We blew it! The stitches from Zenith's C-Section were supposed to be removed on Day 9 or 10, according to the discharge instructions I re-read this morning. Ooops.  Fortunately, our SF vet, Dr. Jill Chase, changed her schedule and came by about 6. She checked Zenith out, removed the stitches, said Zenith's weight was fine (I was worried Zenith's picky eating were making her thin), and wasn't worried about the probably-cottage-cheese-caused diarrhea. More importantly,  Dr. Chase marveled happily at MUNI's size and healthy look. Here's MUNI modeling chunky good health in the whelping box: Day 12 -- MUNI sleeping [...]

There has been so much more to write about than I expected when I started chronicling our new relationship with Zenith's puppies... now puppy. I'd expected that most posts would be pictures, with a some comments about weights or behaviors. At least until the puppies started crawling a moving around a bit. Today has been one of the days I expected. Not much going on on the puppy front. I have just been going into the room and looking adoringly at the girl. Here are a couple photos from today.  As always, please click on a picture to see a larger [...]

I'm knocking on wood as I write this. We don't have a life-threatening crisis in the pack at the moment. Knock, knock! Zenith and MUNI have been comfortable spending the day together in the whelping box. Zenith will come out and greet the rest of the pack and go out back to do doggie things in the backyard (or not). She's eaten reasonable a reasonable breakfast and dinner. She makes gruntled noises when you reach in and pet her while she's nursing. MUNI is doing her part, too. She's eating, sleeping, and growing. This morning, a 1/4 day short of [...]