Piggy weighs a pound

OK, I couldn't resist, I know Piggy is not an appropriate name for a girly-girl... But Girl #1, the largest at birth, has gained the most weight of all the puppies. She is now exactly one pound. Which puts her exactly double her 8oz sister.



Girl #2, Squeekers, as J now calls her because when she's hungry she squeeks at me, is growing very slowly but at least she's growing. And I see small differences every day in her level of strength. I'm tube feeding her for now to keep her weight, her strength and level of hydration good. The vet said she believes she was stressed in the birth canal. There was a long pause between Girl 1 and Girl 2 in delivery and it's very possible that she was stressed. The pause was long enough that I was worried and called the vet during this time. Girl #2 wouldn't nurse right away, so it's been a struggle to keep her from losing weight and dehydrating. She is nursing a little between feedings, and hopefully that instinct will take over and we can wean her off the tube.

The boys are boys - strong, healthy, pushy (but not as much as Piggy). We're still working on nicknames for them. They are both at 12 oz.