Well, this is what happened. She still didn't deliver and stopped pushing for about an hour, still some contractions, but not as strong or as often. So we called the vet and took her in for a C-section. Her bubble was still intact but no puppy could be felt in the birth canal.
The section went fine with no complications and we have two healthy puppies a boy and a girl both weighed 4.8 oz. We got home about 4:20 am. Since our regular vet didn't call back after about a half an hour we called another vet and headed to the next town about 27 miles away. Of course when we were half way there the first vet calls (one hour after we called her answering service). Oh well...
But I really would like to know what to do next time (not with this girl, this is her 2nd and last litter). But I do have another girl due on Tuesday.
Tonight Pippin had a bubble about 10 oclock, and contractions, but not really pushing. About 11 o'clock she started pushing and pushed pretty good for about an hour. More and more bubble came out. It looked like a triple decker ice cream cone. But there was still no puppy felt or seen. About 12 o'clock she pretty much stopped pushing, still some contractions, but not as many and no pushing. By one o'clock we called the vet and headed to the next town.
My question is this, could we have waited longer? How long can the pup be there with just a bubble out? Was this just a rest between and she may have started up again and delivered on her own? Of course we will never know for sure, but this time was almost identical to last time she whelped and both ended up C sections, so I am wondering if what we did was more prudent or did we mess up by getting too anxious? Any opinions and/or experiences welcome, as long as they are stated nicely
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Thanks so much for all your good thoughts and prayers. I really appreciate them.