I am sorry your back went out. I hope you are doing better today. After raising Yorkies for over 12 years I can honestly tell you that no two females will act the same when it comes to going into labor. Some act perfectly normal until right before the puppy is pushed out and others will start vomiting, have frequent bowel movements and do lots of digging and panting, sometimes for several hours, before having a puppy. I got where I just try to relax and just keep a close eye on the pregnant female. Most of the time when a female is getting close to delivery they get very restless and start walking around looking for some place to hide so when mine start that behavior I don't let them out of my sight. Once they get to the point they want to stay under the couch then I move them to my bedroom and we just hangout in there away from all the other dogs and watch tv. I do not try to make them stay in the whelping basket until they are really pushing hard and the puppy is starting to bulge. |