I would also consider talking to your vet about what he thinks yu should do. If there is a good chance for a c-section, I would just schedule it because that would cost a lot less than an emergency one. Also talk to your stud owner, tell him you have only one, that you may need a c-section, and that the contract states "w/ a tie' , and I can't imagine someone charging an arm and a leg in that situation. I know the lady I worked with would never take all my money if it was just one and a c-section was needed, she probably is hoping you will work with her again in the future. You could come up with a price you think is fair for the situation and tell her what you would like and then let her think about it and you 2 can work something out. Talk to your vet first, and get a price for an emergency c-section, and then a scheduled one and you will know better what you want to do. An x-ray will tell you a lot about the size of the pups frame, but if he is really fat too I am not sure you could see that on an x-ray. Keep us posted.
P.s. before I bred w/ my stud (owned by someone else) we went over the scinerios,, such as if there was only 2, would she still want the 2nd, she said no, she didn't want to be that controlling over my litter. She was to get a female pup if there was 2, but I just had 4boys and 1 girl (which I stated I wanted to keep the first girl before hand) and so there was a second agreement that I would give her 400 dollars if there was no 2nd girl to give to her. That is fair to me considering I have 5 pups, but with one you would think that 100 or 200 dollars should be the max. (just my opinion)
But if she does demand the full payment, I would say to honor it, I just can't imagine someone being that greedy |