 Yorkie C-Section
Hi,
My Yorkie had a c-section on January 17, 2007. I had many, many sleepless nights so these puppies lived. My vet did not tell me all that I needed to know. However, the on call vet was wonderful. they told me to turn the Mom every hour the night after the section, to specifically not roll onto her back but to turn onto her legs and over. This was to prevent pneumonia. The puppies had to be placed to nurse every 2 hours for the first couple of days, then every 3 hours. My mom would not drink water perhaps nausea. She got subq fluids at the vet about every 3-4 days because she would not drink anything, ie water broth, pedialyte, nothing. I fed her chicken and rice which she ate and added extra water whenever she wanted it sometimes 6 times a day. We had extra difficulty because the vet spade her without telling me that she could lose her milk. They must have fluids to produce milk and right after surgery the pups have to nurse to produce milk. I too, had two small puppies so I also let them nurse first and always at the rear of mom because that is where the most milk is. Keep the nutracal handy for them. Good Luck! Susan |