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Originally Posted by bjh  I have had a number of 1 pup litters over the years and one did result in a c-section after labor started and is was obvious she was not dilating enough to pass the pup but mom and pup were just fine. I have heard a number of times that the vet cannot really judge the size of the pups from an x-ray. A lady I know was told by her vet that the pups would be big so she scheduled a c-section and the pups turned out to be small and the female would have been able to deliver them normally. This same lady did a scheduled c-section on another bitch and the vet took them too early and the pups died.
My personally opinion is that I would never do a scheduled c-section but I would make sure I had a vet available in case a c-section was necessary.
Whether you have one pup or 6 pups, I feel that you got the services of the ladies stud and it resulted in a pregnancy. Whether it was in inside tie or outside tie should not have anything to do with it. On the few rare occasions I have studded out my male I charged a $300 stud fee, regardless of the number of pups.
Also, it is possible she could have the pup a little sooner than you think. I have had singleton pups come on day 59 and 60 but I have also had one come on day 70 from the first breeding.
I pray everyone goes well with the whelping. Please keep us posted. |
I have had 5 singletons and only one c section out of the 5.
On the xrays they do look big they have the horn all to themselves to stretch out in.
I have had a puppy look huge in the xray to turn out to be a normal 4 oz puppy