I have been trying to find without sucess the average weight gain for a Labrador bitch to term with 8 puppies. Anyone have ideas from past litters or have all your bitches been different?

Thanks,

Michelle

Our puppies weigh about a pound each. I figure if you add another pound for the placenta and amniotic fluid that comes to 16 pounds. She could safely gain that much plus maybe another 5 pounds or so for reserve.

Recent litter bitch gained 21 pounds , had 12 puppies all near 1 pound at birth.

Recent litter, 12 pups, she gained 22 lbs. All 13 - 14 ounces except one 8 ouncer (who was very strong suckling, but we gave him a couple supplemental feedings by tube feeding the first couple days... he caught up quickly on his on from there).

My last litter the bitch gained 25 pounds. 11 pups, none more than 1 pound. So I think a safe guesstimate is 2 pounds per puppy.

Maybe a bit different here, my bitch gained 3lbs per puppy, was 78lbs prior to breeding and 108 at whelp, 10 puppies, all about 1 pound.

Post whelp exam, she was 85 lbs...so all puppy, and milk.