It is such a wonderful journey - finding out all there is to know about whelping, feeding and health for my soon to be parents.
I have just had a phone call from Alfie's last owner saying she is over the moon for the pair of them and that she would love to be at the birth. That makes 3 of us so far - enough I think! She also has pictures of Alfies Mum, Dad and Grandad, so anyone buying the puppies will get a whole family tree on Alfie's side, and Maddy's Mum is local, so a good start.
I need feeding bottles, scissors, goats milk, dental floss, heaters, naval pegs (whatever it is they call them) lots of clean bedding and a lot of sleep leading up to it!
Only 6 weeks to go and the girl is getting mighty proud, and nicely rounded. You can now see her stomach from behind, its like a saddle bag!
Poor piglet hurt her leg today and is limping, but not making a sound, so I expect she is going for the sympathy vote...oooh, owww, ahhhh! Bless her, if she seems distressed at all tomorrow I will get her to the vets immediately, but she seems OK apart from a small limp.
And today I learned how to make bonemeal from eggshells...it is supposed to give them calcium without phosporous, as they don't need that...too much can apparently harm them, so I am doing my bit for all concerned.
Off to bed with my kids now....luckily two of them are happy with their bed on the floor now, so I get some sleep...hoorah!
I have just had a phone call from Alfie's last owner saying she is over the moon for the pair of them and that she would love to be at the birth. That makes 3 of us so far - enough I think! She also has pictures of Alfies Mum, Dad and Grandad, so anyone buying the puppies will get a whole family tree on Alfie's side, and Maddy's Mum is local, so a good start.
I need feeding bottles, scissors, goats milk, dental floss, heaters, naval pegs (whatever it is they call them) lots of clean bedding and a lot of sleep leading up to it!
Only 6 weeks to go and the girl is getting mighty proud, and nicely rounded. You can now see her stomach from behind, its like a saddle bag!
Poor piglet hurt her leg today and is limping, but not making a sound, so I expect she is going for the sympathy vote...oooh, owww, ahhhh! Bless her, if she seems distressed at all tomorrow I will get her to the vets immediately, but she seems OK apart from a small limp.
And today I learned how to make bonemeal from eggshells...it is supposed to give them calcium without phosporous, as they don't need that...too much can apparently harm them, so I am doing my bit for all concerned.
Off to bed with my kids now....luckily two of them are happy with their bed on the floor now, so I get some sleep...hoorah!
2 comments:
...bel cane!!!
...tornerò a leggere con calma..(e con un dizionario..il mio inglese è molto molto scolastico,:( dovrei rinfrescarlo un pò.....e questo blog può essermi d'aiuto,si impara piu'" sul campo "che su mille libri..!!!....
bye!!
I am so happy someone has taken the time to leave me a comment, but alas I cannot speak Spanish?
If anyone could translate for me I would be most grateful.
Bye and thanks Barbara!!
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