26th, she gave birth to 3 healthy puppies - 

I put a stuffed animal in with her and the babies so that she could get out of the whelping box occasionally and the babies would be okay snuggling up to the stuffed animal and give Maggie a break.

The little black male was born first, then the little black female, followed by the little brown female. 

The weigh in:
Boy: 9.0 oz

Bl Girl: 7.5 oz

Br Girl: 8.5 oz

As they've grown, the brown girl has become the biggest, then the boy, followed by quite a margin by the little black girl.

The brown girl and black boy's eyes opened yesterday (Nov. 11) starting with one eye opened on the 10th. So far, the little black girl's eyes are still closed. 

Current weights:
Boy:2 lbs 3 oz

Bl Girl: 1 lb 15 1/2 oz

Br Girl: 2 lb. 6 1/2 oz

And pictures taken last night & this morning:

Josh and Hayley have called dibs on the black boy, and I am thinking of keeping one of the girls. There has been a lot of interest in these puppies, so I think it will be easy to find a home for the 2nd girl. As of today, I am thinking of keeping the little black girl, but that could change.

Maggie is doing well, though she didn't sleep last night and seemed to have an elevated temperature  on the 10th (101.8). It was within normal range but her normal temperature seems to run a bit cooler (99.6-100.4). 

The puppies are adorable, but being a puppy grandma can be rough at times in trying to take care of mama Maggie and wipe off poop from various locations found on the puppies - today I found some on a puppies ear. Puppies have no idea of personal space, so puppy piles happen often. I am past the point of making sure that each puppy latches on properly during feeding time, which is very nice! At this point, I just point them in the right direction when necessary - like when a puppy is behind Maggie instead of being in front of her where they need to be.

♥ Melody