I know everyone has gone to bed by now but thought I would post anyway. Boy that was a tough one! Teddi got down to serious pushing around 1:00. Her water broke but after a while the pushes seemed uneffective and she started concentrating on cleaning instead of pushing. At 2:35 I administered 2ml of Calsorb followed by Nutrical. I began massaging her tummy and praising her when she pushed to keep her from licking and on the right track. I had a feeling we were dealing with a big pup. We could see feet but couldn't seem to get further. I feathered her while greasing her up and went back to massage. As soon as we had hips I pulled the pup. We have a 7.0 oz. gal at 3:00. We got her cleaned up and going before Teddi threw up. She started pushing again right away and at 3:30 we have a 6.0 oz. gal. Mom and pups seem to be doing fine.
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