[tammys]

Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

my 62 days pregnant girl is in the hospital with Eclampsia. She got sick this morning around four oclock. I have never had it but knew immediately what it was due to research. Way to early for my vet and I couldn't reach his emergency pager. I gave her a Tums and it helped her for awhile then she started up again. All four legs straight out and stiff, muscle twitching, glassy eyed. I posted on a reproduction forum and Ruth of MsChif yorkies called me and told me to give her six more crushed up tums. I had just thrown my Cal Sorb away. I did and about fifteen till seven my vet finally returned my call. We rushed her in and he took one look at her and confirmed ecamlpsia. She couldn't even stand or hold her head up. She had one small seizure right before I got her to the vet. We as breeders need to revisit the theory of not giving your bitches calcuim before they whelp. I used to give them a meal extra in the morning with whelping pudding or cottage cheese in it. I recently stopped doing it because the general feeling on here and a few other places was not to give it pre whelp. Big mistake. I almost lost my bitch and still might but he seemed to think he could bring her out of it. For those aspiring breeders, you need to think long and hard and not wait until you have to get on here asking and begging for help. When you breed your first dog, you should have research everything you can and know exactly what you are doing.

Oh, no! I'll be praying for your sweet girl and her babies.