Making the Puppies Bed

Empty whelping box propped up on cans of tomatoes

Incontinence pads are the first layer

Then a blanket or fleece pad

Add the pig rail and it's done!

Yellow Girl approves.

I'm sure fans of the Raven Cam prefer the green, blue or purple blankets over the white fleece pads as the puppies are easier to see on them. But with them just starting to get up on their feet, I wanted to give them the better traction that the fleece offers for the next few days.

The pups all have loose stools the past day or so and I'm keeping a close eye on them. Hopefully it's nothing more than that Raven's milk is a little rich for them.

Tonight they got some acidipholus powder mixed with a little yogurt which will hopefully help calm down their tummies and restore the good bacteria. Every litter I have had has gone thru this at just about this age... these guys just seem to have it a little worse than other. I start counting the days until they are old enough to start on some mush...that always seems to clear it up. They need to be walking and have their eyes open first.

We now have two with eyes open... Purple Boy's opened up this afternoon!