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by Phillis - Zacks little sister on August 13th, 2009
The mother is ingesting the bowel movements. She does this for two reasons.
1- There are still nutrients in it that have not been absorbed by the puppy's bodies. In the wild, this would be crucial, in order to help ensure survival of both dam and pups.
2- It keeps the den cleansed of odor that would alert predators to the location f the pups. It's the same reason the dam also eats the afterbirth. +5
by Merriment on August 13th, 2009
The mother is eating the poop when she licks them to stimulate their movement/pee.
Sorry, if any body is reading this and eating a snack!
by BigDaddyBS on August 13th, 2009
Mom eats it, unless you manage to see it and get it before she "cleans up" around there. ;-)
by dichihuahua on October 25th, 2009
mom, cleans the babies and eats the poop...the mom might throw it back up in the yard...some don't though....this is how she keeps the area where her pups r...in keeping it clean...this is normal...so don't be worried...ok. dichihuahua
by thepapillon on August 22nd, 2009
The 1 week old puppies will poop 2-3 times (sometimes more) a day. Most certainly they are pooping and you're just not seeing it. :)
If they weren't pooping, they would be very cranky babies and probably fade away.
Mom is doing a good job of cleaning up. Sometimes the babies at one week will be able to poop on their own, and mom might just clean it up quickly.
by Anonymous on August 14th, 2009
Thanks all for the answers!
I am aware of that the mother licks them to stimulate both bowel movements and get them to pee. But I have been with her for 24/7 for the first week and only twice have I seen her lick the rectum of the puppies, she only seems to lick. I tried stroking two of them with a warm cloth and they pooped, so I tried the other ones and nothing happened.. some of them are crying a bit hard after drinking her milk, I don't know if it is because they don't feel good or because they have to go poopoo!?!
I have tried to ask everyone i know in this business and google it, nobody seems to know approximately how often a one week old puppy poops.
my friends dog gave birth saturday and just starting pulling runt out and laying seprate from rest help please still feeding all pups
by loop3158 on April 28th, 2011
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My friend's daughter recently purchased a full bread Golden Retriever puppy for $1,400. Was she over charged or is that the going rate?
by Freedom00 on April 5th, 2011
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We have 6 year old dog, about 7 years old, can she have puppies?
by ... on March 15th, 2011
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my pug is 64 days today and her temp this moring was 99.5 and this evening was 98.6 does this mean she will welp soon no rude comments plz
by Lacy_M on March 14th, 2011
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How many days when puppies open their eyes?
by ... on March 15th, 2011
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You're reading Qestion for breeders! I have a small litter (5 puppies) that are now 10 days old, from a collie/lab mix. They are feeding well, fell warm with a full belly but not bloated. Mother takes care of cleaning and they pee alot, but i hardly never see any poop?
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