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July 25, 2024 at 4:22 pm #2549
Hello! My name is Kandice and I am a new English Setter breeder. I recently had a litter of 11 (6F, 5M) on June 16th, 2024 and have been raising them to the best of my ability with help from various knowledgable people. We are in the middle of transitioning from milk to dog food and most of the puppies are bloated to some degree. All the puppies have been wormed and taken to the vet for check ups which have always said they are fine. I was wondering what we might do to help get rid of the pot bellies or if they will go away eventually on their own. Many thanks, I will also list some questions below in bullet point format that I have.
-What puppy food do you recommend? Currently I am using Purina Pro Plan Puppy Chicken and Rice
-What wormer would you recommend? I have used Durvet Wormer recently but know that there may be some better options out there.
-How much space should they have access to to play? We currently have most of our bedroom sectioned off with an ex-pen to allow the puppies room to roam safely, however this makes navigating the area harder for us so we were wondering if a smaller space would be more suitible or if they needed as much room as they can have.
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July 25, 2024 at 10:14 pm #2552
Hi Kandice,
My name is Judi Hunter. How old are your puppies? I think the pot belly look will go away as they grow. I recently had a litter and they ate so fast their stomaches got the pot belly look.
Puppy food is a personal preference. I used Health Extension, Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe .
My choice of wormer was Pyrantel which is what my repo vet recommended. I’m not familiar with Durvet.
I did something different with my litter for the first time on the advice of another breeder. I used a litter box with pellets. I always used wee wee pads before but the pups got to a certain age and shredded them making them useless. I used the bottom half of a molded crate to contain the pellets. I had seven pups in one ex-pen but added three additional panels for the litter box. They had plenty of room to romp when inside. But they also had a large puppy play yard outside where they spent a lot of time running and playing. We put a shelter all over it so it was covered. Most of our day was spent outside with the pups. The plus is they were well on their way to being potty trained by the time they went to their new homes.
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