It sounds like you need a crash course in whelping. As soon as the puppy is out you break the sack with your fingers. Some people will just tear the cord with their finger nails and some people clamp it then cut it. My husband and I work together during a whelping and as soon as the puppy is out I break the sack, then while I hold the momma's head and leg, he will cut the cord and we tie it off with dental floss to keep it from bleeding too much. We then dry the puppy and make sure it is breathing well then put it with it's momma. We will let the puppies suckle a little throughout the labor. That helps stimulate the uterus to contract. When the momma starts to have another pup we just move the others out of the way. Also during the whelping I give the momma nutri-cal periodically. |