If they look like fat little sea turtles, or Frisbees with legs, then they are swimmers. It is relatively easy to fix a swimmer and the fix happens quickly, but you will need to assess whether or not they are able to get their front legs underneath them and get up off their chests. We had two swimmers once...pretty common with litters of one or two. Myra
>From: Susan Cochran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Newborns on a diet?!?!?! >Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 15:37:51 -0400 > >Yes, ignore him. Anyone who advises a diet for a two week old puppy is an >idiot. Just make sure that the puppies are not swimmers and they will slow >up on growth as they begin to walk. >All the best, >Susan Cochran > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Susan K Platt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 8:48 AM >Subject: [CKCS-L] Newborns on a diet?!?!?! > > >I was just told by my vet that my puppies are too fat and should be on a >"diet". The puppies are two weeks old, each weight in at 11oz at birth and >now hover around 2 pounds. All of my litters (a grand total of 6 before >this one) have had large puppies (8-14oz) and I have always given the >mother >free access. I must admit that the non of the previous puppies have been >this big this fast and these puppies are having trouble moving and even >their breathing seem labored (thus my revisit to the vet). Of course the >Mother is not happy not being with her babies (she is such a wonderful >Mother!) and I worry that maybe she will loose interest in them. > >Any thought or opinions on this matter? > >TIA >Susan > >Susan K Platt >Claymoore Cavaliers >Grand Blanc, MI >810 695-8979 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.usol.com/~claymoore > >=================== >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=T%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=T%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
