Quote: mallory kwiatkowski

what is a good bedding?

they have been in a hard bottom crate their whole lives, and they need cushining for their poking out bones, btu they (obviously) aren't anywhere close to crate trained, and with this weather, i can't wash bedding all the time(my dryer is broken, so i have a clothesline....).
What will be soft enough for them, but easy to clean up.
I can't get those rubber cow mats yet, but i plan too for all the crates once i move, so something in the mean time.

Depends..... if they don't chew it, then all-fake blankets (like the ones charities mail you for being a supporter) are very soft, but are also dry as soon as they leave the spin cycle. I am exaggerating about 1%..... I have a couple for the dogs, and I hang them over a drying rack, and they are 100% dry within 1/2 hour or less. They's 100% acrylic. Ditto (but slightly slower to dry) for those "throws" they have at Target and everywhere.

Old bath towels, if you have a lot, work fine, but take a while to dry on a rack or line.

hahaha, charities need to just send me those blankets....

Sorry I don't have the photo but go 39 seconds in on this video and you'll see how Ali stood when we first came to us after being sick and starved. Eventually he started to get stronger and his stance and walk became more normal. He still cannot jump vertically real well but we think that is due to his mild hip displaysia. He can leap and bound horizontally well enough to make up for it. He just needs a boost for the bed and car.
Don't think that the pups will be small as adults just because of their conditions as pups. Ali is the tallest of our 3 boxers but is filling out in his chest much slower. We don't expect him to be completely filled out until he's three or four at the rate he's going.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lbkti1ZDPg

Mallory
I'm glad you stepped in and called the police about the whole nasty situation with the pups and their mom. And I'm glad you were willing to step in and adopt the pups. You are very kind-hearted.
I'm also glad to hear that the spay/neuter was postponed.
As far as the pup's legs, I think it's probably a result of malnourishment and living in a cramped environment/not enough exercise. I'm pretty sure that their legs will straighten up with good food and exercise. I bet they will be looking just fine in a month.
That female sounds tough, but they both must be tough to have survived through all the neglect.
For bedding in the crates you could give them a pile of shredded newspapers. With enough paper it will give them some cushioning and you can just throw it away when it gets soiled. I don't like shredded office paper as well because it is stiffer and not as absorbent as newspaper. I tear newspaper into 1-2" strips with the direction of the printed lines and can get a pretty good pile in no time. It won't tear into nice strips if I try to tear it down the page, if that makes any sense.
Please keep us posted.

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....spay/neuter on top of it. Good grief, people are flat out nuts and fanatical about neutering - couldn't wait until the pups were healthy.

You missed a few posts.... ... page 4.

GREAT news! Just went back and read that post. Thought I had kept up with this thread, but it got away from me. I'm elated!

so, about these guys being down in the pasterns...
i did a google search, and several sites turned up saying this almost always goes away with proper nutrition, even the severe cases.
I also saw some remedies, and figured i would run them by you all...
one place recommended digestive enzymes, probiotic powder and apple cider vinegar.
it didn't say why that would help though.
Another said add the following each meal: add one Maalox® tablet (2 times per day), add 800 units of Vitamin E, 1000 mg Vitamin C and 1 Selenium/Magnesium tablet.
The dosage would be smaller for my smaller guys, but again, it didn't say why that worked.....

both of these were gsd breeders, apparently this can be common in the breed(in certain lines), so hopefully someone here knows.

but, we made it through the night, the little girls bloating has gone down, and they look a little less skinny already
My sleeves/pants are still prey items, but seeing as how a few days ago, they just did the huddle thing, i have never been so grateful of being chased and chewed on.