Tag Archives: nurse

As slow as molasses

Posted on April 3, 2025 by pinewoodcavapoos

The Poodles are finally here! And as our title states, Lyric took her own sweet time baking that litter and finally whelping it. And she took a two hour break between each puppy. We usually breed a female two to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poodles | Tagged apricot parti, birth, black and tan, bonus, born, delivery, litter, Lyric, merle, minature Poodles, nurse, poodle, Poodle pup, poodle puppies, poodles, puppies, pups, purebred poodle, temperature, whelping | 4 Comments

A fun update!

Posted on September 19, 2023 by pinewoodcavapoos

I recently received a fun update from our friend Katharine and her amazing dog, Toby! Today was Toby’s first day of visiting at the hospital. He wagged his tail for a full hour and a half responding to all the … Continue reading →

Posted in adults, Cavapoo, update | Tagged apricot, cavapoo, dog, hospital, nurse, people, Pet Partners, pupdate, therapy dog, Toby, update, visiting | 2 Comments

Sweet Journey

Posted on February 7, 2023 by pinewoodcavapoos

Can you believe this little guy is already five weeks old?! Journey is sweet and playful. He uses his litter box, eats some of moms’ food, but still nursing off mom mostly. His little tail wags when you interact with … Continue reading →

Posted in Cavalier, five weeks | Tagged Asher, blenheim, Cavalier, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, eat, food, journey, joy, litter box, nurse, play, puppy, toys | 6 Comments

Sharing

Posted on January 1, 2020 by pinewoodcavapoos

Treasure and Mercy and both doing great with their new Cavapoo babies (Mercy doesn’t even act like she had major surgery!) Dogs are so amazing. I remember what my C-section was like; ouch! And since Treasure had seven pups and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cavapoo, cavapoo puppies, cavapoo puppy, Cavapoos, Uncategorized | Tagged apricot, babies, blenheim, C-section, Cavalier, cavapoo, cavapoo puppies, cavapoos, Mercy, mom, moms, newborn, nurse, nursing, pups, sharing, surgery, Treasure | 6 Comments

Sunday was the longest week I’ve ever had

Posted on December 31, 2019 by pinewoodcavapoos

This is a long story so you may want to grab a hot drink, sit in your favorite chair and get comfortable. It actually all started Saturday night as I noticed Mercy getting more restless. I lined her crate with … Continue reading →

Posted in Cavapoo, cavapoo puppies, cavapoo puppy, Cavapoos, pregnancy, vet | Tagged anesthesia, apricot, bed, birth canal, birthing process, blenheim, C-section, cavapoo, cavapoo puppies, cavapoos, crate, crazy, day, doctor, girl, hospital, hubby, incubator, issues, labor, litter, litters, longest, Lucy, Mercy, mid-wife, murphy's law, nesting, nurse, oxytocin, poodle, poodles, pregnant, process, puppies, puppy, pups, sixteen, stuck, Sunday, surgery, surprise, tech, temperature, Treasure, vet, warm, week, whelping, x-ray | 16 Comments

Mommy and me

Posted on April 9, 2019 by pinewoodcavapoos

Weaning continues for Nugget and Allie. She seems to enjoy her alone time and is resting a lot. But if she hears him fussing, she gets upset so I usually bring him to her so she can check on him … Continue reading →

Posted in Cavapoo, cavapoo puppy, six weeks | Tagged Allie, cavapoo, cavapoo puppy, fussing, me, mom, mommy, Nugget, nurse, nursing, pup, puppy, resting, snuggles, upset, weaning | 1 Comment

Worth her weight in gold!

Posted on January 21, 2019 by pinewoodcavapoos

Flower’s milk supply did not come in right away after she whelped her litter. It did finally come in but her puppies are still very small; much smaller than an average three-week-old puppy. It’s almost like she’s producing skim milk … Continue reading →

Posted in Cavapoo, Cavapoos, Puppies, three weeks, Uncategorized | Tagged average, baby food, bed, bedding, bottle, canned, cavapoo puppies, cavapoos, chicken, confident, crate, cream, flourish, Flower, food, goat's milk, grow, growing, herbs, joy, Justice, kibble, licking, little, mess, milk, milk replacer, milk supply, moms, nurse, nuzzling, Oakley, potty break, pounds, producing, production, puppies, puppy pudding, real, skim milk, slowly, slurry, small, sponge, supplement, supplemental, supplemental feedings, supply, tiny, tube, volunteer, weight gains, wet nurse | 2 Comments

Mercy, Mercy

Posted on October 18, 2018 by pinewoodcavapoos

I am usually a bit apprehensive when I have a brand new expectant mom about to deliver her first batch of puppies. With the seasoned moms you kind of know what to expect, how they’ve acted before and how they’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Cavapoos, New litter | Tagged attentive, batch, birthweight, black and tan, born, brand new, calm, cavapoo puppies, cavapoos, cleaning, curl, deliver, delivering, delivery, excellent, expect, expectant, happy, laying, litter, Mercy, milk, mom, moms, mother, nurse, nursing, nurturing, proven, puppies, report, size, sleeping, stage, steady, tricolor, weigh-in, weight | 2 Comments

Six to seven weeks

Posted on May 22, 2018 by pinewoodcavapoos

The puppies are growing and learning by leaps and bounds! This week they got moved into the puppy room and a bigger puppy playpen. They are at the age and stage that they needed more room and the bigger puppy … Continue reading →

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The neonatal stage

Posted on April 20, 2018 by pinewoodcavapoos

Our puppies make their appearance into the world in our living room. (Yes, puppies are always born in our living room.) The first couple weeks after a litter is born is often referred to as the “Neonatal” stage. Puppies eyes open around two … Continue reading →

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