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Elle & Wookiee 3.10.25 SpongeBob SquarePants Litter - Week 2

With the loss of Blue, we are at five puppies now - two black with white markings, two chocolate with white markings, and one black parti - three boys and two girls. As the pictures show, eyes opened, but they still have that glossy look as development continues in the weeks ahead. Honestly, the most common way to see the eyes at this point is still in the closed position with Zzzzz’s floating over the puppies’ heads. The pink noses are starting to fill in as well. Elle sure is able to supply plenty of milk. Her babies are plump!

Elle & Wookiee 3.10.25 SpongeBob SquarePants Litter - Week 1

What started out as a celebration of survival for our Blue “preemie” chocolate parti boy, quickly turned into emergent care. A drop in weight showed Blue was never actually latched enough to draw milk at the nipple. After keeping him warm for the first two days in the incubator with added oxygen, and after seeing him responding well to tube feeding, we allowed Blue to cuddle with Mom and siblings while we continued the tube feedings every 2 1/2 hours round the clock. Elle kept him either at her chest or on her neck. The siblings let Blue lie under all of them for warmth while the five nursed. They also surrounded him on the heated portion of the whelping box as if protecting him. It was miraculous to watch what seemed to be deliberate care for the entire week. Unfortunately, the evening of day 7, Blue started failing and passed the next morning. Elle and the siblings seemed to understand that it was time. Most breeders wouldn’t post this story. But this is our way of remembering a special little puppy that mattered to his furry family as well as his Ever After family. The way the Ever After crew of seven rallied to help with the other dogs and puppies during those sleepless days was beyond selfless and extremely appreciated. God bless them and our little Blue!

Elle & Wookiee 3.10.25 SpongeBob SquarePants Litter - Happy birthday!

Elle was a superwoman for her retirement litter. She delivered the first five puppies in only 45 minutes. An hour later (still great timing for this size of a litter), the sixth puppy delivered healthy but half the size of his siblings. The vets were concerned about him when they saw how small he was in the pregnancy X-ray. Thus, we were thrilled to see him deliver completely formed and able to nurse - so we initially thought.