| Puppy | Day 2 Weight (Oz) | Day 3 Weight (Oz) | % Change | Notes |
| 1 – Mr. Ruby | 17.8 | 18.2 | 2.2% | |
| 2 – Mr. Emerald | 15.2 | 16.4 | 7.9% | |
| 3 – Ms. Sapphire | 18.5 | 19.1 | 3.2% | |
| 4 – Mr. Onyx | 18.7 | 19.4 | 3.7% | |
| 5 – Ms. Pearl | 18.5 | 20.2 | 9.2% | |
| Average | 17.7 | 18.7 | 5.2% |
Ms. Pearl back to leading the way. Mama and the puppies have settled in at this point. There’s not much to talk about, as everything is going as it should.
Summaries will be weekly from here on out.
| Puppy | Day 1 Weight (Oz) | Day 2 Weight (Oz) | % Change | Notes |
| 01 – Mr. Ruby | 15.0 | 17.8 | 18.7% | |
| 02 – Mr. Emerald | 13.1 | 15.2 | 16.0% | |
| 03 – Ms. Sapphire | 15.9 | 18.5 | 16.4% | |
| 04 – Mr. Onyx | 15.4 | 18.7 | 21.4% | |
| 05 – Ms. Pearl | 17.3 | 18.5 | 6.9% | |
| Average | 15.3 | 17.7 | 15.6% |
Mr. Onyx took the lead over from Ms. Pearl during the last 24 hours in both categories of weight gain of raw and % change. The litter average is above 1 pound now.
All is well.
Everything is as expected. Puppies look good. Mama looks good. Weight changes were as expected.
| Puppy | Birth Weight (Oz) | Day 1 Weight (Oz) | % Change | Notes |
| 01 – Mr. Ruby | 11.4 | 15.0 | 31.6% | |
| 02 – Mr. Emerald | 10.8 | 13.1 | 21.3% | |
| 03 – Ms. Sapphire | 11.8 | 15.9 | 34.7% | |
| 04 – Mr. Onyx | 12.5 | 15.4 | 23.2% | |
| 05 – Ms. Pearl | 12.8 | 17.3 | 35.2% | Double winner for the day. |
| Average | 11.9 | 15.3 | 29.3% |
Ms. Pearl leads the way with both the highest weight and the largest percentage gain at 17.3 ounces and 35.2%. She blew through 1 pound easily on the first day. The average percentage gain was 29.3% taking the average weight up to 15.3 ounces.
These weight change percentages are normal. We expect at least 15% from all puppies on day 1. On day 2, we expect something above 10% but usually less than 20%. Day 3 will be much less and typically well below 10% and that’s when daily growth begins to settle in.
These daily summaries will be done for the first 3 days and then after that, a weekly summary for 9 weeks.
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