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Originally Posted by dudley1984  Unless I feel something isn't going right I don't x-ray. Of course, at the first sign of trouble during whelping I go straight to the vet for help. Fortunately, there's an excellent emergency hospital 10 minutes from my home, open 24/7. Out of 20 or so litters I've had no catastrophies, 2 c-sections and had an impressive puppy survival rate according to my vet. Best wishes, Dudley |
How do you judge how many puppies your mom is having or when she is done whelping? I have a friend who's yorkie waited several hours (3 or 4 I think) between her 3rd and last puppy. There was a problem with the last puppy and mom had a c-section for the last puppy. They saved the puppy, but it was born with a large external hernia and needed surgery immediately.(Not that an x-ray would have shown any of this). So how do you judge when all the puppies have been born?