Mum Won't Clean Pups: A Solution

[sandgrubber]

I got a big scare with this present litter (9 pups) when mum, a first time mum, showed extreme distaste for cleaning their bottoms.

I went through two rounds of stimulation with a warm cotton wad and cleaning up the mess. Time consuming and not pleasant work.ddfsfs

Then I went web surfing and found a great tip on a South African bulldog breeders' site. Put margarine on the pup's anus and the mum will go for it.

I tried this, using butter cause I don't stock margarine. After two rounds of supervised bottom cleaning and a bit of supervised observation, mum is now cleaning bottoms like a pro.

[Kirislin]

:laugh: clever idea. Butter's probably better than marg anyway.

[ellz]

I've always used whatever is at hand, have been known to use peanut butter, vegemite, honey and even ham paste or anchovette. Whatever works! :laugh:

[persephone]

I have always used butter :)

[puglvr]

Vaseline works too.

[sandgrubber]

Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "butter someone up" Also "hot buttered buns"

[Shazzapug]

I use Vaseline too...the last thing a PUG needs is food on on her babies bottoms :laugh:

[puglvr]

Vaseline is also good for softening any hard bits on fur and also for preventing scalding from runny antibiotic poos.

Edited August 14, 2013 by puglvr

[ellz]

I don't use Vasoline on anything much. Given that it is petroleum jelly, I can think of other things I would rather put in sensitive places.