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Originally Posted by xxpinkyxx  Just to let you all know I called the vet and feel a little silly< the sac that I thought was babies was just her waters breaking!! puppies will be fine but could take upto 3 days to have them, all dogs are different. She was up and walking around with an hour of my post on here! still no puppies but hopefullyy soon, sleepless night im sure!! thanks for the advice x |
The Birthing Process - DPCA Breeders Education
I've included the link where I found some of the information that I am going to use in my response.
If indeed your girls' water broke, she is and has been in 2nd stage labour.
# Stage 2: is active labor. The fetal membranes rupture (often called the "water breaking") and the first fetus enters the pelvic canal, triggering Ferguson's reflex and strong labor contractions. Normally the birth of a puppy should be seen within one to two hours of these strong contractions. The bitch may then rest several hours between pups. Disturbance of this natural progression results in a difficult birth or dystocia. Dystocias are usually classified as to whether they are due to inadequacies of the bitch or to complications with the puppies. Birthing problems that primarily involve the bitch include:
~ Physical abnormalities of the birth canal. This includes problems such as a malformed vagina or an old pelvic fracture.
~ Primary uterine inertia or failure to go into Stage 2 labour. In these animals, separation of the placenta from the uterus occurs, but no puppies are delivered. A greenish black vaginal discharge is observed before the birth of any puppies. The puppies inside the uterus will die without surgical intervention.
~ Secondary uterine inertia or exhaustion of the uterine muscles. These animals stop labor during Stage 2 and require assistance to continue.
Problems due to the puppies include:
* A pup that is too large.
* Improper positioning of the puppy in the birth canal.
* Dead puppies, which fail to trigger whelping because there is no increase in cortisol.
Combinations of problems due to the dam and the pups also occur. For example, a bitch with only one or two pups may not be able to trigger whelping in a normal manner, resulting in primary uterine inertia. Small litters can also grow too big in the uterus and may cause a fetal oversize dystocia.
CALL THE VETERINARIAN WHEN 5) No progress has been made towards the delivery of a pup after:
* initial labor over 3 hours
* hard straining over 30 minutes between pups
* weak intermittent labor of over 2 hours between pups
* no labor over 4 hours between pups
In addition to the emergency situations described a dystocia should be suspected if:
* one to two hours have passed after beginning Stage 2 labor without a puppy
* more than three hours of rest have occurred between puppies
* if the bitch has been in hard labor for 30 minutes with no progression toward birthing a pup.
This is a lot to read and there is even more in the link but I didn't know if you would go to the link so I wanted to put enough here that you would understand why I think based on what you are telling us happend (her water broke) and that the vet said it could take up to
3 DAYS who ever told you that is wrong!!!! You have had too many people tell you otherwise so there must be a reason you don't want to take her to a vet. I'm sorry for being blunt but if it is as you've told us, your girl and puppies will probably not survive. It's probably already too late for the puppies, I just needed to show you why we are so insistent. I am not a vet, just a breeder of this small breed for 15 yrs.