Question about a lab

kelsey · 07-19-2005, 09:09 PM

I just got a Lab puppy from a man down the road. The puppies are just farm dogs, and were given away for free. The puppy weighs 6 pounds, does anyone have an idea of how old the puppy is by his weight? Also the just sleeps all the time. I have four dogs, and the others were not this mellow. Is it possibly because she is too young? And If this pup is realy young should I just be giving her puppy food and water, or something else? Thanks a bunch,
Kelsey

Kymcole25 · 07-19-2005, 09:11 PM

Does your pup get random spurts of energy and then just fall alseep no matter what she is doing?

Kymcole25 · 07-19-2005, 09:16 PM

Also, about the food.....does she eat when you give her just puppy food?

kelsey · 07-19-2005, 09:19 PM

Yes she does eat her puppy food. And yes she does get spurts of energy then just falls asleep. But she is way more mellow then my retrievers. Do you know how old she is by her weight? A range maybe?

***Cassiepeia*** · 07-19-2005, 09:28 PM

It would be hard to guess, you should ask the person who gave her to you.
Do you have any pictures you could post, it might be easier to guess the age if we had a look. No guarantees though.

Cass.

kelsey · 07-19-2005, 09:34 PM

How do I post a pic? I did the img img thing, but what do i put between it? I go to properties, but then i can't find what to put. Thanks a bunch

Kymcole25 · 07-19-2005, 09:39 PM

Try uploading it to photobucket or even here at global paw......

With all three of our litters...the pups started running around for maybe 10 minutes at a time and then pass out no matter what, that was around 6 weeks, and from the weight you've given....it seems to be a good guess. Kylie was only 15 pounds at 3.5 months. Pictures might change everything though.

kelsey · 07-19-2005, 09:51 PM

I wish I could just copy and paste a pic. lol

Kymcole25 · 07-19-2005, 09:56 PM

I do too, at times! lol

kelsey · 07-19-2005, 10:05 PM

http://photobucket.com/albums/a283/kelsey23_09/?sc=1

there's a link to her pic

Kymcole25 · 07-19-2005, 10:08 PM

Sorry to say it's the wrong link....you posted the one to your album. We need the one under the picture you uploaded, where there are the three diffrent types, copy and paste the url one.

kelsey · 07-19-2005, 10:10 PM

http://photobucket.com/albums/a283/k...h_100_0115.jpg

***Cassiepeia*** · 07-19-2005, 10:13 PM

She's cute!

From that pic she looks old enough to be away from mum.

She's probably just not an overly active pup. Plus she's not been away from her mum and siblings for long so she may take a while to settle in. As long as she's eating and the vet gives her the OK then I wouldn't worry.

Cass.

Kymcole25 · 07-19-2005, 10:13 PM

there ya go!

here it is so you dont have to click the link

Kymcole25 · 07-19-2005, 10:19 PM

From the picture, your pup looks to be around 7-8 weeks old. You should probably chekc with your vet though.

You may be having the problem with sleep because she was taken from her mother to early. You could try giving her diffrent types of toys, blankets, ect to keep her mind moving and stop her from wanting to sleep all the time.

Besides giving her just puppy food, you can give her diffrent things to start getting her weight up. Roasted chicken, yougert, scrambled eggs, these are all things the vet has told us for when we needed to put some weight back on Jagger.

I hope this helped in some way,
Kim

07-19-2005, 09:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
kelsey Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	Question about a lab I just got a Lab puppy from a man down the road. The puppies are just farm dogs, and were given away for free. The puppy weighs 6 pounds, does anyone have an idea of how old the puppy is by his weight? Also the just sleeps all the time. I have four dogs, and the others were not this mellow. Is it possibly because she is too young? And If this pup is realy young should I just be giving her puppy food and water, or something else? Thanks a bunch, Kelsey
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07-19-2005, 09:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kymcole25 Serenity Cove Kennels Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dunkirk, MD Posts: 1,152 Rep Power: 97	Does your pup get random spurts of energy and then just fall alseep no matter what she is doing?
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Kymcole25 Serenity Cove Kennels Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dunkirk, MD Posts: 1,152 Rep Power: 97	Also, about the food.....does she eat when you give her just puppy food?
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07-19-2005, 09:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
kelsey Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	Yes she does eat her puppy food. And yes she does get spurts of energy then just falls asleep. But she is way more mellow then my retrievers. Do you know how old she is by her weight? A range maybe?
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07-19-2005, 09:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
*Cassiepeia* Chihuahua Mum Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 8,281 Blog Entries: 9 Rep Power: 284	It would be hard to guess, you should ask the person who gave her to you. Do you have any pictures you could post, it might be easier to guess the age if we had a look. No guarantees though. Cass.
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07-19-2005, 09:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
kelsey Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	How do I post a pic? I did the img img thing, but what do i put between it? I go to properties, but then i can't find what to put. Thanks a bunch
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07-19-2005, 09:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kymcole25 Serenity Cove Kennels Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dunkirk, MD Posts: 1,152 Rep Power: 97	Try uploading it to photobucket or even here at global paw...... With all three of our litters...the pups started running around for maybe 10 minutes at a time and then pass out no matter what, that was around 6 weeks, and from the weight you've given....it seems to be a good guess. Kylie was only 15 pounds at 3.5 months. Pictures might change everything though.
	__________________ Kim and the Serenity Cove Crew!

07-19-2005, 09:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
kelsey Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	I wish I could just copy and paste a pic. lol
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07-19-2005, 09:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kymcole25 Serenity Cove Kennels Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dunkirk, MD Posts: 1,152 Rep Power: 97	I do too, at times! lol
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07-19-2005, 10:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
kelsey Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	http://photobucket.com/albums/a283/kelsey23_09/?sc=1 there's a link to her pic
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07-19-2005, 10:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
Kymcole25 Serenity Cove Kennels Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dunkirk, MD Posts: 1,152 Rep Power: 97	Sorry to say it's the wrong link....you posted the one to your album. We need the one under the picture you uploaded, where there are the three diffrent types, copy and paste the url one.
	__________________ Kim and the Serenity Cove Crew!

07-19-2005, 10:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
kelsey Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	http://photobucket.com/albums/a283/k...h_100_0115.jpg
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07-19-2005, 10:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
*Cassiepeia* Chihuahua Mum Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 8,281 Blog Entries: 9 Rep Power: 284	She's cute! From that pic she looks old enough to be away from mum. She's probably just not an overly active pup. Plus she's not been away from her mum and siblings for long so she may take a while to settle in. As long as she's eating and the vet gives her the OK then I wouldn't worry. Cass.
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07-19-2005, 10:13 PM	#14 (permalink)
Kymcole25 Serenity Cove Kennels Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dunkirk, MD Posts: 1,152 Rep Power: 97	there ya go! here it is so you dont have to click the link
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07-19-2005, 10:19 PM	#15 (permalink)
Kymcole25 Serenity Cove Kennels Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dunkirk, MD Posts: 1,152 Rep Power: 97	From the picture, your pup looks to be around 7-8 weeks old. You should probably chekc with your vet though. You may be having the problem with sleep because she was taken from her mother to early. You could try giving her diffrent types of toys, blankets, ect to keep her mind moving and stop her from wanting to sleep all the time. Besides giving her just puppy food, you can give her diffrent things to start getting her weight up. Roasted chicken, yougert, scrambled eggs, these are all things the vet has told us for when we needed to put some weight back on Jagger. I hope this helped in some way, Kim
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