Here’s the Thursday morning report. Note that this will be the last report for a week or more, so take it all in. The four pups look good this morning. They are fuzzier today- only one on Monday was starting to get fuzzy. In addition to being fuzzier, their coloring is starting to lighten and as you can see in the pictures their snouts are starting to grow. They actually look like some sort of canid now. Pup #3 mayRead more
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Pupdate #4
Dr. Vanderford checked the pups out Monday. The four pups are bigger– they’ve all gained about the same percentage of weight (33-37%), which means that our big one (#3) is much bigger than our small one (#5). These males weighed in at 1,016 grams and 759 grams Monday morning. The females, #2 and #6, were at 875 grams and 932 grams. Some photos to follow which show some of the abrasion issues we pay close attention to, along with #2Read more
Pupdate #3… the good and the sad take-two
My plans for what was to be in this Pupdate are delayed for more pressing news to share… Friday morning we found four pups. All four pups looked great. The pup with the foot wound still had issues but there was some improvement. Yes, I said we have four pups. We know the female was digging yesterday, so we searched the yard to see if we could find the fifth pup in a different den location. We did not. TheRead more
Pupdate #2
A few pictures of the pups from the past two days. This morning, the foot of #2, female, is still an issue, and we’re still very attentive to it. The other four pups were in pretty good shape. All five gained more weight… as expected. More vocalization and more movement today too. We spent a greater proportion of today’s check-in changing gloves and wiping off pup-poop from gloves, pants, paperwork, and pups. Our Exhibits Team got a den camera upRead more
Pupdate #1- the good and the sad.
News to report on the pups and not all of it happy: Four pups are doing great. They seem to be thriving. They’ve gained 43%-53% since initial weights were taken which is right on track. Some have started to vocalize when we pick them up. “Robust and active” were some of the words Dr. Vanderford used. Their feet look pretty good, they are peeing and pooping, and doing everything pups should do at this age. Unfortunately, not all theRead more
THEY’RE HERE!!!!
Waiting is hard– but worth it, as Friday morning was an amazing day. Keepers Katie and Autumn heard squeaking in the morning and saw three pups in the front den. We let the female be to see if more were coming– and they did!! 6 total puppies 3 males and 3 females. Here’s the first picture we took: To check them out, we work quickly and pull everyone out of the den. Weigh them, give them a good look over,Read more