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angelbaby's mom · 03-17-2007, 01:50 PM

We had tails and dews done this morning. All 5 did wonderfully. No problems, and vet said she was very please with how healthy and plump they looked. My little girl, who was 6 oz at birth is now about 7.5 oz. I'm THRILLED about that. This has been a stressful week, but very rewarding at the same time.

I told my older sister that, who could give-or-take the whole dog/puppy raising thing, and she just rolled her eyes. She said after one night of lost sleep she would have said "Never again!" I guess you just have to have this in your blood.

The only thing that is making me NOT want to ever breed Gracie again is the memory of that entire night (8 hours) of her having contractions and occassional pushing, but producing no pup. She could have died. Pups could have died. I was so stupid, looking back, not to have packed her up after a couple of hours and driven the hour drive to the emergency clinic. I feel so bad that she endured that and then went through a c-section. It makes me want to just cry.

She is just fine and the vet gave her a thumbs-up, but I still feel very guilty and stupid and so so so sorry. I have told her I'm sorry so much, she's probably sick of hearing it.

Thanks for listening. I didn't mean to get off on this whole emotional thing. I only wanted to tell you about how well the pups are all doing.

03-17-2007, 01:50 PM	#1
angelbaby's mom YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: OK, but Texas soon! Posts: 326	Gracie's puppy update We had tails and dews done this morning. All 5 did wonderfully. No problems, and vet said she was very please with how healthy and plump they looked. My little girl, who was 6 oz at birth is now about 7.5 oz. I'm THRILLED about that. This has been a stressful week, but very rewarding at the same time. I told my older sister that, who could give-or-take the whole dog/puppy raising thing, and she just rolled her eyes. She said after one night of lost sleep she would have said "Never again!" I guess you just have to have this in your blood. The only thing that is making me NOT want to ever breed Gracie again is the memory of that entire night (8 hours) of her having contractions and occassional pushing, but producing no pup. She could have died. Pups could have died. I was so stupid, looking back, not to have packed her up after a couple of hours and driven the hour drive to the emergency clinic. I feel so bad that she endured that and then went through a c-section. It makes me want to just cry. She is just fine and the vet gave her a thumbs-up, but I still feel very guilty and stupid and so so so sorry. I have told her I'm sorry so much, she's probably sick of hearing it. Thanks for listening. I didn't mean to get off on this whole emotional thing. I only wanted to tell you about how well the pups are all doing.