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Question
Female Boston had 8 puppies 5 weeks ago. Puppies doing great, but mother
looks like skin and bones with a cow's utter. Puppies are mostly getting
puppy food, but Mother is leaking milk all over the place.

Answer

some of my clients
Oh No! Poor Boston Mom!  Yes, let's help this gal.  Will she eat her meals?  I would like you to put her on a special food for a little while...BARKING at the MOON by Solid Gold / you can find this at most pet stores.  Please give her your food and the new food for about 2 months.  Do a 50/50 mix of the two foods .... She should like the taste of this food.


Also, please add this supplement to her diet 2 x per day for 1 week and then just 1 x per day for long term.

NuVET Plus - this is one of the best immune system boosters / in the USA...read about NuVET here.
It will cost, you most of the time, just .60 cents per day.  I would like you to double dose her just for the first 7 days.  After that time she can go down to just 1 NuVET wafer per day.
This will help her to gain her strength back, build the immune system and help to dry up the milk.

I know you still want them to nurse for another week or two.  After that, try to have them just eat the puppy food and fill up on that.

go her to order NuVET - not sold in pet stores / YOU will need my referral code to order:
http://www.apluspetcare.com/untitled4.html



BEST wishes,
Send me a photo of mom when she feels better.
Thanks
Marie Peppers LPN MA

mtnmom@gci.net