I knew it! my gut feeling was right!
My brother in law had taken rider's mom (the boxer) and littermate (female). the littermate is almost twice the size of rider! he brought them over to visit last night and he said the pups birthdate is october 1, so rider was only 5.5 weeks when we picked her up and is only 6.5 weeks old NOW!:mad2: i had a gut feeling the lady was lying so it was easier to get rid of them. when rider saw her mom (boxer) last night, her face lit up and her body was so excited to see her mom. she immediately went to nurse, and the mom laid down and let her, so i know that lady lied about her kicking her puppies off. rider gorged herself until she looked like an inflated balloon, then barfed because she was way too full. she slept a bit better than usual but cried like the day we got her, and is barely touching her dry pup food. she barfed a little this morning. also took a huge poo twice the size of the rest she's done. now her tummy is back down to where it was and she seems restless. she still gets her bouts of wicked pup energy and plays with oscar.
we are going tonight to petsmart get powder formula that i can reconstitute and she can lap out of a saucer or bowl. all she showed us last night is that she's starving, and i won't let it continue. i could cry i feel so bad for her. we're seeing the vet soon either friday or next week, but i don't need a vet to tell me this pup wasn't weaned, she makes it obvious.
has anyone ever done this that could recommend a product they've used and had success? i think a milk replacement is a wiser idea than a weaning formula, no? she still munches her kibbles but it's obviously not enough.
also does anyone have recommended reading on any behavioral differences with puppies that have left too early? or is it a topic i can trust google for. anyone can put anything on the internet these days, so i'd rather know i'm reading something accurate.
thanks so much guys.
My brother in law had taken rider's mom (the boxer) and littermate (female). the littermate is almost twice the size of rider! he brought them over to visit last night and he said the pups birthdate is october 1, so rider was only 5.5 weeks when we picked her up and is only 6.5 weeks old NOW!:mad2: i had a gut feeling the lady was lying so it was easier to get rid of them. when rider saw her mom (boxer) last night, her face lit up and her body was so excited to see her mom. she immediately went to nurse, and the mom laid down and let her, so i know that lady lied about her kicking her puppies off. rider gorged herself until she looked like an inflated balloon, then barfed because she was way too full. she slept a bit better than usual but cried like the day we got her, and is barely touching her dry pup food. she barfed a little this morning. also took a huge poo twice the size of the rest she's done. now her tummy is back down to where it was and she seems restless. she still gets her bouts of wicked pup energy and plays with oscar.
we are going tonight to petsmart get powder formula that i can reconstitute and she can lap out of a saucer or bowl. all she showed us last night is that she's starving, and i won't let it continue. i could cry i feel so bad for her. we're seeing the vet soon either friday or next week, but i don't need a vet to tell me this pup wasn't weaned, she makes it obvious.
has anyone ever done this that could recommend a product they've used and had success? i think a milk replacement is a wiser idea than a weaning formula, no? she still munches her kibbles but it's obviously not enough.
also does anyone have recommended reading on any behavioral differences with puppies that have left too early? or is it a topic i can trust google for. anyone can put anything on the internet these days, so i'd rather know i'm reading something accurate.
thanks so much guys.