Litter of 17 puppies born in Germany
December 21st, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya BhattBerlin, Dec 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A dog in Germany managed to naturally give birth to 17 puppies.
That is incredible considering that all the puppies are alive and seemingly well. That is not the first time that the dog has managed to litter so many puppies.
The first time that the dog, Etana littered, she brought out about eight puppies and it seems the number keeps getting higher. Etana gave birth on the 28th day of September and its owner, Ramona Wegemann said that it was a struggle to feed the puppies.
He said that by the time he gets to feed the last puppy, the first-fed puppy will be hungry again and that sets in motion something like a feeding cycle. Due to insufficient breast milk, Wegemann was feeding the dogs five times daily for the first four weeks that the animals were born. He said that period was hectic and he slept just a maximum of 20 minutes daily.
Wegemann has given all the 17 puppies African names because they are Rhodesian Ridgeback which are natural African dogs. They are mostly used in African for hunting purposes. Etana littered eight bitches and nine male dogs.
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