Comments on: Lab Puppies – When Do They Open Their Eyes?

By: kristina

kristina — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:25:38 +0000

hey there guys. well we have a litter of 11. wow right. they were born 11-7-11. sweet babies. to answer a few questions..well the feeding of an orphaned pup, make sure u feed every two hours. make sure the puppy is in normal feeding position. not on its back, if so it will have the food come out its nose and then aspirate into the lungs and then there will be serious problems. eyes usually take between 2-4 weeks to open.The problem with defication..well as you feed them you need to make sure that you are wiping their bottoms with a moist cottonball or washcloth and rubbing gently, as this will trigger defication.thats what mommy would do. and to ASH. yes a 21 day old puppy was too young. you are basically looking at a 3 week old pup…way too young. but if you care for that pup diligently it will be fine. dont recommend taking any pup until 6 weeks for health reasons. hope this was helpful..thanks guys!!! enjoy your babies!

By: megan

megan — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:06:53 +0000

how old do labs have to be before separated from their mother

By: Dee Jone@Luv

Dee Jone@Luv — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:31:03 +0000

We have a chocolate lab that just gave birth to 6 pups (4 black and 2 chocolates). They are so cute and I was wanting to know when their eyes would open but from reading I see that others are asking the same thing. They are 13 days old today and the way they use thier their little noses is amazing. The mother is very smart and the same two can walk pretty good and keep getting lost:) This is an exciting adventure!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:32:45 +0000

To ash
Look at what ur giving it look at the cover to see if it contains a lot of sugar if so get a nother brand with less sugar and if not than give him some more stuff to do buy some toys or take walks so he won’t be lazy

By: ash

ash — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:26:56 +0000

hey ,
I bought a male choc lab puppy which is 21 day’s old, is it too early a separation from his mother?? also what should i feed him?? he sleeps a lot, is that a problem??

By: Doreen

Doreen — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:43:16 +0000

I took in an orphaned 2 day old choc lab pup. He is now 3 weeks old and his eyes still don’t look close to opening. Vet seems unsure of what to do and I am having a hard time making him defecate more than 1 time a day. Vets office is quite tired of me bringing him in to be checked and tell me its fine as long as its at least 1 time a day. I usually have to stimulate with a thermometer to get him to do that. Should I be concerned with eyes? Should I be concerned with defecation? I give a little Karo syrup in 2 bottles a day to keep poop soft. Help!