We’ve seen MUNI’s eyes, but she’s not being rigorous about keep them open. Here’s her 8:10 am look this morning:

If you look real close — and believe — you can see MUNI’s eyes.
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We (mainly me, because Geoff is working 12-hour days for the upcoming tax deadline) are handling her more. Both MUNI and Zenith seem to be okay with that. MUNI calms down when I blow on her face/neck, just like her mother does.

Today, on the jittery scale, she jumped up 1.6 oz to 24.2 oz. I believe the weight gain — her walrus imitation is convincing.

Zenith, unfortunately, has loose bowels again, just as our SF vet predicted could happen if we started feeding her rich, wet puppy food. She’s asking to go out every few hours which also cuts into our sleep.

Oh well. Everyone is gaining weight and seems healthy.

Day 16 — I See!
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MUNI is keeping to her snuggling, eating, and sleeping routine, and it’s working. She looks like a fat, happy walrus in the whelping box.

This morning she was 1.4 oz heavier than yesterday; she is now at 22.6 oz!

Of course, the most impressive development was the ability to look MUNI in the eyes. You had to work at it, because she’s keeping the openings to a slit, but there definitely an eye on each side.

At the same time, Zenith has been eating regularly and strongly. She woke me up at 5:15 this morning, demanding breakfast, and she has been devouring the puppy food with gusto.

So we continue to nurse, nurture, and grow!