There's always room...

DAY 46

Rini with Daddy

There's always room for a cuddle whippet! Miss Rini may be getting awfully BIG but there is still room for her to cuddle with Dad ... he just has to sit forward a bit =)

We're settling in to a routine now. Derek gets up way earlier than I do, so he lets Rini outside first thing and then offers her some dry food to settle her stomach and keep her glucose level. The goal is to get her small amounts of nutrients constantly throughout the day. When I get up around 9 or 10am I feed everyone their breakfast, and Rini gets about 3/4 cup kibble with two tablespoons of canned food, omega 3 capsule, vitamin E capsule, and her folic acid tablet. Just like a human mommy she has to get her folic acid!

We keep a bowl of one cup of dry kibble in the kitchen and offer it to Rini several times a day. She's not too shy about letting us know when she wants some food!

She gets a small lunch of about 1/2 cup dry kibble and canned, soaked in hot water. Then dinner is later at night, around 9pm. It's a repeat of breakfast (minus the folic acid) plus a packet of Panacur. We give pregnant girls Panacur starting at 40 days to ensure the puppies are born worm-free. It also helps give us higher birth weights.

I'd say overall she's eating about 3 cups of food per day. She doesn't always eat all of the dry food, but some days she wants a bit more, so it evens out. She's feeling good, running in the yard with the other dogs and getting plenty of exercise. It's so darned hot here that I've been trying to keep her from running too much, but some exercise is good for keeping her fit and healthy so she'll have a smooth delivery.