Congratulations! and, thank you for sharing the picture ----give Trinity a BIG HUG from us and what a delight! I always thought Chihuahua's only had maybe 3 puppies! WOW!!!!! Lynn/MI
----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:42 PM Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Trinity is a mom!!!!! I am amazed myself, as I mentioned this is my first time with little dogs. I thought for sure 4 pups. But she just got bigger and bigger. She is not a small chi, her normal weight is 5 -6 lbs. She is just really thin boned so I worried, all for not. The dad is the same stature (same height and length) but a lot more muscular. Here is all the pups cuddled up except for the little one left out, she gets special feeding She is not shunned or left out, there just isn't room for her. We haven't really named then but I can tell the little one is named Seven and she will have special place. Any advice is welcome. Patricia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of marsha Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 9:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Trinity is a mom!!!!! They are all adorable. I can't get over 7 of them. I have friends who have had large litters like this, but it certainly isn't the norm, lol. I average 3 per litter, lol How big is Trinity? Marsha ----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 9:34 PM Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Trinity is a mom!!!!! Here is a link to the first pic that we took. http://paulhurteau.com/pups1.jpg I never imagined there were 7 in there. Trinity is dainty but not a small chi, she her normal weight is about 7 pounds. What amazed me was the ease she delivered ( after no. 1) and cared for them, no crying, panting, anything. She is now eating and drinking well, and I am really glad that her eating in not an issue with so many mouths to feed. I am back to Marsha's recommended website for more info and appreciate any tips from this group. There is one other thing, because of the large amount of pups, I plan to weigh each one to make sure that one or two isn't getting muscled out of the milk. But the 5 fawns look a lot alike (at least to me after 12 hours and not much sleep). We are still checking sex, will I know who is who soon or how can I tell them apart? Thanks all. Patricia ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kathy Kelleher Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Trinity is a mom!!!!! Hi Patricia, Wholly cow - 7 pups from a chi. Is that the usual amount of pups in a litter? They just seem too little to have 7 pups. Congratulations!!!! Can't wait to see pictures of the Mom & pups.
