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Originally Posted by carmen in nj  My son is a vet tech and I just got off the phone with him, and he told me that , that the Dr. told him that many people give it to the bitch to hurry the whelping and if a pup is stuck it can be a BIG problem, so he rather you bring the bitch to the office,my son said that since he's been working at the clinic he has never seen the doctor give oxy to a patient to take home. So I guess is depending on where you live and your individual Vet. |
That's why you must develope a rapore with your vet. He must know you and trust you completely and know that you know what you're doing. I may have a oxy on hand, but I never administer during labor without the advice of my vet, but always after the whelping has been completed. You never administer prior to the delivery of the first pup you can cause premature seperation of the placenta, rupture of the uterus, etc.when you do administer you must know what you're doing. One must be able to identify all the danger signs during the whelping process.
There are breeder friendly vets that are willing to work with individualo breeders that know what they're doing and proceed cautiously. Then my 2 vets make theirselves available to me when I have a female due to whelp,